Author Archives: Techme101

What’s Updog? Datadog’s new tool tells you which apps are down

Cloud monitoring platform Datadog launched Updog, a web dashboard that shows the live health status of various SaaS APIs.

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Rivian spinoff Also reveals a high-end modular e-bike for $4,500

The first in a lineup of new vehicles from Also, which started as a skunkworks project inside of Rivian a few years ago.

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This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D

Open source language models are crucial to AI innovation. Can open robotics models do the same for physical machines?

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Big tech’s AI acquisition frenzy isn’t always the payday young startup workers dreamed about

As big tech companies like Meta acquire AI startups, many employees are not receiving the cash-out riches they dreamed about, but a layoff instead.

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Country music star Martina McBride’s warning on ‘terrifying’ AI deepfake scam threat to artists and fans

Artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes are threatening the livelihoods of musicians and creating scams that harm fans.

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Tesla set to report third-quarter results after the bell

Tesla has returned to favor on Wall Street after a brutal start to the year.

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Trump White House East Wing ballroom project got $22M boost from YouTube legal settlement

President Trump has said he and donors will cover the costs of the White House East Wing ballroom, but it is not clear who all the contributors are.

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Google’s Quantum Computer Makes a Big Technical Leap

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer.

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Reddit Accuses ‘Data Scraper’ Companies of Theft

In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google’s search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.

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Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie 

The facial verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie.

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