Monthly Archives: February 2024

Google pauses AI tool Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after historical inaccuracies

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Google says it’s temporarily suspended the ability of Gemini, its flagship generative AI suite of models, to generate images of people while it works on updating the model to improve the historical accuracy of outputs. In a post on the … Continue reading →

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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry’s culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.

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Zūm Rails takes in first capital to launch new banking-as-a-service, FedNow offerings

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Zūm Rails manages the flow of money by verifying a customer’s identity, linking directly with bank accounts and facilitating payments via the method of the customer’s choosing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fortnite Season 2 will be Greek mythology themed say more leaks as Gaga comes to Festival

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Soon after Chapter 5 Season 1 arrived we were hearing stories from prominent Fortnite leakers that Season 2 would be themed around Greek mythology. We saw some animations that had been data-mined and plenty of other things pointed to the … Continue reading →

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI has ‘hit tipping point’ as revenues soar

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Chief executive of the world’s leading chip maker Nvidia says that artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a global tipping point, as revenues soar. California-based Nvidia is responsible for more than 70 per cent of AI chip sales, with an even … Continue reading →

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Thousands report issues with US mobile services

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Tracking website Downdetector shows a spike in issues for users of AT&T but the cause is unclear.

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Consolidation continues in micromobility as Cooltra snaps up Cityscoot

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Paris’ commercial court has accepted Cooltra’s offer to acquire Cityscoot. These two companies provide shared electric mopeds that you can unlock and ride to go from one place to another. Cityscoot had been placed under court-ordered receivership several months ago. … Continue reading →

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Develop Excel Skills From Scratch for Only $29

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Even complete novices can learn Excel — from simple formulas to complex data analysis — from the comprehensive courses in this e-learning bundle.

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Hohm Energy to scale adoption of rooftop solar across South Africa, backed by $8M seed

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

In the face of South Africa’s worsening energy crisis, marked by increasingly severe power shortages, implementing daily electricity rationing has become imperative to avert the risk of a nationwide grid collapse. According to the state-owned power generator Eskom, the country … Continue reading →

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Uber says firm to explore integration with India’s ONDC

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Techme101

Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed program that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the South Asian nation. The ride-hailing giant said Thursday that it will explore an integration with Open Network … Continue reading →

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