Tax season is back. So are the fake IRS emails, texts and other financial scams out for your refund

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The fake IRS emails and texts announcing tax refunds and credits are already on the way. It’s tax filing season, so beware of the onslaught of financial scams.

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German court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to support the study of systemic risks — such as to elections and other democratic processes. But the Elon Musk-owned company formerly known as Twitter has been blocking civil society […]
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Doximity shares pop 30% on revenue beat, rosy guidance

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The company built a digital platform for medical professionals that can help them carry out telehealth appointments with patients, find referrals and more.

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Affirm shares soar 16% on revenue beat, surprise profit during holiday period

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The buy now, pay later company topped Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter revenue forecast and posted a surprise profit amid a strong holiday shopping season.

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Cyber Attack Severity Rating System Established in UK

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The U.K.’s new cyberattack rating system ranks incidents from 1 to 5, but experts warn businesses must go beyond awareness and strengthen their defences.

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HPE begins notifying data breach victims after Russian government hack

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Hackers with Russian foreign intelligence were blamed for the breach, which also targeted Microsoft.
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PromptLayer is building tools to put non-techies in the driver’s seat of AI app development

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The GenAI boom of the last few years has unleashed a wave of startups promising to support the process of prompt engineering — i.e., coming up with instructions to precisely steer an AI chatbot to serve useful output. So think tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, which present the user with a blank field […]
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Pinterest shares rocket 19% on strong revenue and user growth

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Pinterest shares surged after topping Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates and showing robust user growth from a year ago.

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Softbank set to invest $40 billion in OpenAI at $260 billion valuation, sources say

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Part of the funding is expected to be used for Stargate, the joint venture between SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle announced by President Donald Trump.

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Pinterest lists DEI attacks as possible business risk in latest filing

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Pinterest listed the latest attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a possible business risk in its latest 10-K filing.  The company wrote in its filing to investors that if its efforts around DEI “are perceived as insufficient or overdone,” then it “may not be able to attract and retain talent” and that the company […]
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