Monthly Archives: March 2024

Byju’s founder floats share offer to make peace with estranged investors

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattling edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch attempt to placate the Indian startup’s disgruntled investors, informing them that the board is weighing an offer of renounced shares to prevent dilution of their holdings. In … Continue reading →

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X’s Grok chatbot will soon get an upgraded model, Grok-1.5

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

X.ai, Elon Musk’s AI startup, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. Set to power social network X’s Grok chatbot in the not-to-distant future (“in the coming days,” X.ai writes in a blog post), Grok-1.5 appears to be a … Continue reading →

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Google may have fixed its Pixel scrolling issue

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Google has reportedly resolved a known scrolling issue with its Pixel phone that numerous users had complained about. According to Google’s issue tracker, the scrolling experience on some Pixel models were jittery and stuttering, especially noticeable when the animation movement … Continue reading →

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Canada schools sue social media giants for $4.5bn

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Schools in several major cities in Canada have initiated legal actions against social media corporations, including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook, alleging that these platforms hurt children’s mental health and educational progress. On Wednesday, school districts from Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel … Continue reading →

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Helldivers 2 drops new heavy weapons

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Helldiver’s 2 players will be able to access new weapons in the battle against the Terminid and Automaton hordes in the acclaimed game. Those loyal to the fight for Super Earth will get not one, but two new heavy weapons … Continue reading →

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Google enhances Maps with new AI travel features

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Google has announced several new updates to its Maps and Search functions, aimed at assisting users with their travel plans, thanks to AI. Users in more than 40 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada will be able to access lists … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Breakthrough Right-to-Repair Bill Is Now Law

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Companies will no longer be allowed to use software checks to verify replacement parts in a major step forward for the right-to-repair movement.

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Questions raised over Temu cash ‘giveaway’ offer

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Participants can get £50 – but must permanently consent to the retailer using their personal data.

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Bumble’s new CEO talks about her critical mission: to spice things up at the company

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

The bigger concern for Bumble is user fatigue. People aren’t downloading dating apps as enthusiastically as they once were, which means less subscription revenue. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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SBF’s prison sentence marks the end of the crypto grift era — so what’s next?

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Techme101

Nearly everything else that’s being built on or enabled by blockchains replaces something that’s already being done fairly well. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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