Monthly Archives: July 2023

Chinese state media rebuke Mark Zuckerberg over reported plan to sell Quest headsets

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

The criticism comes after a report that Meta was exploring selling Quest headsets in China, despite Zuckerberg’s past criticism of Chinese industrial espionage.

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Twitter says rate limits were to help thwart bots, ‘small percentage’ of users currently affected

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Twitter owner Elon Musk announced the limits on Saturday, saying users would only be permitted to read a certain number of posts per day.

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What are Gallium and Germanium? China curbs exports of metals critical to chips and other tech

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

China is restricting exports of two metals — germanium and gallium — that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors.

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Judge Restricts Biden Officials from Contacting Tech Companies

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

The efforts of the Biden administration to combat misinformation and regulate content on social media platforms were dealt a significant blow when a federal judge in Louisiana issued a ruling restricting government officials from communicating or meeting with tech giants … Continue reading →

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To Build A.I. Technology, Start-Ups Turn to Bigger Rivals for Help

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Creating a new A.I. system requires lots of money and lots of computing power, which is controlled by the industry’s giants.

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As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products to help workplaces become more efficient and productive.

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Meta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare that won’t launch in EU yet

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Meta’s planned Twitter killer, Threads, isn’t yet publicly available but it already looks like a privacy nightmare. Information provided about the app’s privacy via mandatory disclosures required on iOS shows the app may collect highly sensitive information about users in … Continue reading →

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Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions. This means you can open Twitter links in a browser without an account. We at TechCrunch noticed that tweet previews are unfurling in Slack … Continue reading →

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CADDi raises $89M Series C to scale its B2B supply chain marketplace for manufacturing parts 

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

The pandemic has damaged the entire manufacturing supply chain, which is not likely to return to normal until at least 2024 due to a few challenges, including the ongoing U.S.-China tech battle. According to a recent survey by the Association … Continue reading →

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Adam Mosseri says Meta’s Threads app won’t have ActivityPub support at launch

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Techme101

Meta is set to launch its text-based Twitter rival Threads tomorrow. However, Meta briefly made the platform live on the web before pulling the links. During that time, users could already read posts from existing users on the web without … Continue reading →

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