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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Facebook now lets creators get paid for views on stories

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook is rolling out the ability for creators to earn money for views on public stories. The new monetization option is available globally to creators who are part of the Facebook Content Monetization program. With this new monetization option, creators can earn money from content that they are already producing and sharing if they post […]
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Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Civil liberties campaigners have joined US politicians and the BBC in saying Friday’s hearing should not be secret.

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Who is Intel’s New CEO? 5 Key Things to Know About Lip-Bu Tan

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Lip-Bu Tan plans to make Intel a “world-class” products company and foundry, as well as delight customers.

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Apple’s Lockdown Mode is good for security — but its notifications are baffling

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Lockdown Mode is an “extreme protection” feature that’s good for at-risk users, but its notifications are increasingly confusing.
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Meghan Markle is launching a podcast about female founders

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Meghan Markle is launching a new podcast entitled “Confessions of a Female Founder,” which will hear the duchess talking about her entrepreneurial journey. It will also feature talks with other female founders about the reality of building a business, according to People magazine. The show will premiere April 8th on Lemonada Media and will have […]
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