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'Almost Everyone' Laid Off at Vimeo Following Bending Spoons Buyout(2026-01-23 10:00:07)

Vimeo is laying off employees around the world just months after Italian software company Bending Spoons completed its $1.38 billion acquisition of the video hosting platform. Dave Brown, Vimeo's former brand VP, described the cuts on LinkedIn as affecting "a large portion of the company." One video...
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AI Boosts Research Careers But Flattens Scientific Discovery(2026-01-23 05:00:08)

Ancient Slashdot reader erice shares the findings from a recent study showing that while AI helped researchers publish more often and boosted their careers, the resulting papers were, on average, less useful. "You have this conflict between individual incentives and science as a whole," says James E...
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South Korea Launches Landmark Laws To Regulate AI(2026-01-23 00:00:09)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Korea Herald: South Korea will begin enforcing its Artificial Intelligence Act on Thursday, becoming the first country to formally establish safety requirements for high-performance, or so-called frontier, AI systems -- a move that sets the country apart ...
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EU Parliament Calls For Detachment From US Tech Giants(2026-01-22 20:00:08)

The European Parliament is calling on the European Commission to reduce dependence on U.S. tech giants by prioritizing EU-based cloud, AI, and open-source infrastructure. The report frames "European Tech First," public procurement reform, and Public Money, Public Code as necessary self-defense again...
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eBay Bans Illicit Automated Shopping Amid Rapid Rise of AI Agents(2026-01-22 15:00:04)

EBay has updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party "buy for me" agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without permission. From a report: On its face, a one-line terms of service update doesn't seem like major news, but what it implies is more significant: The chang...
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