OpenAI Details Plans for Becoming a For-Profit Company

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI said it would be restructured as a public benefit corporation, and that the nonprofit that controls the organization would receive shares in the new company.

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How A.I. Could Reshape the Economic Geography of America

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

As the technology is widely adopted, some once-struggling midsize cities in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South may benefit, new research predicts.

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The Men Who Use Instagram to Groom Child Influencers

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.

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Mercedes-backed Volocopter files for bankruptcy

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

German electric air taxi company Volocopter has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of similar startups to hit financial turbulence. The company plans to keep operating while it searches for new investors. “We are ahead of our industry peers in our technological, flight test, and certification progress. That makes us an attractive […]
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‘Christmas ruined’ after Morrisons missed festive deliveries

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

After ‘systems issues’ delayed deliveries, some customers were left without food on Christmas Day.

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VyprVPN Review: Can It Still Perform This Year and Beyond?

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

VyprVPN is an affordable VPN provider, but is it trustworthy enough to keep your data secure? Read our VyprVPN review to find out.

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Calo raises $25 million to expand its ready-to-eat meal service beyond the Middle East

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

A business built around increasingly customized ready-to-eat meals has netted Middle Eastern startup Calo a sizeable funding injection as it looks to expand both what it can offer its time-strapped customers and where it delivers its growing range of just-heat-to-eat dishes. The meal delivery market in the Middle East will hit $11.2 billion by 2030, […]
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Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

U.S. telecom giant Verizon says it has secured its network after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In a statement given to TechCrunch on Sunday, Verizon spokesperson Richard Young said the company has “contained the cyber incident brought on by this nation-state threat actor,” and that it has not detected any threat actor […]
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To Fight AI Search Spam, Prioritize Real Human Voices

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

Anti-algorithm tactics and human moderators need to keep the web honest.

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Ransomware is 35 years old and now a billion-dollar problem. Here’s how it could evolve

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Techme101

Ransomware officially turned 35 in December. The technology has come a long way in that time.

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