Author Archives: Techme101

Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

Decentralized X alternative Mastodon adds support for quote posts, but with additional controls.

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Roblox Sued for Wrongful Death After Teenager’s Suicide

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox.

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‘Civil War’ Mentions Surge Online After Charlie Kirk Shooting

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

The term has increasingly been invoked on social media after major political moments, highlighting divisions among Americans.

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How an over-the-air update made Quilt’s heat pumps more powerful

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

Quilt’s software update unlocked an additional 20% heating and cooling capacity for all of its heat pumps, including those installed in customers’ homes.

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Apple delays release of iPhone Air in China due to pending approval of eSIM

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

The eSIM-only iPhone Air’s release is being delayed in China, likely due to regulatory issues around the approval of the embedded SIM.

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Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.

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A.I.’s Prophet of Doom Wants to Shut It All Down

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

Eliezer Yudkowsky has spent the past 20 years warning A.I. insiders of danger. Now, he’s making his case to the public.

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Mentions of ‘Civil War’ Surge Online After Charlie Kirk Shooting

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

The term has increasingly been invoked on social media after major political moments, highlighting divisions among Americans.

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Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

“There’s only so many things that you can do to redesign a glass rectangle in your pocket.”

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Nvidia and OpenAI to back major investment in UK AI infrastructure

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Techme101

The U.K., like other countries, is courting major U.S. AI players in a bid to boost its own national infrastructure.

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