UK’s first smartphone video call via satellite made from Welsh mountain

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Vodafone says the tech could lead to the elimination of “not spots”, which cover an estimated 9% of the UK.

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Elon Musk claims Tesla will launch a self-driving service in Austin in June

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that his company will launch a paid ride-hailing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas this coming June, the latest in a long line of sky-high promises he has yet to meet about autonomy. Musk was unsurprisingly light on details. He said that there will be no people in the cars, […]
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Threads adds another 20M monthly users since December, reaching 320M

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Threads, Meta’s microblogging service, is growing at a fast pace as users gravitate to the app over rivals like X. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings presentation on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Threads now has 320 million monthly active users (MAUs), up from 300 million last month. The app had 275 million monthly active […]
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Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.

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IBM shares rise 8% on earnings beat

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

In a statement, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company has recorded $5 billion in bookings for its generative AI business.

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Microsoft brings a DeepSeek model to its cloud

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft’s close partner and collaborator, OpenAI, might be suggesting that DeepSeek stole its IP and violated its terms of service. But Microsoft still wants DeepSeek’s shiny new models on its cloud platform. Microsoft today announced that R1, DeepSeek’s so-called reasoning model, is available on Azure AI Foundry service, Microsoft’s platform that brings together a number […]
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Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC seeking $1B for new fund

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

8VC, a venture firm led by Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, is seeking nearly $1 billion for its sixth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Austin-based firm’s latest fund aims to raise nearly 14% more than its previous $880 million flagship vehicle, which closed in February 2023. TechCrunch has reached out to the firm for […]
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Amazon lays off ‘small number’ of employees in communications and sustainability units

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon laid off more than 27,000 in 2022 and 2023 and has continued making smaller cuts.

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DeepSeek might have a trademark problem in the U.S.

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has been accused of IP theft, faced privacy inquiries in Europe, and has been the target of an enormous cyberattack. Now, it appears the company has a new headache on its hands: a U.S. trademark conflict. On Tuesday, DeepSeek filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeking […]
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What DeepSeek, China, and Trump mean for Apple ahead of its Q1 earnings

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

These days, nothing is certain about the tech market or the world at large. Even NVIDIA’s seemingly bulletproof stock took a hammering on Monday, enduring a $589 billion market cap decline after China-based DeepSeek raised questions for investors about more efficient AI models. But Apple’s stock has remained steady ahead of its first quarter earnings […]
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