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with a look ahead at what we can expect for a covid-19, flu, and rsv. will we have new recommendations? and new competition for jobseekers, not only are they up against other candidates but also ai. some are using a hack to past resume filters. we will discuss whether the heck really works. x marks the spot. the signature bluebird twitter vanished yesterday as part of a company rebranding under in your name, you guessed it -- new name, you guessed it , x. the bluebird, now replaced with that black "x." why the change?

joining us live right now is cnet trends nice to see you. something we did not expect happened. the bluebird logo disappeared from twitter. what happened? what is this rebrand? >> it was a bit of a you hopped onto twitter today. this is something elon musk has been talking about even before the twitter deal went through. he has this vision for x the everything app. for a long time, elon musk has envisioned an app that doesn't just exist the way that twitter is as it is today, but something where you would be able to have things like payments. he's looked at the chinese wechat app as inspiration. the logo change and the official name change is kind of that first big step towards making that a reality.

changing the logo is easy. building that actual app is going to take a lot of time and effort. but this is the first big step in that direction. kristen: can we just talk about that? we were showing the x projected in lights outside the twitter headquarters on market street. i hear they had some trouble taking down the twitter sign, if that is indicative of anything. symbolic. >> it is symbolic. [laughter] it is very symbolic and the fact that even though twitter has had so many changes recently, the reason why a lot of us have continued to use it is because of the legacy. that's where we built up a following and where we know people. it's familiar. so it is very symbolic that it's -- it's difficult for us to let go of it. with the name and logo changing, it is kind of that push, this is a different platform. is not going to be the same. -- it's not going to be the same. kristen: the little bluebird has

been around since 2006. i wonder what this is going to mean. i get it, he's trying to rebrand. what is this kind of like meta, facebook saying, we will have a parent company but of course the name facebook still exists for that app and instagram for that app, or is twitter going over completely or is there a big entity over it? >> that's the big question here, the x corporation is still the bigger entity to which twitter rolls up to. even when meta changed its name, when you went on facebook, it still set facebook, instagram still said instagram. now the twitter app is x and the logo is an x. we will see if that is enough to push people away. i've seen both sides of a conversation. some are making fun at the fact that this platform sucks. you just can't step away.

this is still the platform i go to to complain about things. [laughter] kristen: does x stand for excellent or extinct? >> i'm loving these puns. you have to keep coming. kristen: elon musk i think tried to register with the u.s. patent and trademark office that x, in relation to online social networking services. but somebody is saying here on twitter or x that microsoft owns the trademark for x? is that right? >> that is something you have to look into. that sounds like some tech tea. kristen: that would be rich. that would be really rich. who knows whether he can use it? let's just talk about what he envisions with this everything app. i am familiar with wechat. it is huge in china. you can call, get your news, you can pay for things. is the payment part really

where he says, do everything? i guess you can't really make calls. but you get your news. what is it? how will all disintegrate? >> this is something that the twitter ceo tweeted about. the focus will be on things like audio, video messaging, which you can already do, payments and banking is that new category there. that's going to be something they are going to branch into. i don't know how. we don't know yet exactly what that means. but that is kind of the new element here, what does that mean to payments and banking on the former twitter app? that is what they are leaning into. it will be powered by ai. we don't know exactly what that means. he's mentioned before, he just launched a new ai company called xai, tweets. that is the extent of what we know right now. kristen: can i just ask you, when you throw those terms and concepts together, elon musk,

ai, banking, payment -- - assumin lots of personal information and twitter, some people are nervous about one entity/company having all that information. >> is very understandable. a lot of people are very cautious about social media in general. but especially with somebody like elon musk who was very polarizing -- is very polarizing. that is going to be something we have to look out for. is this a place where people want to do those kinds of things? where they want to engage in payments and banking and things like that? ai people are already really cautious around that because we don't know a lot and we don't know what kind of information it is taking and regurgitating. it is all very kind of this mystery area that we are kind of entering into. kristen:kristen: he has a real affinity for x, doesn't he? the letter x. >> he does. he's been kind of obsessed with this idea, think of spacex, the xai company.

kristen: his son's name. >> exactly. great point. [laughter] i didn't even think about that. he actually -- -- before paypal became paypal, x was the name of that and he repurchased that domain from paypal. it is something he has liked for a very long time. that's been the one constant really. kristen: does this somehow increase the potential for profitability as we know since he took over twitter it's really tank in terms of how much the company is worth. some people have gone away. even the subscription service, that everyone signing up for it. does this potentially make it a more profitable company? >> the idea of the rebrand here is really interesting. and rebrand can be seen as an opportunity to hit restart and say, we are doing something new here and something exciting. at the same time, on the flipside of that, it feels like there's been so much damage already. there's a lot of trust that's been lost here.

are there going to be more people that are more excited about it or they're going to be more people who are a bit weary and just kind of burned out by the ups and downs of twitter? i know he wants profitability, but some decisions will need to be made that place the users first. to make an enjoyable experience for users. like not placing a cap on how many tweets you can view and not limiting messaging and things like that. kristen: we will see whether this is something that will bring people back or have others seeking out blue skies, if you will. perhaps their threads are fraying already on twitter. we will just see. stop me, somebody. [laughter] >> never. kristen: great talking with you. thank you so much. see you soon. coming up, the nation is seeing a small uptick in covid cases. it is not gone yet. so what is the nation's latest strategy to keep this virus -- us virus free as we enter the flu season and deal with rsv as

well? we will get some answers from dr. peter

kristen: we got through last winter with covid, the flu, and rsv. today the cdc's latest data suggest we may not be done with those viruses but there is a developing news with regards to an rsv vaccine. joining me now is dr. peter chin hong to help us get ready and stay healthy. nice to see you. >> same here. thanks for having me on. kristen: are you outside? >> i am outside. kristen: they let you out? i never see you out. i am so thrown by this. [laughter] it does look great outside.

i'm happy to see you getting some vitamin d. i want to start with the national covid health emergency, its ended. what is going on? >> it is changing a little bit and we are not we are not sure what direction it's going in. we are seeing about a 10% increase in emergency room visits. a 10 pla a 10% increase in hospitalizations in some places. older now after they have escaped the last three years without infection. they are coming in. but hopefully with paxlovid they are not doing as poorly. the trend is a little bit worrisome because it is two consecutive weeks right now of a slight increase. even at ucsf, it's gone from

about 10 cases a day -- today when i checked it was 16. kristen: and we are still in the middle of summer, it's not like people are starting to hang out indoors yet like in the fall. what about the subvariants going around now? variants essentially, which is good news, the new reformulated vaccine. there's this one called eg1. that is a variant of xvb. that is going up the charts right now. these are things people following closely. no evidence that it's causing more people to go to the hospital or causing more people to get sicker. just something people are keeping their eyes on. kristen: hopefully nothing will knock us off course.

people not getting very sick is great to hear. what about when we look at the tripledemic? do you have fears for this winter heading is hard? -- hissing -- hitting us >> it is people's hesitancy to get the vaccine. some would say we have more tools than the past two winters. what i am talking about is then you -- the new rsv vaccine. it will be soon approved forpregnant persons and for kids under two as well. kristen: that is the same formulation that'll be approved for pregnant women? >> yes. the pregnant women older persons vaccine -- the older than 60 vaccine will be the same. the one for under two years old is kind of like the monoclonal antibody of rsv frigates.

under six months you, can't make a lot of antibodies on your own. so you have to give the kids premade antibodies. kristen: this may sound like a silly question, but the one for pregnant women, is that to keep them from getting sick or to protect their unborn from getting it? >> it's really to protect the unborn from getting it. the biggest mortality for rsv is for those under six months. epicenter, antibodies, and -- the placenta, the infants, an protects them. kristen: the rsv vaccine will be available for those over 60. i guess you are recommending

people take them as they can. what about the flu vaccine? we heard about a combo, flu, covid, is that happening or not happening? >> it is not happening this year. hopefully it'll happen in 2024. the hope is that you will get one shot with two vaccines. studied. some people might have gotten the initial pilot dose last year through cvs or walgreens. you combine you come by in, one shot. it'll probably be ready in 2024. kristen: that's interesting. because that is not what we are used to with our flu vaccines. should we expect that it might actually work better or worse or no different? >> the initial study showed that it doesn't work necessarily better but it is equivalent to the flu shots that we commonly

use. kristen: also for the people who say i don't want to get my flu shot because i got that years ago and i got a little bit sick, would this not happen with the mrna version when it comes out? >> it will probably have -- it'll be a different kind of vaccine, so there's no guarantee that you would have the same side effects. maybe the same, maybe different. so far, the initial studies show that it's very safe and people don't really get any serious side effects to be worried about. kristen: i'm going to ask you to look into your crystal ball a little bit in terms of when you think, looking at the fall and the winter, when we need to start watching out for each of those and what we can do to protect ourselves? >> that's a great question. every year, even before covid, there was always debate of, when is the best time to get your flu shot? if you get it too soon,y

on antibodies too soon. if you get it too late, you missed the boat. typically they say before thanksgiving, sometime in october. that is what i am expecting the rsv, flu, an covid to increase. i hope what we are seeing right now with covid numbers is really just an up and down. people's antibodies are waiting right now. we have a tno of people's parents -- a ton of people's parents getting covid right now. but i think most people think october and later is when we will see the three viruses rising in. -- rise again. kristen: is there still a place for wearing a mask you think? >> yes. a couple days ago, i was meeting with one of my friends who is immune compromised in an outdoor restaurant space. she was wearing a mask when she hugged me and it really reminded me that i think for people who are immune compromised, it is

something that with these numbers up, that you have to watch out for. like i told her, even if you got it, make sure you have a paxlovi d plan. kristen: good advice. great to see you. thank you so much. the next time you job, there's a good chance that human eyes won't ever see your resume. ai has changed the way companies hire. we will talk to the creator of a hiring platform for some tips on how to get past that resume black hole.

kristen: have you heard of the technique popularized on social media by some job applicants trying to outsmart ai? does it work? has ai improved or worsened the recruitment or jobseeking process? joining us not to look at the issue is the founder and ceo of the san francisco based hiring

platform workstream. thanks for joining us. this number was eye-opening for me. the equal employment opportunity commission found about 83% of all employers use automation to fill job applicants -- field job applicants now? >> yes. trend and terms of these companies being able to use this ai. i think it has really changed the way that companies and workers assess jobs. there are certain pros and cons. i'm happy to share more. kristen: there are pros and cons also depending on whether you are on the job applicant side or the employer side. i want to start from the employee's side. how does that work. -- how does that work when

screens your resume? does it look for keywords? we should back up and explain the hack? >> white faunting is put certain words in white thinking that it will be able to capture more keywords. it will be able to find keywords like software coding, sales skills, squeezing more words into your cv, so you have a much higher chance. kristen: i see. but it looks normal to a human who was looking at the paper resume. what you have thrown in all these little words like robotics and things like that. [laughter] i get that. can i ask you, does that work or not work, when you have ai, it does work?

>> yes. it works to a certain extent. it is probably more helpful, like 10% or 20%. you have a slightly better chance to get through the first stage. but there are certain compa that actually find this white font. and it could be bad. there are both pros and it. kristen: i see. why can't you make yourself look good to us within normal -- with a normal resume with a normal amount of words? you are a firm believer in using ai to better recruit and much companies with the people who want to work for them. . . explain to us how ai can help in the. -- help in that. >> ai is very broad. trying to use ai is one steps. we have built this ai platform,

this chatting based ai software that i think helps workers have a much better chance to find a good match. because through our software, you are really able to ask questions. it is not just questions are on your job. it's about training, about, how can i grow in my career? how can i learn from my teammates? so you are able to ask these questions t -- through our ai software much better. we have built this multilingual platform. so you are able to ask things in spanish, and chinese. it is really helping you to broaden the reach. kristen: that's good. and not limited by your own language barriers as an employer. >> correct. kristen: doesn't help you think of questions that you may not have thought of as an employer? why not just have a human do it? >> correct.

i would say yes because in the space we are in, we are helping companies to hire hourly workers through ai. many times, they don't that experience or this knowledge of, what are the right things to ask? they may not have ever had a chance to ask these questions. through our ai software, we really help them figure out, what can you ask, how can you growing a career? how can you try to get a next job in your career? we are able to help them find a much better match. kristen: i know it a lot of people, what would you say to people who fear ai being a part of this job hiring process? >> i would say, for the next 30-40 years, for most of our lifetime, it will be humans -- were humans than ai. it is not going to take away our jobs.

[laughter] kristen: thank you so much. really appreciate it. a you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc7 bay area streaming tv app. it's available on apple tv,

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