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26 employees sue Meta AI for discrimination in layoffs

Meta Platforms is facing a class-action lawsuit in which 26 current and former employees accuse the company of using artificial intelligence systems to screen layoff lists during mass layoffs in May this year, disproportionately targeting employees who were on…

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26 employees sue Meta AI for discrimination in layoffs

Meta Platforms is facing a class-action lawsuit in which 26 current and former employees accuse the company of using artificial intelligence systems to screen layoff lists during mass layoffs in May this year, disproportionately targeting employees who were on…

Driven by soaring costs, U.S. companies turn to Chinese AI models

As the pricing of models from leading American AI manufacturers continues to rise, more and more American companies are beginning to adopt Chinese artificial intelligence models. These open source and open weight models from China are close to the top cutting-…

Pay Pal's $53 billion takeover bid spurs 18.7% pre-market rally

Shares of payment company PayPal soared 18.7% before the market opened on Wednesday after reports that financial technology company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International jointly submitted an acquisition offer to PayPal of US$60.50 per share, with…

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The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is a great investment, but is it really safe?

If you're looking for an easy way to get into U.S. stocks, look no further than the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: VOO ). It's often said to be one of the most hassle-free tools for building a diversified portfolio because the fund purely tracks the S&P 500 Index…

Wall Street is hot, Morgan Stanley's net profit soars 58%

Net profit in the second quarter surged 58% year-on-year. Driven by the hype around the concept of artificial intelligence, the market is booming, giving full play to the bank's long-term advantages in stock trading business. The Wall Street investment bank di…