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Craig Newmark pledges $100M to fight hacking by foreign governments

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Techme101

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark plans to donate $100 million to further strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, addressing what he sees as a growing threat from foreign governments, he tells the WSJ. Half the funds will focus on protecting power grids and other … Continue reading →

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Musk’s X back up and running in Brazil

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was banned in the country on 31 August.

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Bluesky addresses trust and safety concerns around abuse, spam, and more

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

The company is in various stages of developing and piloting a range of initiatives focused on dealing with bad actors, harassment, spam, fake accounts, video safety, and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fal.ai, which hosts media-generating AI models, raises $23M from a16z and others

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

Fal.ai, a dev-focused platform for AI-generated audio, video, and images, today revealed that it’s raised $23 million in funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Black Forest Labs co-founder Robin Rombach, and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. It’s a two-round deal. … Continue reading →

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YouTube announces AI features from Google DeepMind for Shorts creators

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube on Wednesday announced artificial-intelligence features for creators on its Shorts platform that tap into Google’s DeepMind video generation model.

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Elon Musk’s X ‘declined to send an appropriate witness’ to Senate hearing on election threats

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

A representative for Mark Warner, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said X “declined to send an appropriate witness” to an election security hearing.

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Court Overturns €1.5 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Against Google

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

The fine marked the third major antitrust penalty against the search giant by the EU in the last decade, following earlier fines related to Android and Google Shopping. However, this is the first of them to be overturned.

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Why Foldable Smartphones Are Worth Considering

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.

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HTC takes on Apple’s Vision Pro and PC Gaming with $1,000 Vive Focus Vision

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

The Vive Focus Vision has enough firepower under the hood to appeal to PC gamers tethered via the DisplayPort. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Fisker reverses course on making Ocean owners pay for recall repairs

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Techme101

The reversal comes as EV startup Fisker prepares to enter the fourth month of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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