Reddit appears to be back after a 4-hour-long outage

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Social media platform Reddit experienced an outage this afternoon at around 12:20 p.m. PT (or possibly even earlier), resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. After four hours, it appears to be working again. Reddit confirmed it fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its status […]
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Nvidia Says Its Blackwell Chip Is Fine, Nothing to See Here

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Chip production delays and a rumored overheating issue haven’t slowed down Nvidia, which reported another quarter of blockbuster earnings and said Blackwells are now in the hands of Microsoft and OpenAI.

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U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Reddit appears to be back after a four-hour-long outage

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Social media platform Reddit experienced an outage this afternoon at around 12:20 p.m. PT (or possibly even earlier), resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. After four hours, it appears to be working again. Reddit confirmed it fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its status […]
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Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasn’t yet closed, and it’s subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a release. […]
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Solar power magnate Gautam Adani and others indicted over alleged $250M bribery scheme

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

Billionaire Gautam Adani and several executives at his company, the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, have been indicted over an alleged scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for contracts to a 12 gigawatt solar power project. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, charges Adani, his […]
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Snowflake shares pop 19% on earnings and revenue beat

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

Snowflake reported better-than-expected results on the top and bottom lines.

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Fusion startup Tokamak Energy attracts $125M for its egg-like reactor design

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

Startups pursuing fusion power have benefitted from AI’s insatiable thirst for electricity.
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Another VC-backed fintech, Earnin, faces crackdown over allegedly ‘predatory’ loans

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

The attorney general for the District of Columbia is suing instant payday loan fintech Earnin for “deceptively marketing and providing illegal high-interest loans,” the AG alleges. Earnin allows its users to get loans against paychecks. It advertises that users can get $150 a day, up to $750 per pay period, with “no interest, credit check […]
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5 Ways to Delete a Page in Word

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Techme101

Formatting in Microsoft Word can get funky. Here are five ways to delete a random blank page in Word documents and manage your invisible page breaks on a PC or Mac.

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