Monthly Archives: January 2023

Meta fined more than $400 million by Irish regulator over EU privacy breaches

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta over $400 million Wednesday after finding its Facebook and Instagram services breached EU privacy rules.

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Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant.

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Salesforce to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff and Cut Office Space

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

The software company plans to cut around 8,000 jobs as business slows for tech companies. “We hired too many people leading into this economic downturn,” Salesforce’s chief executive said.

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Samsung announces Galaxy A14 5G smartphone

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

Samsung detailed the new phone at CES 2023. It retails for a competitive $199.99 and features an upgraded camera and storage. The post Samsung announces Galaxy A14 5G smartphone appeared first on TechRepublic.

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DoorDash will now return your packages for you

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

DoorDash is launching a new ‘Package Pickup’ offering that lets users request a delivery person to pick up their prepaid package from their home and drop it off at a UPS, FedEx or USPS location. The company began piloting this … Continue reading →

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Formlabs inches towards mass manufacturing with high-volume 3D printing solutions

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

3D printing stalwart Formlabs today showed off a series of new solutions that enables its customers to dramatically increase their 3D printing output. The result is better large-scale manufacturing options, and a significant reduction in cost-per-part, given that machines don’t … Continue reading →

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Roku unveils its first-ever TVs designed and built by the company

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

Roku today is expanding its product line to include a range of smart TVs that are the first ever to be both designed and built by Roku itself. The Roku Select and Roku Plus Series TVs will be Roku-branded HD and 4K … Continue reading →

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Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

The performance of a mobile app can impact how customers perceive a brand. According to a survey from Dimensional Research sponsored by HP, 53% of app users who responded said they’ve uninstalled a mobile app with issues like lag, while … Continue reading →

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Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemic

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

Salesforce has announced that it’s cutting some 10% of its workforce, impacting more than 7,000 employees, while it will also shutter offices in “certain markets.” In a letter to employees and a corresponding filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission … Continue reading →

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Nowatch is a health-focused smartwatch without the watch part

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Techme101

Your health is all you’ve got, and you can’t change what you can’t measure, so it’s little wonder that health trackers are everywhere. The problem with a lot of them, however, is that in addition to measuring steps and heart … Continue reading →

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