A new documentary from HR software company Workday and LeBron James-owned production company SpringHill is shining a light on skills-based hiring — the idea that people should be hired based on what they can do, not their formal educational background.
Why it matters: Only 38% of U.S. adults over 25 hold a bachelor's degree, according to the latest census data.
The Department of Justice has charged and arrested two Sudanese brothers with operating Anonymous Sudan, a hacker group known for destructive website takedowns.
Why it matters: The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, paints the clearest picture of who was running the mysterious Anonymous Sudan hacking group — which has launched more than 35,000 attacks in the last year against hospitals, government offices and other major organizations.
🗳️ Google will block election ads across all of its platform after the last polls close on Nov. 5 to prevent voting misinformation, according to an obtained memo. (Axios)
📝 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI are seeking public feedback on a new product security guide for the tech sector that would detail ways to build more security-resilient products. (Cybersecurity Dive)
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😵💫 Microsoft told customers it's missing more than two weeks of security logs for some of its cloud products after a bug caused an internal monitoring agent to malfunction. (TechCrunch)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Friday that it is investigating Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software over collision risks.
Why it matters: This is the latest regulator hurdle for Tesla, which has long faced scrutiny over potential safety risks associated with its driver assistance systems, which include its FSD and Autopilot programs.
Worldcoin, the Sam Altman-backed eye-scanning identity company, is dropping the second half of its name as it looks to broaden its already planet-spanning mission.
Driving the news: World, as the company will now be known, looks to focus less on its cryptocurrency roots and more on its effort to ensure humans have a way to verify their identity in a bot-filled world, the company made clear at an event Thursday in San Francisco.
If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the White House, one of her first fights may be over the future of Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.
Why it matters: FTC chairs aren't usually well-known outside the Beltway, but Khan has become a trustbusting hero to progressive Democrats and even some MAGA Republicans like JD Vance.
Why it matters: The two billionaires are stepping up to back the candidates they want to win in the final stretch of a 2024 presidential race that's too close to call.
Tesla's plan to put a can-do-anything-for-you humanoid on the market still looks a long way off.
Why it matters: CEO Elon Musk said last week at the company's "We, Robot" event that the Tesla Optimus humanoid "will be the biggest product ever of any kind."
Federal authorities have arrested a man in Athens, Alabama who allegedly helped hack the Securities and Exchange Commission's account on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this year.
Why it matters: The arrest is the first indication of who was actually behind the incident, which sent shockwaves through the financial and crypto world.
NewsNation's Chris Cuomo will moderate a town hall with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) in Detroit on Oct. 24, broadcast on the network and live-streamed exclusively on X.
The network has extended a similar invitation to Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Why it matters: Harris' clearest path to victory runs through the Rust Belt, where former President Trump and Vance have spent significant time campaigning in hopes of peeling away blue-collar voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Google will block election ads across all of its platforms after the last polls close on Nov. 5, according to a memo sent to its advertising partners Thursday and obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The policy, first introduced during the 2020 election, is meant to prevent misinformation about voting, including candidates prematurely claiming victory before a race is called.
Worldcoin, the identity and cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Sam Altman, is rebranding itself as World (and World Network) to reflect what it says is a broader mission.
Why it matters: World is pitching its technologies as key to helping distinguish bots from humans in an increasingly AI-dominated society.
Google notified staff on Thursday that it is moving the team behind the Gemini App into the company's broader AI subsidiary, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The move puts the team developing its consumer generative AI app within Google DeepMind, the heart of the company's AI research effort.
Communicators have a love-hate relationship with press releases — they are aware of how ineffective press releases are but still keep writing and sending them.
Why it matters: As the media landscape evolves, so must these basic communications tactics.
Writing a manifesto predicting a glorious AI-driven future has become a mandatory ritual for AI leaders.
Why it matters: The compulsion to share utopian AI roadmaps might mean that these CEOs and investors see breakthroughs right around the corner in their labs — and they want to make sure the world knows just how close we are to nirvana.
Amazon introduced its first Kindle with a color screen, as well as several other new e-readers, at a New York event on Wednesday.
Why it matters: So far Amazon has used its pre-holiday hardware launches to focus on incremental hardware advances rather than AI-related software improvements.
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