Monthly Archives: September 2023

Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers. The delivery apps sued the … Continue reading →

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Mistral AI Releases Generative AI Model Competitor to Meta’s Llama 2

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

The large language model Mistral 7B is free to download, with no restrictions on use.

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It’s not clear X CEO Linda Yaccarino knew about Elon Musk’s plan to charge for X

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

In a live chat earlier this month, Elon Musk said X would charge users “a small monthly payment” to use its service — a necessity, he explained, in order to combat the “vast armies of bots” on the platform. But … Continue reading →

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Federal agency sues Tesla for racial discrimination of Black workers

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

The EEOC filed suit against Tesla, accusing the automaker of violating federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees.

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Honda forms largest EV partner network in the US despite not yet selling an EV in the country

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

Honda is touting today that drivers of its EVs will soon have access to the most amount of charging locations in America. This is thanks to just-announced agreements with EVgo and Electrify America, two of the largest EV charging networks … Continue reading →

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Your website can now opt out of training Google’s Bard and future AIs

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

Large language models are trained on all kinds of data, most of which it seems was collected without anyone’s knowledge or consent. Now you have a choice whether to allow your web content to be used by Google as material … Continue reading →

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X Fires Its Election Team Before a Huge Election Year

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

The “last man standing” in X’s threat intelligence team has been fired, as the company guts its election integrity response ahead of a year in which more than 50 countries go to the polls.

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EEOC sues Tesla alleging widespread racist harassment of Black workers, retaliation against those who spoke out

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

A federal agency has sued Tesla over alleged widespread racist harassment of Black workers, retaliation against those who spoke out about the issues.

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Meta Connect: Meta Quest 3 Mixed Reality Headset Will be Available Oct 10

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

Meta Quest 3 boasts improved resolution over Meta Quest 2. Plus, Meta displays a wide array of AI chatbots.

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Review: Tablo DVR gives users a major upgrade with its free ad-supported TV offering

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Techme101

Tablo has always been a niche product, Grant Hall, founder and CEO of parent company Nuvyyo, admitted to TechCrunch. However, as more cord-cutters become frustrated with streaming services raising their prices, OTA (over-the-air) DVRs and TV antennas are making a … Continue reading →

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