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Amazon says more packages are arriving in a day or less after hefty investment in speedy fulfillment

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

Amazon has poured money into smaller, metro fulfillment centers so it can deliver more packages to customers in a day or less.

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Getir pulls out of US, UK, Europe to focus on Turkey; 6,000+ jobs impacted

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

True to its business concept, Turkey’s “instant delivery” juggernaut Getir rose quickly. Now, with the quick commerce industry in free fall, it is nosediving just as fast. On Monday, the company — once valued close to $12 billion — announced … Continue reading →

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Indian ride-hailing giant Ola cuts 180 jobs in profitability push

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

Ola has let go its chief executive Hemant Bakshi, merely four months after making the appointment, and is cutting about 180 additional jobs, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The move from the Indian ride-hailing startup is aimed … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT’s ‘hallucination’ issue hit with privacy complaint

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI has been hit with another complaint, after advocacy group NOYB accused it of failing to correct inaccurate information disseminated by its AI chatbot ChatGPT, potentially violating EU privacy regulations. According to Reuters, NOYB reported that the complainant in their … Continue reading →

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New Game of Thrones MMORPG video game may be in development

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

A new Game of Thrones video game may be in development as Nexon is reportedly developing a new MMORPG set in the world of the popular franchise. The developer is behind the successful FPS shooter The Finals as well as … Continue reading →

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Rumors swirl that Apple plan to use ChatGPT to power AI features in iOS 18

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

With Apple just a couple of months away from revealing all at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, there’s a rumor that the ChatGPT developer OpenAI will play a part in a major artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade for the iPhone. … Continue reading →

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Minecraft player has X-Files moment as they report an in-game UFO sighting

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

Governments love denying the existence of Unidentified Flying Objects, but they may have a hard time explaining away this UFO video taken in Minecraft which seems to show conclusive proof of strange goings on, albeit in the blocky world millions … Continue reading →

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The Latest Online Culture War Is Humans vs. Algorithms

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

Ever feel like Instagram or TikTok algorithms know you a bit too well? The backlash against automated curation is building, and new algorithm-free platforms are springing up.

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Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system under investigation after fatal crashes

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into Ford’s hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise, after it was active during two recent crashes into stationary vehicles that killed multiple people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) … Continue reading →

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Apple’s iPadOS will have to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act too

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Techme101

The European Union will apply its flagship market fairness and contestability rules to Apple’s iPadOS, the Commission announced today — expanding the number of Apple-owned platforms regulated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to four and amping up regulatory risk … Continue reading →

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