Flashes, a photo-sharing app for Bluesky, opens beta

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Flashes, an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network, is now opening its doors to beta testers. Announced just weeks ago, the app offers people a means of exiting Meta’s social networking empire for a more open alternative, while also attracting new users who may not have been interested in using Bluesky’s […]
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Roblox plummets 16% on disappointing bookings, daily active users miss

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Roblox shares plunged more than 16% after falling short of Wall Street’s bookings and daily active user estimates.

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Andreessen Horowitz Defends Hiring Daniel Penny

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger to death, was hired to join the firm’s American Dynamism investment team.

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Google Unwinds Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s DEI Orders

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

The Silicon Valley giant also said it was reviewing other diversity programs and initiatives and would update them if they seemed risky or ineffective.

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Spotify, Warner Music Group sign new deal to help deliver ‘further paid subscription tiers’

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Spotify and Warner Music Group (WMG) have unveiled a new multi-year agreement that covers both recorded music and music publishing, the companies announced on Thursday. WMG owns labels behind popular artists like Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and Ed Sheeran. The companies said in a press release that “the new deal will help deliver new fan experiences, […]
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Mistral releases its AI assistant on iOS and Android

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Mistral, the company sometimes considered Europe’s great hope for AI, is releasing several updates to its AI assistant, Le Chat. In addition to a major web interface upgrade, the company is releasing a mobile app on iOS and Android. As a reminder, Mistral develops its own large language models. The company’s flagship models, such as […]
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How to Lock Apps on iPad

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Set your iPad into kiosk mode and pass it around without worrying about someone opening other apps or accessing unwanted content through an accessibility feature called Guided Access.

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a16z stands by decision to hire Daniel Penny

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times.  The venture capital firm caused a stir earlier this week after it announced it would hire Penny, who was acquitted last year of choking a homeless man to death in the New York City […]
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OpenAI launches data residency in Europe

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI on Thursday launched data residency in Europe, allowing European organizations to meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the AI company’s products. Data residency refers to the physical location of an organization’s data, as well as the local laws and policy requirements imposed on that data. Most tech giants and cloud providers offer European […]
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Amazon set to pass Walmart in revenue for first time

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting Amazon to report revenue of $187 billion for its latest quarter on Thursday.

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