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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Cohere co-founder sees big AI opportunity in enterprise, happy to stay out of ChatGPT’s way

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Cohere on Thursday debuted its early access program for its AI agent platform called North, as it deepens its focus on the enterprise.

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Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017, Xocean … Continue reading →

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VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

VLC media player, the popular open-source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system. The new feature automatically generates real-time subtitles — which can then also be translated in many languages … Continue reading →

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Apple might be working on a new ‘Invites’ app

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The year has just begun, and Apple might already be in “Sherlocking” mode to create a new app for iOS called Invites. Details are still thin on what this app might look like, but it could potentially be a competitor … Continue reading →

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Flipkart taps Dunzo founder to lead quick commerce push

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Flipkart has hired Kabeer Biswas, co-founder of Indian delivery startup Dunzo, as the Walmart-owned e-commerce group expands its quick commerce business in the world’s most populous nation. Biswas will lead Flipkart’s quick commerce business, called Flipkart Minutes, a source familiar … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk agrees that we’ve exhausted AI training data

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk concurs with other AI experts that there’s little real-world data left to train AI models on. “We’ve now exhausted basically the cumulative sum of human knowledge …. in AI training,” Musk said during a live-streamed conversation with Stagwell … Continue reading →

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Microsoft confirms performance-based job cuts across departments

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft said it’s cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance.

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We talked to the guy who was stuck in a Waymo robotaxi on an dizzying loop

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

A month ago, a video circulated around social media of a Waymo robotaxi stuck in a roundabout loop – an isolated incident with no passengers in the vehicle, according to Waymo. Apparently, it wasn’t a one-time thing. Around the same … Continue reading →

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The U.S. has a new cybersecurity safety label for smart devices

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The White House this week announced a new label for internet-connected devices, the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, intended to help consumers make more-informed decisions about the cybersecurity of products they bring into their homes. To earn the U.S. Cyber Trust … Continue reading →

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