Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable.

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UK competition watchdog drops Microsoft-OpenAI probe

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Digital rights campaigners say it shows the regulator has given into Big Tech and been “defanged.”

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Apple Taking Legal Action Against UK Over Backdoor Demands

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Apple told TechRepublic it is “gravely disappointed” to remove Advanced Data Protection in the U.K., as it fights government demands for an iCloud backdoor.

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Former NSA official says federal worker cuts will have ‘devastating impact’ on cyber and national security

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Rob Joyce told lawmakers on Wednesday that cuts to federal probationary employees will have a “devastating impact” on U.S. national security. Joyce, who was the director of cybersecurity for the National Security Agency until retiring in 2024, was providing testimony to the U.S. House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, […]
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Ryan Breslow is back as CEO of fintech Bolt, after years of controversy

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Ryan Breslow is once again the CEO of Bolt, the fintech company told TechCrunch on Wednesday. Bolt shared a communication that recently went out to investors in which Breslow wrote that “following a challenging few years,” he had been reinstated as Bolt’s CEO with “unanimous approval” of the board of the one-click checkout company. Justin […]
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Amazon’s One Medical CEO stepping down after less than two years at helm

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Green was tapped to lead One Medical shortly after Amazon completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the company.

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Hyundai pairs up with Yandex spinoff Avride to develop robotaxis

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Hyundai Motor Company and Avride have agreed to jointly develop autonomous vehicles in a tie up that will deepen the relationship between the two companies. The deal will focus on autonomous vehicle technology designed for robotaxis. The two companies will also look into other use cases for the technology, including autonomous delivery services using Avride’s […]
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Justice Department charges Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to Treasury breach

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

The individuals are accused of hacking over 100 U.S. organizations over the course of a decade
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CrowdStrike slumps 10% on weak earnings outlook, overhang from outage costs

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

CrowdStrike shares dropped 10% after issuing weak earnings guidance and signaled ongoing pressure from its global IT outage in July.

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The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.

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