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Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.

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Meta platforms ditching third party fact-checking in US

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook and Instagram will instead rely on “community notes” from its users, an approached pioneered by X.

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Apple urged to withdraw ‘out of control’ AI news alerts

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn.

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IVPN Review: Pricing, Features, Pros, and Cons

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Read our IVPN review to uncover its strong security features and privacy-first approach. Discover what sets it apart — but are there hidden drawbacks?

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CES 2025: AMD Introduces Radeon RX 9070 Series GPUs

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The next-generation GPUs will be available from a variety of manufacturers in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, AMD shows upcoming AI chips for mobile performance.

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UN aviation agency ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data 

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

ICAO says the incident was allegedly linked to a hacker ‘known for targeting international organizations’ © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Getty Images and Shutterstock to merge to form $3.7B stock photo giant

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The combined entity is expected to be valued at $3.7 billion based on yesterday’s closing share prices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Acer’s new gaming handheld is ridiculously large

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Acer unveiled two new gaming handhelds at CES 2025. The company clearly believes that bigger always means better, as it is pushing the physical limits of gaming handhelds with an enormous 10.95-inch display. Named the Nitro Blaze 11, the device … Continue reading →

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Meta drops fact-checking and loosens its content moderation rules

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, today announced a major overhaul in how it’s handling content moderation on its site, taking off some of the guardrails that it had put in place over the last several years in … Continue reading →

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NXP to buy automotive safety software firm TTTech Auto for $625M

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Dutch semiconductor giant NXP on Tuesday said it plans to acquire TTTech Auto, an Austrian company specializing in safety software for autonomous vehicles, in an all-cash transaction valued at $625 million. TTTech Auto spun out of TTTech Group in 2018, … Continue reading →

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