Monthly Archives: April 2024

Synchron opens human brain chip trial, challenging Elon Musk’s Neuralink in brain technology

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

Synchron Inc., a rival of Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant startup, has announced the launch of an online registry for patients interested in joining its trial. According to Reuters, the trial could include dozens of participants, with around 120 clinical … Continue reading →

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Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

After opening its developer API to select companies for testing in March, Meta’s Twitter/X competitor Threads is now introducing developer documentation and a sign-up sheet for interested parties ahead of the API’s public launch, planned for June. The new documentation … Continue reading →

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Eco-friendly startups are turning to treeless toilet paper

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

Toilet paper wipes out thousands of acres of Canadian forest each year, and demand for it is growing.

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Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

Using artificial intelligence, middle and high school students have fabricated explicit images of female classmates and shared the doctored pictures.

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TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

TikTok’s upcoming Instagram competitor app for sharing photos could be named TikTok Notes, according to screenshots posted by users. TikTok also confirmed the app was in development. Over the last few days, TikTok users have been getting pop-up notifications about … Continue reading →

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XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

Read about a supply chain attack that involves XZ Utils, a data compressor widely used in Linux systems, and learn how to protect from this threat.

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Now at the top of the App Store, The Eclipse App is a great companion for Monday’s solar eclipse

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

The app includes cloud cover forecasts, guides that pinpoint when totality will occur at your exact location, and information about local events, parks and viewing sites in your area. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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China tensions underline US investment in TSMC

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

The United States Department of Commerce Monday proposed investing as much as $6.6 billion to fund a third Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) fab in Arizona. The funding would arrive by way of the CHIPS and Science Act, in … Continue reading →

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Neurotech startup Neurovalens gets FDA clearance for non-invasive anxiety treatment

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

A 2019 rule-change by the US medical devices regulator aimed at encouraging innovations targeting insomnia and anxiety is bearing fruit: Neurovalens, a Belfast-based startup that’s been developing technology to deliver non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain and nervous system for … Continue reading →

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Google rolls out Gemini in Android Studio for coding assistance

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Techme101

Google continues rolling out Gemini to different products as today the company announced that Android Studio’s bot is getting upgraded with Gemini Pro. In May 2023, during the Google IO developer event, the company first introduced Studio Bot powered by … Continue reading →

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