Monthly Archives: October 2024

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2024 is . . . Salva Health

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Techme101

Over the last three days, 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup … Continue reading →

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Rivian’s chief software officer says in-car buttons are ‘an anomaly’

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

The trend of big touchscreens in cars has left many yearning for the not-so-distant days when most user interactions happened with physical buttons. But Rivian’s chief software officer Wassym Bensaid believes using buttons in a car is an “anomaly.” “It’s … Continue reading →

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500 Amazon employees reportedly ask AWS CEO to reverse return-to-office policy

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

More than 500 Amazon employees sent a letter on Wednesday to AWS CEO Matt Garman, urging the executive to reverse the company’s full return-to-office policy, Reuters reports. In September, Amazon asked employees to come back to the office five days … Continue reading →

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EBay stock sinks after company gives lackluster guidance for fourth quarter

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

EBay reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter, but the results were overshadowed by a disappointing forecast for the current period.

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New MacBook Pro Features Apple’s M4 AI Chip

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Three versions of the MacBook Pro, starting at $1,599, come out Oct. 30. The higher end of the professional line is aimed at developers and engineers.

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AI models get more election questions wrong when asked in Spanish, study shows

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

AI models are struggling to accurately answer election-related questions in Spanish. That’s according to a new study from the AI Democracy Projects, a collaboration between Proof News, fact-checking service Factchequeado and the Institute for Advanced Study in San Francisco. The … Continue reading →

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FTX’s Nishad Singh gets no jail time, 3 years supervised release for role in crypto fraud

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Nishad Singh was the fourth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment tied to the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.

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Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Meta’s Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.

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monday.com: Working to Simplify AI Adoption and Trust

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Simple pre-packaged AI actions and user AI training are part of monday.com’s plan.

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Zoox co-founder on Tesla self-driving: ‘they don’t have technology that works’

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Techme101

Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson doesn’t believe Tesla will launch a robotaxi ride-hailing service in California (or anywhere else) next year despite what Elon Musk recently claimed. The “fundamental issue is they don’t have technology that works,” Levinson said … Continue reading →

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