Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe’s Digital Markets Act

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Y Combinator, one of the world’s most prolific startup accelerators, sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Trump Administration to openly support Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to crack open Big Tech’s market power. The DMA designates six tech companies as “gatekeepers” to the internet — Alphabet, Amazon, […]
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Oracle is reportedly a top choice for helping run TikTok

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new report has emerged, suggesting that Oracle is the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.S., according to The Information.  Sources including […]
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Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all. Her black T-shirt was emblazoned with black text stretching across the chest and sleeves, similar to the style of a T-shirt that the billionaire founder wore at an event last year. […]
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What’s Lost When the Human Drivers Are Gone?

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

This week on Uncanny Valley, we look ahead into a future where driverless cars are mainstream.

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UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

If Apple and Google don’t make it easier for users to discover third-party browsers, the companies will not have as much of a competitive need to improve Safari and Chrome.

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Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Rumman Chowdhury, a data scientist, nonprofit founder, and former director of Twitter’s machine ethics team, had strong words for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during an SXSW panel on Thursday. “When your funding is frozen and you don’t know if you’re gonna be fired, and there’s this, like, absolutely unhinged person […]
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Minimalist Light Phone III launches March 27

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Light, the maker of a minimalist phone designed to help consumers disconnect from smartphone distractions and social media, will launch its newest model, the Light Phone III, on March 27. This version of the device, like its older counterpart, offers a simple black-and-white display and necessary features like support for calls, texts, navigation, alarms, hotspots, […]
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Nvidia’s next chips are named after Vera Rubin, woman who discovered dark matter

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expected to reveal details about Rubin, the chipmaker’s next AI GPU, on Tuesday at the company’s annual GTC conference. 

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Achieving Cost Efficiency in Cloud Storage: The Role of Western Digital’s Hard Drive Portfolio

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

As data demands skyrocket, cloud providers face a financial crunch—discover how Western Digital’s cutting-edge hard drive technologies dramatically reduce TCO while delivering the capacity and performance needed for tomorrow’s storage challenges.

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FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.
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