Monthly Archives: August 2023

FTX founder Bankman-Fried living on bread and water, lawyer says

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

A vegan diet requested by the FTX founder while he is in prison is not being provided, a judge was told.

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India’s Kombai raises $4.5M to simplify UI coding with AI

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

Kombai, a startup that aims to help front-end developers easily convert UI designs to code using AI, has emerged from stealth and announced a $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. In … Continue reading →

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Solar AI wants to make solar power more accessible in Southeast Asia

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

High energy prices are leading to a solar boom across the world, but in Singapore, many home owners are still hesitant to install solar panels because of the high cost, says Bolong Chew, the founder of Solar AI Technologies. The … Continue reading →

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MrBeast’s Olympics video is a geopolitical nightmare

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

MrBeast stumbled into the heated discourse of global affairs in his latest stunt. The billionaire creator inadvertently stoked generations of geopolitical tension in his latest YouTube video, in which participants from “every country on Earth” competed in “Squid Game”-like elimination … Continue reading →

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Amazon is seeing some employees quit instead of moving to a new state as part of relocation mandate

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

As Amazon tries to get employees back to the office, some staffers are being told to relocate to hubs in different states if they want to keep their jobs

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Gartner: How to Expand Your Value as CIO in 4 Ways

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Techme101

A Gartner analyst details how CIOs can deliver executive leadership and expand their responsibilities in four ways in the next era of digitalization.

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Microsoft Copilot Cheat Sheet: Complete Guide for 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Techme101

This comprehensive guide about Microsoft Copilot includes details about the AI product’s benefits, pricing, functional integrations and alternatives.

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ElevenLabs’ voice-generating tools launch out of beta

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Techme101

ElevenLabs, the viral AI-powered platform for creating synthetic voices, today launched its platform out of beta with support for more than 30 languages. Using a new AI model developed in-house, ElevenLabs says that its tools are now capable of automatically … Continue reading →

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Twitch starts testing a TikTok-like clips feed to boost discovery

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Techme101

Twitch’s previously-announced Discovery Feed is now out in the wild as a live test following the feature’s announcement back in July. The new feed will surface short clips from streams in a TikTok-like area within the Twitch app, giving offline … Continue reading →

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Generative AI: Cybersecurity Weapon, But Not Without Adaptable, Creative (Human) Thinkers

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Techme101

Cybersecurity expert Kayne McGladrey speaks about why AI cannot do what creative people can, and the important role of generative AI in SOCs.

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