Author Archives: Techme101

The affidavit of a Rippling employee caught spying for Deel reads like a movie

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Rippling released the affidavit of the its employee who admitted he was spying for Deel. 

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OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goals

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

As it prepares to transition from a nonprofit corporation to a for-profit, OpenAI says it’s convening a group of experts to “help OpenAI’s philanthropy understand the most urgent and intractable problems nonprofits face today.” This group, which OpenAI says will … Continue reading →

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Applovin in negotiations for potential TikTok bid, sources say

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

AppLovin is one of the potential bidders attempting to acquire TikTok, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC’s David Faber on Wednesday.

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Amazon to launch first batch of Kuiper satellites on April 9

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

The launch is a pivotal step toward beginning commercial service for Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to beam high-speed internet to customers from low earth orbit.

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Trump’s tariff ambiguity leaves gadget makers in limbo: ‘I’m going to run out of appliances’

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Consumer electronics companies reliant on manufacturing operations in China, Mexico and Canada are reeling from the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariffs.

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Still Using an Older Version of iOS or iPadOS? Update Now to Patch These Critical Security Vulnerabilities

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Apple has also fixed vulnerabilities in iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Ventura 13.7.5, as well as its recently released iOS 18.4.

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WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce. The layoffs will impact 16% of staff across divisions, an Automattic blog post published Wednesday reveals. Ahead of the layoffs, Automattic’s website … Continue reading →

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This Tool Probes Frontier AI Models for Lapses in Intelligence

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

A new platform from data training company Scale AI will let artificial intelligence developers find their models’ weak spots.

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Epic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D tagging

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Epic Games announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Loci, an AI platform for automated tagging 3D assets. The deal will help creators with the labor-intensive process of tagging as well as to help detect potential intellectual property (IP) violations. Loci, … Continue reading →

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Amazon reportedly submits last-minute bid to acquire TikTok

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon has submitted a bid to acquire all of TikTok, according to a new report from The New York Times. The last-minute bid comes as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to shed its Chinese ownership or face a ban … Continue reading →

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