Why Amazon sellers and retailers are flocking to TikTok Shop despite looming U.S. ban

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

Despite a looming ban, TikTok is making inroads in e-commerce, poaching both talent and sellers from Amazon.

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Ex-NBA athlete Omri Casspi launches $60M fund targeting cybersecurity, cloud infra and AI

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

Former NBA athlete Omri Casspi has raised $60 million for his latest venture fund, Swish Ventures, which will invest in early-stage cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and AI startups. The fund plans to back 10 companies, and will invest $5 million to $7 million per deal. Swish Ventures is Casspi’s second fund following the launch of Sheva […]
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Retail outages drag into second week after Blue Yonder ransomware attack

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

A ransomware attack on supply chain software giant Blue Yonder continues to cause disruption to the company’s customers, almost two weeks after the outage first began. In a brief update to its cybersecurity incident page on Sunday, Arizona-based Blue Yonder said it is making “good progress” in its recovery from the attack, which hit its […]
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This Website Shows How Much Google’s AI Can Glean From Your Photos

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

A photo sharing startup founded by an ex-Google engineer found a clever way to turn Google’s tech against itself.

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Your Data, Always Within Reach – 2TB of Lifetime Cloud Storage Is $70

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

Say goodbye to recurring fees and complicated systems with FileJump’s straightforward and secure cloud storage platform—with lifetime access to your files.

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The Browser Company teases Dia, its new AI browser

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

The Browser Company, the company behind Arc Browser for both desktop and mobile, teased its new web browser Monday called Dia — and this time, it focuses on AI tools. In the last few years, the startup launched Arc on Mac and Windows and Arc Search on iOS and Android, but the company is beginning work […]
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The US Just Made It Way Harder for China to Build Its Own AI Chips

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of new export controls that will make it harder for Chinese companies like Huawei and ByteDance to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

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Prosus expects 5 IPOs from its Indian portfolio in next 18 months

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

Prosus anticipates as many as five potential IPOs from its Indian portfolio over the next 18 months, signalling growing momentum in the world’s second-largest internet market. The Dutch investment group on Monday named payments giant PayU, e-commerce startup Meesho, and online jewelry seller Bluestone among the startups that are preparing for an IPO. TechCrunch reported […]
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‘Brain rot’ wins as Oxford’s word of the year

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the term ‘brain rot’ is defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state” as it relates to overdosing on online content without much of a narrative — like TikTok videos. Brain rot is also the outfit’s so-called word of […]
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AWS opens physical outlets that let customers upload their data

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Techme101

At its re:Invent 2024 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon on Sunday announced a somewhat unusual new service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers: Data Transfer Terminal, a set of physical locations where customers can plug in their storage devices to upload data to the AWS cloud. So how’s it work, exactly? From the AWS management […]
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