# Five technology stories explore devices, AI risks and hiring pay

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/borrowed-reading-stories-from-our-extended-colleagues/
- Published: 2026-11-02T04:23:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T04:32:28+00:00
- Original publisher: TechCrunch
- Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/borrowed-reading-stories-from-our-extended-colleagues/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Five recommended technology stories span devices, privacy, AI security and hiring.
- LinkedIn figures put average AI job adverts at $177,000 versus $80,000.
- The selections include a Googlebook review and chatbot data concerns.

## Summary

The article recommends five recent stories from the writers and editors of CIO, Computerworld and PCWorld, publications the author can now connect with through a broader media portfolio. The selections cover new devices, privacy and AI, offering readers a window into related technology coverage.

The pieces assess Apple’s updated iPad mini, which one reviewer sees as lacking a clear purpose; Lenovo’s Googlebook 15, criticised for its keyboard, unreliable webcam biometrics and battery life; and the risks to chatbot users’ data after Character.AI filed for bankruptcy. Other stories examine a homemade AI agent that exposed a security flaw and the challenge of hiring for AI skills: LinkedIn data cited in the article puts average advertised pay at about $177,000 for AI roles, compared with $80,000 for non-AI jobs.

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