Samsung’s EX1 wearable robot is designed to improve mobility in older adults

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

I tend to be wary when consumer electronics corporations dip their toes into the world of robotics. The category offers an attention grabbing shorthand for companies attempting to bolster their future outlook. More often than not, the systems rolled out on-stage are little more than vaporware. Samsung has mostly played it close to the belt […]
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TikTok cuts about 60 jobs as January layoffs continue across tech industry

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

TikTok has laid off about 60 employees, though a spokesperson said anyone affected can apply for one of the 120 “similar roles” posted internally

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Core Scientific returns to Nasdaq as Wall Street shows renewed love for bitcoin mining

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific has completed the reorganization process and relisted its shares on the Nasdaq.

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Australian Organisations Struggling to Resolve Tensions Between Personalisation, Privacy

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Australian organisations are so focused on preventing data breaches that they’re unaware that the concern of most of their customers has more to do with privacy.

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Forta raises $55M to train parents to look after their autistic kids

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Forta Health aims to democratize access to healthcare by utilizing AI tools, including large language models, to empower caregivers and enhance clinical treatments.
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Lego Fortnite’s first big update squashes bugs and adds a launch pad

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Epic’s standalone survival crafting game saw its first update on Tuesday, smoothing out some of the new game’s rough edges and adding a flurry of quality of life improvements. We’ve covered Lego Fortnite since it launched last month, when the new title lured in 2.4 million simultaneous players. On the face of it the game […]
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X adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method than traditional passwords, which will become an option for U.S. users on iOS devices. The technology has been adopted by a number of apps as of late, including PayPal, TikTok, WhatsApp, and others. Today we’re excited to launch Passkeys as […]
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Riot Games cuts 530 jobs, shuts down publishing arm Riot Forge

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Riot Games is laying off about 530 employees, which represents 11% of its workforce, the Tencent-owned company announced on Monday. The League of Legends maker is also sunsetting its five-year-old publishing group, Riot Forge. Riot Games wrote two posts about the changes, addressing the affected employees in one and its players in another. The former […]
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Microsoft Says State-Sponsored Attackers Accessed Senior Leaders’ Emails

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

The Midnight Blizzard gang appears to have been looking for information about itself. See how organizations can protect their accounts from password spray attacks.

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Google’s search tweaks draw fire as EU self-preferencing ban looms

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Techme101

Changes to how Google displays search results in the European Union, which the tech giant is testing ahead of a ban on self-preferencing that kicks in March 7 under the ex ante competition reform, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), have drawn a furious reaction from online travel agency, eDreams Odigeo. Google’s tweaks to what it […]
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