Monthly Archives: October 2024

Amazon set to report Q3 earnings after the bell

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Wall Street has cheered Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s cost-cutting efforts, with the company’s shares up about 23% year to date.

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Apple to report earnings as investors worry about ‘mixed’ iPhone demand

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

It’s the end of Apple’s fiscal year, and the first quarter with some sales from the September launch of the iPhone 16.

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Meta’s Threads micro-blogging app now has 275 million monthly users, Zuckerberg says

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Threads, Meta’s rival to Elon Musk’s X app, now has nearly 275 million monthly users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

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How to court — and retain — Gen Z workers

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

It’s the topic on everyone’s mind: Are Gen Z workers actually different?  TechCrunch sought to find out at this year’s Disrupt 2024. We sat down with SignalFire’s Heather Doshay, Comprehensive.io’s Roger Lee, and Lauren Illovsky from Capital G to chat … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp users can now filter chats with customized lists

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

WhatsApp is making it easier to organize the many messages filling up your inbox. The messaging app announced Thursday that it’s adding the ability to filter chats into customizable categories. This will help you keep track of conversations with family … Continue reading →

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Nvidia-Run:ai deal to be reviewed under EU’s merger rules

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

The European Union has tossed a spanner in the works of chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of Tel Aviv-based AI workload management startup Run:ai. The deal, which was announced back in April — with a price-tag of $700 million per our sources … Continue reading →

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Claude gets desktop apps and dictation support

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Anthropic’s AI-powered chatbot, Claude, now has desktop apps. Anthropic is launching Claude apps for Mac and Windows today in public beta, which — as Anthropic writes in a blog post — “brings Claude’s capabilities directly to your preferred work environment.” … Continue reading →

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Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

The video site removed 2020 misinformation, fearing real-world harm. Now it’s amplifying and profiting from 2024 falsehoods, researchers said.

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Power Shortages Stall Data Center Growth in UK, Europe

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Power shortages are a top concern for global data centre companies, but meeting their electricity demands will also be bad news for the environment.

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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid hot dogs for the camera

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Automation skeptics ask: why humanoids? We’ve discussed many of the benefits and drawbacks of the robotics form factor, but Boston Dynamics’ latest electric Atlas video showcases one of the most under discussed factors: costumes. “Why build a humanoid robot?” the … Continue reading →

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