Applause, please, for the companies that have managed to make jobhunting even worse, thanks to AI. @404mediaco’s Samantha Cole reports on the experiences of a woman named Ken, who was interviewed by an AI avatar that said “vertical bar pilates” 14 times in a row. She related her experiences on TikTok and received more than 3,000 comments, many sharing similar stories. “A company tried to send me to an AI interview for an HR position… Why would I want to work HUMAN resources for a company that won’t even dignify me with human interaction???” one person wrote.

https://www.404media.co/ai-recruiter-apriora-tiktok/

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This week, @thecontinent celebrates the work of award-winning photographers based in Africa, including Temiloluwa Johnson and Cinzia Canneri, both of whom won World Press Photo Awards recently.

https://continent.substack.com/p/photo-essay-lenses-on-africa-global

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Something heartwarming from Utah and Idaho, where Salt Lake City and Boise have managed to circumvent bans that were meant to prevent the flying of pride flags by declaring that the flags are official city emblems. Here’s more from @AssociatedPress (our @CultureDesk shared this yesterday).

https://apnews.com/article/boise-salt-lake-city-pride-flags-law-13c8f9f7269d1b33daaa7ef041c6c497

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Elmo hasn’t been laid off, but the Trump administration is threatening his employer, PBS, and other public service broadcasters. @TheConversationUS reports on the shifting landscape of media as a result of cutbacks and closures of commercial and community outlets, and how public and nonprofit organizations are filling the gap.

https://theconversation.com/trump-targets-npr-and-pbs-as-public-and-nonprofit-media-account-for-a-growing-share-of-local-news-coverage-255740

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Finally, big congratulations to all this week’s Pulitzer Prize winners. Here’s a Flipboard Storyboard featuring some of their award-winning journalism.

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/the-pulitzer-prize-winners-have-been-announced-bgb7u60ona1ohk6h

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