Monthly Archives: December 2022

San Francisco rethinks policy on police using killer robots

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

San Francisco has hit pause on a policy that would allow police officers to use “killer robots” in certain situations that pose a threat to human life. The controversial plans were initially greenlighted last week by San Francisco’s board of … Continue reading →

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Telegram is auctioning phone numbers to let users sign up to the service without any SIM

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

After putting unique usernames on the auction on the TON blockchain, Telegram is now putting anonymous numbers up for bidding. These numbers could be used to sign up for Telegram without needing any SIM card. Just like the username auction, … Continue reading →

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LineVision and GE team up to fortify the electrical grid to handle more renewables

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

One of the biggest hurdles to decarbonizing the grid is getting electricity from point A to point B. But that’s often easier said than done. Today, nearly a terawatt of zero-carbon generating capacity is waiting to be hooked up to … Continue reading →

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Airbnb Is Running Riot in Small-Town America

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

The company sent cities scrambling to clamp down on short-term rentals. Now resort towns are feeling the pinch.

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ChatGPT’s Most Charming Trick Is Also Its Biggest Flaw

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

The articulate new chatbot has won over the internet and shown how engaging conversational AI can be—even when it makes stuff up.

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Nintendo lands Call of Duty in 10-year Microsoft deal

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

Microsoft says it has offered the same deal to Sony, with Call of Duty also continuing to appear on PCs.

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MarginEdge lands $45M to give restaurants real-time spend data

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

The global pandemic was tough on the restaurant industry, one that was already slow to adopt technology but then also had to quickly learn how to manage the back office and online orders or risk going out of business. As … Continue reading →

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Proton Drive end-to-end encrypted cloud storage arrives on mobile

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

Proton, the Swiss company behind a range of privacy-focused online services, has officially brought its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service to mobile. Founded in 2014, Proton was initially all about an encrypted Gmail alternative called Proton Mail, but in … Continue reading →

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African credit-led fintech Finclusion raises additional capital amidst rebrand

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

African credit-led neobank Finclusion Group has raised an additional $2 million in equity financing as it officially rebrands to Fin, the company said in a statement shared with TechCrunch.  The news follows a January announcement that the fintech, which uses … Continue reading →

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Autonomous and electric truck company Einride raises $500M in equity and debt

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Techme101

Einride today announced a $500 million tranche of financing as it looks to expand its autonomous and electric trucks into new markets globally. The cash injection constitutes an equity-based $200 million Series C portion from backers including Northzone, EQT Ventures, … Continue reading →

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