Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The decision arises from a case Meta shareholders brought against Sandberg and another former Meta board member, Jeff Zients, late last year. The plaintiffs alleged that Sandberg and Zients used personal […]
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Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. Coinciding with the announcement of Stargate, OpenAI’s massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it “right of first refusal” […]
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, along with others, to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will begin with a large data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states. The companies expect to commit $100 […]
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How Meta Tried To Lure TikTok Users To Instagram

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

In the days before TikTok went dark, Meta released a flurry of new features and ran advertisements promoting itself as a comparable alternative.

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Stripe cuts 300 jobs in product, engineering and operations

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

Stripe has cut 300 jobs, or about 3.5% of its workforce, CNBC confirmed.

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Price Drop: Get Ready for the New Tax Year With H&R Block Tax Software, Now $40

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

This suite, which is now $39.99, helps you file your taxes online and maximize your tax deductions, with free in-person audits and access to 13,000 insightful articles.

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Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI’s CEO Alexandr Wang has five recommendations for President Trump to keep the US ahead of China on AI.
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Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

Amperesand’s technology replaces the iron cores that define old transformers with silicon carbide.
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Scaling Shopify Ecommerce Growth with Seamless Tax Compliance

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

Make scaling your Shopify store effortless. Learn how Avalara’s tax automation tools simplify compliance so you can focus on growing your ecommerce business.

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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes.

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