Google confirms it’s restricting Gemini election queries globally

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

If you want to ask Google’s AI chatbot a question about an upcoming election, you will have to do it from a country where there are no elections taking place. TechCrunch has learned that the search giant has started to restrict queries made Gemini when they relate to elections, in any market globally where elections […]
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New startup from Postgres creator puts the database at heart of software stack

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

MIT professor Mike Stonebreaker has been at the forefront of database technology for over 50 years. The former Turing Award winner invented the Ingres and Postgres databases and helped launch a number of companies including Streambase Systems (acquired by Tibco in 2013), VoltDB, Tamr and SciDB. Now 80, he knows a thing or two about […]
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Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appear to be already embracing the technology.

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Peak XV to launch perpetual fund backed by own partners, other leaders

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

Peak XV is creating an “evergreen” fund bankrolled by its investment partners and extended team, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the venture firm seeks to become a significant LP in the firm’s future vehicles and explore investment in different asset classes. The most influential investor in India and Southeast Asia revealed […]
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This Excel, VBA and Data Science Training is Only $50

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

Learn how to use data to your advantage in business with The Complete Excel, VBA, and Data Science Certification Training Bundle.

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Bear Robotics, a robot waiter startup, just picked up $60M from LG

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

LG Electronics may no longer be a household name in smartphones, but it still sees a big future in gadgets like robots. Today, the company confirmed a $60 million investment in Bear Robotics, the California startup that makes artificial intelligence-powered server robots for restaurants and other venues — autonomous tray towers on wheels that are […]
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Slow progress tackling UK ‘e-waste tsunami’ – MPs

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

The Environment Audit Committee is “disappointed” with the government’s efforts to deal with the issue.

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Applied Intuition lands $6 billion valuation for AI-powered autonomous vehicle software

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

Autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has raised $250 million in a round that values the startup at $6 billion, as it pushes to bring more artificial intelligence to the automotive, defense, construction and agriculture sectors. The eye-popping funding round is the latest example of investor fervor for AI. Applied Intuition appears to have nailed […]
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From AI assistants to Big Tech breakup: World Wide Web inventor’s top predictions as it turns 35

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

As the World Wide Web turns 35, its inventor Tim Berners-Lee has some bold ideas about what it will look like 35 years into the future.

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French startup Nijta hopes to protect voice privacy in AI use cases

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Techme101

France-based startup Nijta, whose flagship product Voice Harbor anonimizes voices for AI, raised €2 million in funding from various sources, including deep tech VC fund Elaia.
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