Google’s March Pixel Drop adds AI-powered scam detection and live location sharing with friends

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Google on Tuesday announced new software updates for the Pixel phones as part of its “Pixel Drop” program for March. Pixel Watches and all Android devices are also receiving some new features with this release. The most notable parts of the update include using AI to detect scams in messages and calls, better categorization in […]
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Samsung to launch its Apple Vision Pro rival headset this year

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Samsung showed off the headset, dubbed ‘Project Moohan’ this week, confirming that it will launch officially in 2025.

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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg talks succession — ‘I don’t want to pass it to a committee’

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Calls for WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg to step down from his leadership role have increased in recent months amid his controversial fight and legal battle with hosting company WP Engine. Mullenweg not only intends to stay, he’s also thinking about how he plans to manage succession planning. He doesn’t want to pass […]
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Cohere claims its new Aya Vision AI model is best-in-class

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Cohere for AI, AI startup Cohere’s nonprofit research lab, this week released a multimodal “open” AI model, Aya Vision, the lab claimed is best-in-class. Aya Vision can perform tasks like writing image captions, answering questions about photos, translating text, and generating summaries in 23 major languages. Cohere, which is also making Aya Vision available for […]
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Tech stocks are down 7% since Trump’s inauguration as trade war fuels uncertainty

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Tariffs may spike manufacturing costs for leading technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia that assemble and manufacture products outside the U.S.

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Hellblade 2 leads the way at Bafta Games Awards

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Astro Bot, Still Wakes the Deep and Thank Goodness You’re Here! complete a varied field this year.

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Optimize Your Workspace With This Monitor Riser’s 8-Port Hub for $130

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

This sleek aluminum riser offers multiple ports, additional storage space beneath it, and ergonomic comfort.

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What is a Payment Gateway? Definition, Function, and Benefits

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Learn what a payment gateway is and its role in processing customer payments.

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On a quest to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has created a woolly mouse

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Colossal Biosciences, known for its outlandish goal to resurrect the woolly mammoth by 2028, is claiming steady progress. It’s evidence: Genetically engineering mice to have mammoth-like fur. To engineer the woolly mouse, the company’s scientists found mouse versions of mammoth genes and then used CRISPR to edit mice embryos, Dr. Beth Shapiro, chief science officer […]
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OpenAI launches $50M grant program to help fund academic research

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI on Monday said it is supporting a new consortium called NextGenAI that would focus on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities. NextGenAI, whose 15 founding academic partners include Harvard, the University of Oxford and MIT, will be funded with $50 million in research grants, compute funding, and API access from OpenAI, the company said. […]
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