Monthly Archives: June 2023

Reddit Revolts, MrBeast’s YouTube Empire and Peak Trust and Safety?

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Social platforms are entering a strange and uncertain future.

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Smaller VCs are having an impact on diverse investors and founders

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Smaller funds, those that have $50 million or less in assets under management, are helping to usher in a new wave of diversity within venture capital. And the reasons for this are simple. The latest crop of investors stems from … Continue reading →

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How to Live Well, Love AI, and Party Like a 6-Year-Old

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

WIRED cofounder Kevin Kelly believes tech ultimately bends towards good—you just might have to wait a while. For now, he’s got a book of life advice.

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Stack Overflow Didn’t Ask How Bad Its Gender Problem Is This Year

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

The coding hub’s 2022 survey found that 92 percent of its users were men. This time around it simply dropped the question.

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Feds catch another LockBit hacker, Justice Department announces

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

The Justice Department has arrested and charged a Russian national for his alleged role in multiple LockBit ransomware attacks against victims in the U.S. and around the world. According to a criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday, 20-year-old Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s $1.7B iRobot acquisition greenlighted by UK antitrust regulator

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has given the go-ahead to Amazon’s proposed billion-dollar iRobot acquisition, concluding that the deal “would not lead to competition concerns in the U.K.” Amazon first revealed plans to buy robot vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion … Continue reading →

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Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not backing down amid protests against API changes made by the platform. In interviews with The Verge, NBCNews, and NPR, Huffman defended business decisions made by the company to charge third-party apps saying API wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Grab PDF Converter Pro for 70% off now. The post Convert to PDF and from PDF easily with this tool appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Bill Gates meets with President Xi Jinping in Beijing

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Hot on the heels of Elon Musk’s visit to China earlier this month, the country welcomed another American tech billionaire. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met President Xi Jinping on Friday … Continue reading →

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Socar’s ride-hailing platform Tada adds to growing list of tech layoffs 

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Techme101

Seoul-based ride-hailing platform Tada, operated by Korean ride-sharing company Socar’s subsidiary VCNC, plans to let go of a portion of the company’s employees as part of a restructuring as it works to reduce costs, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.  Tada … Continue reading →

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