Monthly Archives: January 2023

Nucleus aims to simplify the process of managing microservices

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

An increasing number of organizations are adopting microservices, the loosely-coupled, independently-deployable services that together make up an app. According to a 2020 O’Reilly survey, 77% of organizations had adopted microservices as of then, with 29% reporting that they were migrating … Continue reading →

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Twitter Is a Megaphone for ‘Sudden Death’ Vaccine Conspiracies

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

By reinstating banned accounts and selling blue checks, Musk has supercharged “the most dangerous” Covid disinformation.

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Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law.

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How to use the Shared Folders feature in VirtualBox 7

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

If you deploy virtual machines with VirtualBox, you’ll want to take advantage of the shared folder feature. Find out how this is done in VirtualBox 7. The post How to use the Shared Folders feature in VirtualBox 7 appeared first … Continue reading →

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Tesla rolls into a pressure cooker, Paris mulls its scooter future, and the double SPAC arrives

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

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Paris to hold vote on shared scooters

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

This weekend, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien that Parisians will get to vote whether they want to ban free-floating electric scooters or not. As I explained last week, Dott, Lime and Tier, the three scooter companies currently … Continue reading →

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Twitter’s third-party client issue is seemingly a deliberate suspension

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

Last Friday, a ton of popular Twitter clients including Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Echofon were down. Users couldn’t log into their accounts or look at their timelines. At first, it looked like a bug in Twitter API, but radio silence from … Continue reading →

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Didi gets China approval to relaunch after 18-month security probe

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

Eighteen months after its app was suspended in China, ride hailing giant Didi made a comeback on Monday. The move came as China showed signs of easing up its sweeping regulatory clampdown on the internet sector over the past three … Continue reading →

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Kenyan fintech Kwara raises $3M seed extension, signs deal to reach over 4,000 credit unions

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitizing credit unions (saccos), more than doubled its client base last year, and its eyeing enormous growth in the coming years after raising a $3 million seed extension, and signing an exclusive digital solutions distribution agreement … Continue reading →

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Indian edtech giant Byju’s changes sales strategy in key revamp

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Techme101

Byju’s has made a key change in its sales strategy, moving away from a business practice that attracted the edtech giant criticism over the years. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, India’s most valuable, said on Monday its sales people no longer visit … Continue reading →

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