Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

If you want to relive Kendrick Lamar’s headline-making Super Bowl halftime show, Apple Music just dropped a replay of the performance in its surround sound-like Spatial Audio. Since Apple currently sponsors the Super Bowl halftime show, the company has permission to republish these musical spectacles — but this is better than just a YouTube video […]
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Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women’s History Month on March 1.

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Bird cuts 120 jobs as part of ‘strategic realignment’

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Bird, formerly MessageBird, has cut 120 jobs — roughly one-third of its workforce — as the startup plans to realign its global operations.
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OpenAI spoke to government officials about its DeepSeek probe

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says it has spoken to government officials about its ongoing investigation into DeepSeek. The ChatGPT-maker previously claimed to have evidence that DeepSeek trained its AI models using improperly obtained data from OpenAI’s API. During a Bloomberg TV interview on Monday, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, said the company has talked with government […]
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TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now encouraging Android device owners to sideload its video app onto their phones and tablets. The company announced in a Friday X […]
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Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Unknown attackers may have exploited a zero-day bug to access data on locked phones, according to Apple.
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Bluevine Business Checking Review: Features, Fees, and Benefits

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Read our comprehensive review of Bluevine Business Checking, covering features, fees, and benefits to see if it’s right for your business.

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Macron urges Europe to simplify its regulations to get back into the AI race

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

All eyes were on French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday at the end of the first day of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris after he announced a €109 billion investment package (around $112 billion at current exchange rates) in the French AI ecosystem. He reiterated this financial commitment from private partners willing to build […]
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Rivian opens commercial van sales to all businesses

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Rivian will sell its commercial electric vans to any U.S. business that wants one — more than a year since ending an exclusivity deal with backer Amazon. The company will sell two vans — the smaller 500 and the larger 700 — but buyers will have to be registered businesses, according to the company. That […]
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Australians Hit With One Cyber Attack Every Second in 2024

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Australia saw a record surge in cyber attacks in 2024, with data breaches escalating. Experts warn of rising risks as hackers may exploit AI-driven tactics.

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