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UK probes how TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur protect child privacy

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

The U.K.’s privacy watchdog has launched investigations into three social media companies over how they go about protecting the privacy of children on their respective platforms. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today that it’s looking into how TikTok uses … Continue reading →

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Ramp secures $13 billion valuation in deal allowing employees, investors to sell shares

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public. 

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What Is a Bank Failure & How To Protect Your Business

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Understanding the risks of bank failure, its impact on small businesses, and proactive steps to safeguard your financial stability.

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Get Lifetime Access to Microsoft Office 2021 for Just $55

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Whether you’re starting a new business venture and need Microsoft Office’s help or you just want to get better organized in your personal life, it’s a good time to take advantage of this limited-time deal.

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T-Mobile and Perplexity announce new ‘AI phone’ priced at under $1K

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

It was inevitable that this year at MWC in Barcelona, at least one carrier would announce a major effort at building a smartphone with a top AI company. And here it is: T-Mobile, the mobile telco owned by Deutsche Telekom … Continue reading →

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Stability AI optimized its audio generation model to run on Arm chips

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

AI startup Stability AI has teamed up with chipmaker Arm to bring Stability’s Stable Audio Open, an AI model that can generate audio including sound effects, to mobile devices running Arm chips. While a number of AI-powered apps can generate … Continue reading →

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Amazon to bring palm-scanning tech to NYU Langone Health facilities

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

NYU Langone Health patients will be able to check in for appointments using Amazon’s palm-scanning technology.

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Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that’s touted as a “fully private” alternative to letting data-mining cloud giants crawl all over your personal … Continue reading →

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Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

The software supply chain is notoriously porous: a reported 81% of codebases contain high- or critical-risk open source vulnerabilities. A single vulnerability can have a far-reaching impact on the wider software supply chain, as evidenced by the likes of the … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Grounded. The Birds and Dogs of This Texas Town Are Grateful

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.

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