A series of lawsuits by state attorneys general spells more bad news for TikTok, whose use of algorithms that help kids get addicted to the app is at the heart of many of these lawsuits. Guest co-host RJ Bardsley joins the show to discuss this story and others, including whether robotaxis will ever take off, the dangers and scariness of infrastructure hacking, and why we should all use an AI tool to help us apply for 30,000 jobs on LinkedIn.
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RJ Bardsley LinkedIn
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TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say apnews.com/article/tiktok-lawsuit-youth-mental-hea…
TikTok’s use of casino-like virtual currency to allegedly exploit children faces scrutiny in DC lawsuit
www.cnbc.com/2024/10/09/tiktoks-casino-like-virtua…
What to expect at Tesla’s ‘We, Robot’ event www.theverge.com/2024/10/10/24265122/tesla-robotax…
Robotaxis are here and the public is divided
www.cnbc.com/2024/10/07/robotaxis-are-here-but-the…
American Water, largest water utility, hit by cyberattack at time of rising threats against U.S. water supply
www.cnbc.com/2024/10/08/american-water-largest-us-…
‘I Applied to 2,843 Roles’ With an AI-Powered Job Application Bot www.404media.co/email/df2c731a-b61b-4ed1-91c1-1087…
Your complicated password might be doing more harm than good bgr.com/tech/your-complicated-password-might-be-do…
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