Author Archives: Techme101

Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its “Expressive Avatars,” AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.

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Meta loses $200 billion in value as Zuckerberg focuses earnings call on all the ways company bleeds cash

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spooked investors on the company’s quarterly earnings call Wednesday.

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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix reverses losses in first quarter on explosive AI demand

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

This comes after SK Hynix posted net losses for five consecutive quarters from a slump in the memory chip market.

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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

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Meta Says It Plans to Spend Billions More on A.I.

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.

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There Is No TikTok in China, Only Douyin. Here’s What It Is.

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

ByteDance owns both TikTok and Douyin, and although TikTok has more users around the world, Douyin is the company’s cash cow and a China mainstay.

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How a Pirate-Clad Pastor Helped Ignite Trump Media’s Market Frenzy

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor, is among the fans of Donald J. Trump who helped turn Trump Media into a meme stock with volatile prices.

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Paystand acquires Teampay to be DeFi version of ‘Venmo for B2B payments’

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

“Teampay represents this new class of fintech companies that came up,” said Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S.

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Techme101

On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. The bill requires ByteDance to secure a deal within nine months, with a 90-day extension available to close … Continue reading →

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