Monthly Archives: April 2025

Nvidia H20 chip exports hit with license requirement by US government

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Semiconductor giant Nvidia is facing unexpected new U.S. export controls on its H20 chips. In a filing Tuesday, Nvidia said it was informed by the U.S. government that it will need a license to export its H20 AI chips to … Continue reading →

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Nvidia says it will record $5.5 billion charge tied to H20 processors exported to China

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia will take a quarterly charge of about $5.5 billion tied to exporting H20 graphics processing units to China and other destinations.

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Figma confidentially files for IPO more than a year after ditching Adobe deal

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Figma, whose software is widely used among app designers, appears headed for the public market after abandoning a tie-up with Adobe in 2023.

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Figma, ignores the fear, files paperwork for an IPO

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Design software startup Figma announced Tuesday it has filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO. We won’t know more until that paperwork becomes public, which, best-case scenario would be in about a month. However, with the stock market in groundhog … Continue reading →

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Telli, a YC alum, raises pre-seed funding for its AI voice agents

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Former Y Combinator startup telli is helping companies alleviate the bottleneck that occurs when a high-volume of customers try to, for example, book appointments. Its AI voice agents kick in and handle basic operations while handing off more-complex processes to … Continue reading →

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UK AI Copyright Rules May Backfire, Causing Biased Models & Low Creator Returns

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Three policy experts explain why they think anything less than a complete text and data mining exemption in UK copyright law will result in ineffective AI models and hamper innovation in the country.

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Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Disruptors & Why ‘Technology Leaders Must Take Action Now’

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

A Gartner distinguished VP analyst offers TechRepublic readers advice about which early-stage technologies that will define the future of business systems to prioritize.

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For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

The update comes months after Apple pushed its own “inactivity reboot” feature.

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TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video. The new feature, which appears to be a test, eliminates the need to … Continue reading →

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OpenAI may ‘adjust’ its safeguards if rivals release ‘high-risk’ AI

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

In an update to its Preparedness Framework, the internal framework OpenAI uses to decide whether AI models are safe and what safeguards, if any, are needed during development and release, OpenAI said that it may “adjust” its requirements if a … Continue reading →

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