Apple Fights UK Over Encryption Backdoors as US Officials Warn of Privacy Violations

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

The British side reportedly said they would have to produce warrants for each individual data access request, so they will always have to be made as part of an investigation into serious crime.

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Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

Google will replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini later this year, the company announced on Friday. Google said in a blog post that it’ll upgrade more users from Google Assistant to Gemini “over the coming months.” Later this year, Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices or available from app […]
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‘Open’ model licenses often carry concerning restrictions

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

This week, Google released a family of open AI models, Gemma 3, that quickly garnered praise for their impressive efficiency. But as a number of developers lamented on X, Gemma 3’s license makes commercial use of the models a risky proposition. It’s not a problem unique to Gemma 3. Companies like Meta also apply custom, […]
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AT&T technician Mark Klein, who exposed secret NSA spying, dies

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

Klein, a former AT&T technician turned whistleblower, exposed mass surveillance by the U.S. government in 2006.
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Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the GPS glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AI, which is building a low-cost GPS alternative, says that’s because the current technology is limited by its reliance on satellite positioning.  Tern AI says it has figured out how to locate […]
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David Sacks sold $200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking White House job, ethics memo says

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

The White House memo revealed that AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks divested over $200 million in digital asset-related investments.

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Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

The BBC – along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians – argue the case should be heard in public.

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How ‘The Electric State’ team created a world of unlikely robots

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

The new Netflix movie “The Electric State” depicts a world full of robots — but not robots as we know them. Directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo (who previously helmed two Avengers blockbusters, “Infinity War” and “Endgame”) for a reported budget of $320 million, “The Electric State” takes place in an alternate version of […]
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Meta Tries to Bury a Tell-All Book

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

Mark Zuckerberg might be in his post-fact-checking-era. But that hasn’t stopped Meta from going after the author of Careless People.

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Shares of DocuSign surge 14% on strong earnings, AI boost

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Techme101

CEO Allan Thygesen said the company has “started to turn the corner on the core business.”

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