Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores coming to the EU

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today. 
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Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat is still the one to beat

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

The Nest Learning Thermostat remains a beautiful piece of industrial design, with some fresh twists that help it more seamlessly blend in.
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Watch this robot quickly install roof shingles

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Renovate says this model is faster and more accurate than its predecessor, despite being roughly half its weight.
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OpenAI announces content deal with Condé Nast, including content from Wired, The New Yorker and Vogue

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI on Tuesday announced a partnership with Condé Nast, in which the startup’s products, such as ChatGPT and SearchGPT, will be able to display its content.

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Amazon-backed Anthropic hit with class-action lawsuit over copyright infringement

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Anthropic, the Amazon-backed AI startup, on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court over alleged copyright infringement.

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Cisco employees face a month of silence ahead of second layoff in 2024

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

After tech giant Cisco announced plans for its second round of layoffs this year, employees tell TechCrunch that they will not know if they are affected for close to a month. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Cisco was planning a second round of layoffs this year, after letting go of around 4,000 workers in […]
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Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

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The 5 Best Laptop Deals for August 2024

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

The best laptop deals in August 2024 can help you get more done during the workday without emptying your bank account.

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OpenAI signs deal to train on Condé Nast content, surface stories in ChatGPT

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI has inked a deal with Condé Nast — the publisher of storied outlets such as The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit and Wired — to surface stories from Condé Nast properties in OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT and its search prototype SearchGPT. The specific terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed. But in […]
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PayPal could challenge Apple Wallet in the EU

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Techme101

Though PayPal has not yet confirmed it will now develop a competing wallet thanks to new APIs, the company has hinted in that such a plan is in the works.
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