Will the ‘Car-Free’ Los Angeles Olympics Work?

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Techme101

Organizers of the 2028 Summer Games will attempt to re-create the city’s public transport heyday of the early 20th century, but ousting the car—even for just a few weeks—will be costly.

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Threads confirms it is experimenting with ephemeral posts

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Techme101

Disappearing posts on social networks are handy if you have a habit of deleting them through third-party tools or the context of those posts is short-lived. Earlier this month, Threads said it is testing ephemeral posts only as an internal prototype. But now, the company told TechCrunch that it is testing posts that disappear within […]
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Meta says it found WhatsApp accounts linked to Iranian hackers targeting Biden and Trump

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

Meta said it blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts linked to an Iranian hacking group targeting U.S. officials.

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Should you have to pay for online privacy?

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

Some websites have started introducing paywalls which can be lifted with data rather than cash.

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Justice Department sues RealPage over allegedly helping landlords collude to drive up rents

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

RealPage, which makes property management software, was sued Friday by the U.S. Justice Department and eight attorneys general for allegedly helping apartment and building managers around the country collude to drive up unit prices. The Richardson, Texas-based outfit is accused of contracting with rival landlords to absorb info about their rates and lease terms to […]
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Colorful Capital will stop trying to raise for a fund

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

Colorful Capital’s co-founders, William Burckart and Megan Kashner, declined to comment. 
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Cybercriminals Deploy New Malware to Steal Data via Android’s Near Field Communication (NFC)

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

A new malware called NGate allows cybercriminals to steal near field communication data from Android phones via sophisticated social engineering. The data is relayed to the fraudsters before being used to steal cash.

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Andrew Ng steps back at Landing AI after announcing new fund

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

Andrew Ng is stepping down from his role as CEO at Landing AI, the computer vision platform he founded in 2017. Dan Maloney, formerly the COO, will take the reins as Ng transitions to Executive Chairmanm to “continue to help drive” the tech and collaborate on “key decisions.” Formerly of Google Brain, Coursera, and Baidu, […]
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Piramidal’s foundation model for brainwaves could supercharge EEGs

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

AI models are being applied to every dataset under the sun, but are inconsistent in their outcomes. This is as true in the medical world as anywhere else, but a startup called Piramidal believes it has a sure thing with a foundational model for analyzing brain scan data. Cofounders Dimitris Sakellariou and Kris Pahuja have […]
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Workday stock gains as software provider widens 2027 margin target

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Techme101

While Workday trimmed subscription software growth guidance, it surprised analysts by calling for a higher adjusted operating margin.

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