Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

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Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.

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CES 2025: NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 50-Series Chips, AI Research Supercomputers, and More

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s CEO, unveiled the company’s first flagship desktop GPU series in over two years during his keynote speech.

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Panasonic unveils an AI-powered wellness coach, powered by Anthropic’s Claude, at CES 2025

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Panasonic unveiled its upcoming digital assistant, Umi, which offers families a personalized, AI-powered wellness coach. Created in partnership with Anthropic, Umi uses the Claude AI model to help families “care, coordinate, and connect” with each other, the company said. More specifically, this involves an AI assistant that focuses on […]
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HR software startup OnPay was inspired by the founder’s family payroll business

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

In 2007, Jesse Burgess joined his family’s payroll business. He quickly noticed that the business’ six payroll clerks were getting bogged down by repetitive, monotonous tasks. So he sought to streamline those tasks by creating workflow automation tools. Several years later, Burgess sensed an opportunity to bring the tools he developed for his family’s business […]
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Bitcoin drops below $98,000 as Treasury yields pressure risk assets

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday as a spike in Treasury yields weighed on risk assets broadly.

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7 Signs a Multi Level IVR Is a Must-Have for Your Callers

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

From misrouted calls to abandoned inquiries, these red flags let you know when it’s time to upgrade to multi level IVR.

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When to Use a Mesh VPN and Four Signs You Shouldn’t

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

A mesh VPN enables direct, flexible communication if it’s a good fit. See whether or not it’s a viable solution for you.

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Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than 1 million ‘rooms’ created

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into […]
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US government set to launch its Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices in 2025

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The cybersecurity consumer labeling program will launch in 2025, the Biden administration confirmed, after initially slated for last year.
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