Tesla owners are trading in their EVs at record levels, Edmunds says

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Techme101

Data from Edmunds shows that Tesla owners have been trading in their vehicles at record levels since CEO Elon Musk joined Trump’s White House.

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GTC felt more bullish than ever, but Nvidia’s challenges are piling up

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia took San Jose by storm this year, with a record-breaking 25,000 attendees flocking to the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding downtown buildings. Many workshops, talks, and panels were so packed that people had to lean against walls or sit on the floor — and suffer the wrath of organizers shouting commands to get […]

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Apple faces lawsuit over Apple Intelligence delays

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

Apple has been sued in federal court over what plaintiffs allege is false advertising of several Apple Intelligence features. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, the suit seeks class-action status and damages on behalf of those who purchased Apple Intelligence-capable iPhones and other devices. Plaintiffs claim that device owners haven’t received the […]
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Have Some Spare Cash? You’ll Need it for OpenAI’s New API

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

The o1-pro API costs $150 for 1 million input tokens and $600 for 1 million output tokens, much more than GPT-4.5.

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Federal judge blocks DOGE’s access to Social Security Administration’s banks of personal information

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

The order accused DOGE of engaging in a “fishing expedition” at the federal agency.
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Apple is reportedly losing $1B per year on its streaming service

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is losing more than $1 billion per year on its streaming service, Apple TV+, according to a new report from The Information. Apple TV+ is the only service in Apple’s portfolio that isn’t profitable, the report reveals. The company has spent around $5 billion on content each year since the streaming service launched in […]
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Micron shares jump on earnings beat, rosy guidance as data center revenue triples

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

Micron shares rose in extended trading Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected results and issued guidance that topped estimates.

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A high schooler built a website that lets you challenge AI models to a Minecraft build-off

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

As conventional AI benchmarking techniques prove inadequate, AI builders are turning to more creative ways to assess the capabilities of generative AI models. For one group of developers, that’s Minecraft, the Microsoft-owned sandbox-building game. The website Minecraft Benchmark (or MC-Bench) was developed collaboratively to pit AI models against each other in head-to-head challenges to respond […]
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North Korea launches new unit with a focus on AI hacking, per report

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

North Korea is reportedly launching a new cybersecurity unit called Research Center 227 within its intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB).
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Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and American private equity firm ECP make $25 billion bet on powering U.S. data centers

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Techme101

The UAE has worked to strengthen ties with the U.S. on AI, and is seeking greater access to American technology in order to build its own infrastructure.

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