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Startups and high-growth businesses are typically important drivers of technological innovation and hope for the future, but they are also more susceptible to fraud and cases of misconduct. ImageFlow/Shutterstock

What Europe’s EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US

Researchers look at how the EU’s proposed framework to harmonise and boost business registration across member states can avoid the pitfalls of startup fraud.
There is life after death: digitally speaking thanabots prove this by virtually recreating loved ones who have passed away. It’s a money-spinning, potentially heart-wrenching and largely unregulated business. AI generated image

How grief became a subscription service

Two researchers navigate the mind-boggling and often sinister, parallel universe that is known as the digital afterlife industry and chatbots specifically designed to help people grieve.
Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, on a computer monitor on Dec. 1, 2024, in New York. Company apps, including Rufus, may make it easier to shop, but consumers might balk at giving up too much of the shopping experience. AP Photo/Peter Morgan

What we lose when artificial intelligence does our shopping

Retailers are racing to hand your shopping over to AI. Consumers are right to be wary – and not just about privacy.

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