Binance co-founder Zhao set to keep on growing his $33 billion fortune even as he heads to prison for four months

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao expected to see his $33 billion personal fortune continue to climb while he’s in prison.

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WhatsApp now lets users plan and schedule events in Communities

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

WhatsApp is introducing a new way for people to organize events in Communities, the company announced on Wednesday. The feature makes it easier to plan get-togethers and events directly in WhatsApp, whether it’s setting up a PTA meeting or a birthday dinner. Anyone can create an event that others can respond to, so everyone else […]
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A new venture capital supergroup is forming

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Startups are not shying away from big projects. That’s my takeaway from news that The Browser Company’s Arc browser is now generally available for Windows users, just as Island raised a massive grip of capital for its enterprise-focused browser tool. It’s very encouraging to see startups going after core pieces of technology and not just […]
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Meta and Google Are Betting on AI Voice Assistants. Will They Take Off?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.

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Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation.

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Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.

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Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.

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Learn Cybersecurity Skills From Scratch for Just $40

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Save on tech services or switch to a lucrative new tech career by training at your own pace to develop high-demand cybersecurity skills.

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CMU is developing low-flying drones to map wildfires

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

A harsh truth: as bad as North American wildfires have grown over the past several years, things are only going to get worse. Climate change continues to accelerate the issue, putting people, property, nature and animals at risk. Drones have been a fixture in the fight for over a decade now, and the Fire Apparatus […]
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A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Techme101

Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it’s trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.

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