Monthly Archives: September 2023

Relativity Space leases historic test stand from NASA to boost Terran R development

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

Relativity Space is amping up its investment at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, with the company announcing today that it would lease a historic first stage test stand to advance the development of the Terran R launch vehicle. Per the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Relativity Space leases historic test stand from NASA to boost Terran R development

2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

The effort by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley is the latest move by lawmakers to catch up with the rapidly evolving technology.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on 2 Senators Propose Bipartisan Framework for A.I. Laws

Fourth Top FTX Executive Pleads Guilty Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

Ryan Salame, a former FTX executive, pleaded guilty to charges linked to the sweeping fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Fourth Top FTX Executive Pleads Guilty Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial

Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

Cruise nears approval to mass-produce robotaxis with no steering wheel, pedals

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said Thursday at an investor conference that the company is “just days away” from getting the green light to begin mass production of its purpose-built autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals. The National Highway … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Cruise nears approval to mass-produce robotaxis with no steering wheel, pedals

Artists sign open letter saying generative AI is good, actually

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

Artists are among the many groups who will feel the effects of AI over the next few years, but it’s not doom and gloom for everyone. A group of artists have organized an open letter to Congress, arguing that generative … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Artists sign open letter saying generative AI is good, actually

Apple fixes zero-day bugs used to plant Pegasus spyware

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

Apple released security updates on Thursday that patch two zero-day exploits — meaning hacking techniques that were unknown at the time Apple found out about them — used against a member of a civil society organization in Washington D.C., according … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Apple fixes zero-day bugs used to plant Pegasus spyware

FCC finally gets its 5th Commissioner in Anna Gomez

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

The FCC is whole again with the Senate’s confirmation of Anna Gomez as the agency’s 5th Commissioner, empowering it to take more and faster action regarding all matters regulatory in communication and, increasingly, space. Gomez was nominated to the seat … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on FCC finally gets its 5th Commissioner in Anna Gomez

Threads expands search to ‘most’ English and Spanish-speaking countries, including U.S.

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

A week after Instagram Threads announced it had begun testing a search feature in Australia and New Zealand, the feature is today expanding to “most” English and Spanish-speaking countries,, according to a post on Threads by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Threads expands search to ‘most’ English and Spanish-speaking countries, including U.S.

Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 2

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Techme101

The word on everybody’s lips was “AI,” but there was a number of startups trying to make trucking, and the larger logistics world, work better and faster.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 2