Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance | TechCrunch
Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance | TechCrunch
For my column this week, I told the story of how an ex-colleague was impersonated by an AI-powered spambot and almost tricked me.
Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance | TechCrunch::For my column this week, I told the story of how an ex-colleague was impersonated by an AI-powered spambot and almost tricked me.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
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Don’t miss our comprehensive guide: The tech industry has faced a significant blow in 2023, with job losses exceeding 240,000, a 50% increase from the previous year.
Major tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta, and Zoom, along with numerous startups, have announced significant workforce reductions.
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I Own My Data (IOMD), a startup founded by former PayPal executive Rohan Mahadevan, is aiming to revolutionize online shopping by eliminating the need for consumers to create new accounts with every purchase, Mary Ann reports.
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The partnership is a huge deal, especially given Citi’s status as the third largest bank in the U.S, with over 25,000 global commercial card programs and 7 million cardholders, all of whom may soon be able to wave goodbye to expense reports.
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Back once again: Oh goodie, Tucker Carlson, the controversial former Fox News host, plans to launch a media startup called Last Country, following a $15 million investment, Rebecca reports.
That’s a big sack o’ cash, y’all: Global investment firm KKR has announced the final close of its third tech growth fund with approximately $3 billion in capital commitments.
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The original article contains 1,252 words, the summary contains 201 words. Saved 84%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
Unfortunately, this summary is useless. Skipping the first twenty one sentences? Lol
You are right and I believe the unconventional structure of the article plays a role in this big mess.
Well to be fair, the whole article is useless. The bot should take that edge case into account and post something like: TL;DR give me something useful instead.
Haha. For real though.
I thought for a second that the bot wrote a terrible summary, but the article reads like it was written by someone with ADHD that forgot to take their meds.