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TechCrunch Minute: Meta acknowledges it’s scraping all public posts for AI training

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

If you’re wondering if your Facebook and Instagram posts have been used to train AI models at parent company Meta, the answer is almost certainly yes. That’s probably not a huge surprise. Meta already announced that it’s using user content … Continue reading →

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Tiger Global plans to join OpenAI’s funding round at more than $150 billion valuation

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Tiger Global is planning to join OpenAI’s buzzy new funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $150 billion.

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Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Discover the main insights of thousands of best-selling books in just 15 minutes with Instaread’s unparalleled access to premium content.

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Telegram CEO Durov’s arrest hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Telegram has had a tough few weeks lately. The messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in late August and later released on a €5 million bail in France, charged with running a company complicit in distributing child sexual abuse … Continue reading →

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A fireside chat with Andreessen Horowitz partner Martin Casado at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Martin Casado, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, will tackle one of the most pressing issues facing today’s tech world — AI regulation — only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, taking place at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 28-30. … Continue reading →

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How Elon Musk’s Security Detail Has Grown Following Death Threats and Stalkers

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service.

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Fortinet confirms customer data breach

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

On Thursday, cybersecurity giant Fortinet disclosed a breach involving customer data.  In a statement posted online, Fortinet said an individual intruder accessed “a limited number of files” stored on a third-party shared cloud drive belonging to Fortinet, which included data … Continue reading →

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Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Meta has confirmed that it’s restarting efforts to train its AI systems using public Facebook and Instagram posts from its U.K. userbase. The announcement comes three months after Facebook’s parent company paused its plans due to regulatory pressure in the U.K., with … Continue reading →

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Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Adobe shares fell a day after the company released third-quarter results that offered weak guidance.

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Uber and Waymo to offer driverless ride-sharing trips in Austin and Atlanta

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Uber will offer driverless ride-sharing trips with Waymo in Austin and Atlanta starting early 2025

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