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‘I gave my DNA to a testing company – then it vanished’

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what’s happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.

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Murder trial for tech exec Bob Lee enters next phase

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Roughly 19 months after the fatal stabbing of tech exec Bob Lee in San Francisco attracted the nation’s attention, the trial of the man accused of killing him, tech entrepreneur and consultant Nima Momeni, will soon enter its next phrase. … Continue reading →

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Fintechs Upstart and Toast soar on earnings

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Wall Street applauded results from fintech companies Upstart and Toast.

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Tesla’s social media posts falsely implied that its cars are robotaxis, NHTSA warns

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned Tesla that its online posts may mislead drivers into thinking its cars are robotaxis.

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OpenAI loses another lead safety researcher, Lilian Weng

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Another one of OpenAI’s lead safety researchers, Lilian Weng, announced on Friday she is departing the startup. Weng served as VP of research and safety since August, and before that, was the head of the OpenAI’s safety systems team. In … Continue reading →

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Upwind, an Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup, is raising $100M at a $850-900M valuation, say sources

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Cybersecurity continues to command a lot of attention from enterprises looking for better protection from malicious hackers, and VCs want in on the action. In the latest example, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Upwind — a specialist in assessing … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day.

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ChatGPT told 2M people to get their election news elsewhere — and rejected 250K deepfakes

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Techme101

Now that the election is over, the dissection can begin. As this is the first election in which AI chatbots played a significant part of voters’ information diets, even approximate numbers are interesting to think about. For instance, OpenAI has … Continue reading →

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Benchmark, Index, others are in a wild unsolicited bidding war over Anysphere, maker of Cursor

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Techme101

There isn’t a shortage of AI-powered coding assistance startups. They include Augment, Codeium, Magic, and Poolside. However, Cursor has become one of the most popular. Its developer, Anysphere, has seen its revenue grow from $4 million annualized recurring revenue (ARR) … Continue reading →

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‘Whatever you want Ben’: Inside Ben Horowitz’s cozy relationship with the Las Vegas Police Department

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Techme101

When Skydio, a young maker of drones in San Mateo, California, sent a customer proposal in 2023 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its chief of staff, Mike Gennaro, forwarded the email to VC Ben Horowitz. “Which deployment are … Continue reading →

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