Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know

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Seventy-five percent of people in desk jobs are already using AI at work, and the amount of people using AI has nearly doubled over the past six months, the report found. The vast majority of workers using AI—regardless of whether they are baby boomers or Gen Z—are “bringing their own AI tools” rather than waiting for their companies to guide them.

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-workers-burnout-microsoft-linkedin/

Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2023

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APPLE HELD ITS annual Worldwide Developers Conference today. The big news, of course, is that Apple's long-awaited mixed reality headset finally made its debut. The very expensive device may have overshadowed the other news from the event, but the company announced a whole host of other stuff, including new Mac computers and updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

https://www.wired.com/story/wwdc-2023-everything-apple-announced/

Cars Are Just Software Now

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Modern cars are giant computers. They’re packed full of chips and bits, all working toward the goal of making your ride smoother, safer, and more comfortable. But when it comes time to take these technical marvels in for repairs, all the code under the hood becomes more of a nuisance than anything. Auto shops have struggled to keep up with the needs of these high-tech vehicles. And companies aren’t about to stop filling their cars with gadgets anytime soon.

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-571/

Careless Errors in Hundreds of Apps Could Expose Troves of Data

These login credentials are often meant to give the app access to a single file or service, like a mechanism for an app to display public images from a company’s website or run text through a translation service at a user’s request. But in practice, the researchers found, these same credentials often grant access to all files stored in a cloud service, like company data, database backups, and system control components.

https://www.wired.com/story/mobile-apps-cloud-credentials-exposed/