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Anthony Levandowski buys Elon Musk’s vision for the future

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who co-founded Google’s self-driving car program (now known as Waymo) and has gone on to start an off-road AV startup, hopped on the phone with me after Tesla’s big robotaxi reveal to share his thoughts. And he … Continue reading →

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What internet data brokers have on you — and how you can start to get it back

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

Every click, purchase, and “like” you make online is harvested, packaged, and sold for profit, making personal data a valuable commodity for data brokers.

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Aktiia trained AI on 11 billion data points of blood pressure, and now a clinically certified app is coming

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

As well as being a major cause of premature death worldwide, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and a contributing factor to dementia. It also affects an … Continue reading →

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Xbox will soon let players buy games directly in its Android app following Google antitrust ruling

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

Xbox President Sarah Bond announced that players will soon be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android. The announcement comes as a U.S. judge ordered Google to stop forcing developers to use Google Play’s … Continue reading →

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Cerebras IPO has ‘too much hair’ as AI chipmaker tries to sell Wall Street on Nvidia alternative

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

Cerebras is playing in a huge market with insatiable investor demand, but its IPO prospectus is littered with red flags that complicate a potential debut.

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ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

ByteDance’s TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as the social network is increasingly turning to AI for content moderation. Although TikTok did not provide the exact number, it said that … Continue reading →

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Nvidia-backed CoreWeave gets $650 million credit line from top Wall Street banks

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed AI startup that rents out GPUs to companies, announced Friday that it has a new $650 million credit line to expand its business.

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Simplify Your Pitch Prep with This AI Tool

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

PitchBob creates customized pitch decks, financials, and strategic recommendations to help your startup stand out—and it’s on sale for just $50.

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How AI-generated content is upping the workload for Wikipedia editors

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

As AI-generated slop takes over increasing swathes of the user-generated Internet thanks to the rise of large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s GPT, spare a thought for Wikipedia editors. In addition to their usual job of grubbing out bad human … Continue reading →

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Apple Intelligence features can also summarize breakup texts for you

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Techme101

When Nick Spreen installed the beta of iOS 18.1 to try out upcoming Apple Intelligence features, he probably didn’t expect to receive an AI-generated summary of breakup texts from his then girlfriend. “No longer in a relationship; wants belongings from … Continue reading →

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