Monthly Archives: March 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to latest round of federal fraud, bribery charges

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in New York federal court Thursday to five additional charges related to the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research.

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Meta tries to keep denying EU users a free choice over tracking — but change is coming

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

After major privacy enforcement finally hit Meta’s tracking ads business in Europe earlier this year, the tech giant has confirmed it will be changing the legal basis it claims for microtargeting users in the region. It’s still not going to ask … Continue reading →

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New Twitter API tiers still miss the mark, developers say

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

A number of Twitter developers are expressing their disappointment with Twitter’s new API structure after recently announced changes that some say will still not meet their needs. On Wednesday evening, Twitter revealed its new API pricing plans, weeks after initially … Continue reading →

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Publishers Worry A.I. Chatbots Will Slash Readership

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Many sites get at least half their traffic from search engines. Fuller results generated by new chatbots could mean far fewer visitors.

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TikTok’s Owner ByteDance Pushes a Lemon8 App in U.S.

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to Lemon8 before it is officially introduced this year.

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Netflix appears to be working to bring games to TV with the iPhone as a controller

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Netflix is working on a new feature that could bring its mobile games to the TV. Based on code hidden within Netflix’s iOS app, the company may allow iPhones to be used as video game controllers. The code was discovered … Continue reading →

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Green Labs secures $38.4M in debt financing about a month after conducting layoff

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Green Labs, a Seoul-based agritech startup, has secured $38.4 million (50 billion won) in debt financing from existing investors BRV Capital Management and Skylake Incuvest. The new funding comes just a month after the startup laid off around 70% of its workforce, or … Continue reading →

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P97 fills up its tank with $40M to fuel its gas station mobile commerce services

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

The rising prices for gas continue to be a headache and stress for a lot of people around the world, but it underscores something more besides the cost of living becoming increasingly untenable: Cars are a central part of modern … Continue reading →

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DataDome, which uses AI to protect against bot-based attacks, raises $42M

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Online businesses are at risk of bad bot activity, certainly more now than they used to be. According to a survey from Imperva, 42.3% of internet traffic in 2021 wasn’t human, but instead bots that ran automated routines with ill … Continue reading →

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Your Next Landlord Could Be 100 Random People

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Techme101

Startups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters.

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