Monthly Archives: February 2023

TikTok under investigation by Canadian privacy authorities

The investigation into the video-sharing platform will have a particular focus on younger users.

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Telecom giant Airtel eyes a stake in Paytm

Airtel is engaging with Paytm to explore sale of the Airtel Payments Bank business in exchange for shares in the financial services firm, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a move that can be seen as the … Continue reading

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DOJ suit could represent significant stumbling block for $20B Adobe-Figma deal

The DOJ is reportedly getting ready to file suit to block the $20 billion Adobe-Figma deal announced last year on the grounds it is anti-competitive. Bloomberg first reported the story yesterday afternoon. This comes on the heels of the EU … Continue reading

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Who Should You Believe When Chatbots Go Wild?

Microsoft and others ask us to ignore their glitchy bots’ pleas for personhood. But we need better explanations—and guardrails.

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Ericsson to lay off 8,500 workers as part of cost-cutting plan

It will impact roughly 8% of Ericsson’s staff of 105,529 worldwide.

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Apple analyst Kuo says low-end VR headset to launch in 2025

Kuo said in a blog post on Friday that Apple plans to release “low-end” and “high-end” second-generation virtual reality/mixed reality headsets in 2025.

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Announcing the startups pitching at TechCrunch Live’s (virtual) Boston event!

I’m thrilled to announce the three startups pitch at TechCrunch Live’s special event in Boston. This virtual event start at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST on Monday, February 27 and is free to attend. The event will features leaders in the Boston … Continue reading

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Voicemod tools up with $14.5M to ride the generative AI (sonic)boom

The first thing we ask Voicemod‘s CEO and co-founder, Jamie Bosch, when he picks up the phone to talk about a new funding round is not something we’re accustomed to asking — but our question may become the norm in … Continue reading

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How to create and manage multiple contact lists on your iPhone

In iOS 16, you can create and work with different contact lists for different people. The post How to create and manage multiple contact lists on your iPhone appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How to deploy the Percona database performance monitor with Docker

Percona is a powerful database performance monitor that can be deployed to any platform that supports Docker. Find out how. The post How to deploy the Percona database performance monitor with Docker appeared first on TechRepublic.

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