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Payroll and HR platform Gusto has crossed one billion dollars in actual revenue — not annualized run rate, not projected future income, but real money collected. That distinction matters as the company inches closer to a potential public market debut, signaling genuine financial maturity in a sector where inflated metrics are still common.
Shifting to a story with real implications for parents and privacy advocates, Meta is developing technology to detect underage users on Facebook and Instagram by scanning physical characteristics like height and bone structure. The company insists this is not facial recognition, but critics will argue the line between those categories grows thinner every time a new biometric method enters the picture.
And OpenAI is adding what it calls a Trusted Contact feature to ChatGPT, designed to intervene when conversations suggest a user may be at risk of self-harm. The company would notify a designated contact in such cases. It's a meaningful step, though it also raises genuine questions about how a chat platform defines that threshold and who ultimately makes that call.
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