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Several US occupations expected to be impacted by AI saw heavy job losses for a second year in 2025, led by customer service representatives and certain types of secretaries and salespeople.

bloomberg.com
u/Confident_Salt_8108 — 17 hours ago
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NO the EU is not banning vpns. here's what actually happened (and why everyone panicked)

saw this spreading everywhere this week. let me save you the anxiety spiral.

what actually happened : the eu parliament research service wrote a briefing note saying vpns can bypass age verification systems. that's a research document. for meps. not a law. not a proposal. not even close. the commissioner's office literally said "absolutely no crackdown on vpns." euronews ran the fact-check may 15.

the irony : if the eu actually does tighten age verification across member states, demand for vpns goes up. not down.

the people screaming "eu is banning vpns" either didn't read the source or are farming engagement. both are annoying.

anyway. if you actually want to understand what protects you online vs what's marketing — comparison table in the sidebar.

reddit.com
u/sudo_overcoffee — 3 days ago
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Over the past year, there’s been a noticeable shift: traditional endpoint protection (EDR/XDR) is still critical, but it’s no longer enough on its own. The reason? Work doesn’t happen “on the endpoint” anymore, it happens in the browser, across SaaS apps, and inside cloud workflows.

What’s changing?

  • Threats are blending in with normal behavior. Copy-pasting sensitive data into AI tools, uploading files to random SaaS apps, or logging into lookalike phishing sites, none of this looks “malicious” in isolation.
  • Attack timing > attack method. Instead of breaking in, attackers wait for users to do the risky action themselves.
  • Visibility gaps are growing. Most tools still focus on files, processes, and networks, but miss what’s happening inside the browser session.

What teams are doing differently?

  • Moving toward continuous monitoring with endpoint security solutions
  • Adding behavior-based detection (who did what, where, and when)
  • Extending security into browser, SaaS layers, not just endpoints

The takeaway

Endpoint security isn’t going away, but it is being redefined.
The real battleground now is user activity across apps, tabs, and sessions.

u/Academic-Soup2604 — 8 days ago