Dapr’s microservices runtime now supports AI agents

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Back in 2019, Microsoft open-sourced Dapr, a new runtime for making building distributed microservice-based applications easier. At the time, nobody was talking about AI agents yet, but as it turns out, Dapr had some of the fundamental building blocks for supporting AI agents built-in from the outset. That’s because one of Dapr’s core features is […]
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Sakana claims its AI-generated paper passed peer review — but it’s a bit more nuanced than that

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Japanese startup Sakana said that its AI generated the first peer-reviewed scientific publication. But while the claim isn’t untrue, there are significant caveats to note. The debate swirling around AI and its role in the scientific process grows fiercer by the day. Many researchers don’t believe AI is quite ready to serve as a “co-scientist,” […]
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Google’s Gemini Robotics AI Model Reaches Into the Physical World

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Google has developed an AI model that gives humanoids and other robots more intelligence—and a tool designed to give them a moral compass too.

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Tesla bounces for second day after steepest drop since 2020

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

The electric vehicle company has shed more than 40% in market value since President Donald Trump took office.

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Garantex administrator arrested in India under extradition law

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov was arrested in India’s Kerala on Tuesday under the country’s extradition law.
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Why Onyx thinks its open source solution will win enterprise search

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Enterprises have troves of internal data and information that employees need to complete their tasks or answer questions for potential customers. But that doesn’t mean the right information is easy to find. Onyx wants to solve that problem through its internal enterprise search tool. There are other big names in the category, like Glean — […]
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Spotify says it paid nearly 1,500 artists $1 million or more in royalties for 2024 streams

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Spotify wrote in its annual Loud and Clear Report that nearly 1,500 artists generated over $1 million in royalties in 2024.

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Secret hearing on Friday in Apple and UK government data row

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

The BBC understands the dispute over accessing encrypted data is set to be heard at the High Court.

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Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

Google is replacing lead-acid battery backup units with lithium-ion cells, freeing up space for more servers.
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Project Europe, a new early stage fund, will back under-25s with $200K to build the next tech titan

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Techme101

A recurring theme in Europe’s tech world is that the region needs its own Google or Microsoft, and that in this day and age, to be more resilient and independent, it should, could and must build it. Now comes the launch of a new fund to support this initiative. Project Europe — a new fund […]
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