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   From TLDR 2025-04-25   
      
    PERPLEXITY CEO SAYS ITS BROWSER WILL TRACK EVERYTHING USERS DO ONLINE   
   TO SELL `HYPER PERSONALIZED' ADS (3 MINUTE READ) [6]    
      
    Perplexity is building its own browser to collect data on everything   
   users do outside of its own app and sell premium ads. Its CEO believes   
   that users will be fine with its tracking because the ads should be   
   more relevant to them. The company has said that it would buy the   
   Chrome browser business if Google was forced to sell. It recently   
   signed a partnership with Motorola to have its app pre-installed on   
   the Razr series.    
      
    DRIVERLESS SEMI-TRUCKS ARE COMING SOON TO A HIGHWAY IN TEXAS (3   
   MINUTE READ) [8]    
      
    Aurora Innovation plans to unleash driverless trucks on a 200-mile   
   stretch of Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston by the end of the   
   month. The company has been testing its vehicles in closed and virtual   
   environments. It was denied an exemption request from a federal   
   regulation that stipulates that truck drivers must deploy roadside   
   warning devices whenever they're stopped on the side of the road. This   
   prompted Aurora to sue the Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as the   
   company doesn't have human operators to physically deploy the   
   necessary devices.    
      
    IF A.I. SYSTEMS BECOME CONSCIOUS, SHOULD THEY HAVE RIGHTS? (6 MINUTE   
   READ) [11]    
      
    While the smartest AI systems are surpassing humans in some domains,   
   it's hard to argue that today's AI systems are conscious.   
   Consciousness is a taboo subject within the world of serious AI   
   research as people are wary of anthropomorphizing AI systems. However,   
   that is starting to change, as there is a growing body of academic   
   research on AI model welfare taking the prospect of AI consciousness   
   more seriously as systems grow more intelligent. While AI models may   
   not be conscious yet, it may be worth exploring for signs of   
   consciousness as long as it's not diverting resources from AI safety   
   and alignment work aimed at keeping humans safe.    
      
    GOOGLE FORCING SOME REMOTE WORKERS TO COME BACK 3 DAYS A WEEK OR LOSE   
   THEIR JOBS (4 MINUTE READ) [13]    
      
    Remote staffers at several units within Google have to start showing   
   up at the closest office for a hybrid work schedule or their roles may   
   be at risk.    
      
   Links:   
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   [6] https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-ceo-says-its-browser-will-trac   
   k-everything-users-do-online-to-sell-hyper-personalized-ads/?utm_source=tldrnew   
   sletter   
   [8] https://gizmodo.com/driverless-semi-trucks-are-coming-soon-to-a-highway-in-   
   texas-2000593474?utm_source=tldrnewsletter   
   [11] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/technology/ai-welfare-anthropic-claude.   
   html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU8.41l_.2FsAk1Ws3sJL&smid=url-share&utm_source=tl   
   drnewsletter   
   [13] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/google-teams-are-including-remote-workers-   
   in-their-cuts.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter   
      
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