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THIS WEEK IN TECH

Your Company's Annoying Anti-Phishing Training? Probably a Huge Waste of Time and Money

After taking preventative courses, some employees are actually more likely to click on scam links arriving in their inbox, researchers at Purdue University find.

NEWS YOU NEED NOW

Google Will Limit Your Pixel 6a's Battery Starting July 8: Here's How to Get $150 for Your Trouble

The good news? You're getting Android 16! The bad news: The update will reduce battery capacity after 400 charges.

Elon's DOGE Departure Doesn't Help Tesla As Sales Slide Another 14% in Q2

Maybe next time Musk should spend less time backing a president set on killing EV-focused federal projects and more time refreshing the Tesla lineup.

How Can Samsung Wow Us at Unpacked? Start With Ultra-Inspired Galaxy Foldables

Can Samsung bring foldable phones into the mainstream? Will Project Moohan finally emerge from the shadows? Here's what we want to see at Samsung's July 9 Unpacked event and why it matters.

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Get an early look at upcoming features and unlimited access to Perplexity's tools.

FCC Chair's 'Build Agenda' for Broadband Expansion Looks Familiar

Brendan Carr outlines proposals to ease broadband buildouts by removing red tape, but the problems he outlined are not new and have not escaped the FCC's attention.

TikTok Flooded With Racist AI Videos, Likely Made With Google's Veo 3

Harmful stereotypes are used in the clips to generate outrage. Some of these AI-generated videos racked up tens of millions of views before being removed.

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