Academics accuse AI startups of co-opting peer review for publicity

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

There’s a controversy brewing over “AI-generated” studies submitted to this year’s ICLR, a long-running academic conference focused on AI. At least three AI labs — Sakana, Intology, and Autoscience — claim to have used AI to generate studies that were accepted to ICLR workshops. At conferences like ICLR, workshop organizers typically review studies for publication […]
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Meta’s potential exit from Delaware had governor worried enough to call special weekend meetings

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

As Delaware lawmakers debate a bill that could dramatically alter the state’s corporate law, Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have a lot at stake in the outcome.

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US paid music subscribers cross 100 million mark for the first time

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

The U.S. crossed the 100 million paid subscriber mark for music streaming services for the first time ever last year, as per a new report by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA). The subscriber number was up from 96.8 million in 2023, with year-on-year growth of roughly 3%. RIAA’s report said that these numbers […]
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Aletiq secures $6.5M for its SaaS tool focused on product lifecycle management

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

Aletiq has raised a €6 million funding round led by Point Nine a few months ago (around $6.5 million at current exchange rates). The French startup is announcing the founding round today. Aletiq has been developing product lifecycle management (PLM) software for manufacturing industrial companies working in aerospace, automotive, electronics, luxury and more. When you […]
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Tencent fourth-quarter profit surges 90% on gaming and advertising boost

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

Tencent on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter beat on top and bottom line driven by a surge in gaming and advertising revenue.

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Factorial snaps up $120M from General Catalyst to boost its HR sales and marketing

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

While Rippling and Deel duke it out in the field and in the courtroom alleging illegal sales and marketing tactics, here’s another way to boost business growth: pick up a massive sum of cash to expand your operations in those areas. Factorial, the Barcelona-based “unicorn” startup that provides an all-in-one HR platform in the cloud […]
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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.
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Google agrees to pay $28m over racial bias case

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

The settlement with thousands of people who have worked at the tech giant has received preliminary approval.

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Trump fires FTC commissioners, setting up a legal battle

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Techme101

President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, setting up a challenge to a 1935 Supreme Court precedent prohibiting the firing of FTC commissioners for reasons other than “good cause.” The White House terminated commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya earlier Tuesday, The New York Times reported. […]
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NASA astronauts return from long Space Station stay prompted by Boeing problems

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Techme101

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have returned to Earth after a nine-month stay on the International Space Station — a trip that lasted far longer than originally planned thanks to leaks and thruster problems on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they used to get there. Williams and Wilmore splashed down in the Gulf of […]
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