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Whitney Jefferson is the Executive Editor of The Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Gawker Media, and The Late Show with David Letterman. She&#8217;s written books for Adams Media, hosted shows on IFC and Sirius XM, and appeared on the Today Show, CNN, CBS, MTV, VH1, HLN, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, and Nightline.

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Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are working on a “digital dollar” to replace the U.S. penny

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Duolingo CEO says AI tutors will replace schools in future, schools will be only for childcare

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Walmart is working on an AI assistant that would change shopping forever

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