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Ledger starts shipping its high-end hardware crypto wallet

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Techme101

Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has started shipping new wallets nearly 18 months after announcing the latest Ledger Stax devices. The updated wallet features an E-Ink display and has been designed in partnership … Continue reading →

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Tackling water shortages with ‘Star Wars’ tech

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Techme101

‘I thought why don’t we give it a try?’ said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

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‘Gaslit me so hard’ — Coffeezilla renews his assault on Rabbit R1 AI

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Techme101

YouTuber and investigator Coffeezilla has followed up on his initial blast aimed at the company responsible for the Rabbit R1 artificial intelligence (AI) device. The online personality, real name Stephen Findeisen, who often takes a deep dive into various influencer … Continue reading →

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Banish Google’s batty AI from searches with the ‘udm=14’ trick

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

For those alienated by Google’s new AI search, especially the fact it’s now the default option, with no means of turning it off, there are hacks or workarounds to get it off the page and get you back to browsing … Continue reading →

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Popular instant messaging service ICQ to shut down after 28 years

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

The iconic instant messaging platform ICQ has declared that it will cease operations permanently in June. A brief notice on its website reads, “ICQ will stop functioning from June 26,” offering no further details, and recommends VK Messenger as a … Continue reading →

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Dragon Quest 3 teaser surfaces, hinting at more during Summer Game Fest

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was announced three years ago, but publisher Square Enix has gone radio silent on the project ever since. Fans on Monday finally got proof-of-life for the game with a teaser post to X confirming the … Continue reading →

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Trump backs cryptocurrency, vows to make America its leader

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

In a recent social media post, former President Donald J. Trump expressed his support for the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry. He said: I am very positive and open minded to cryptocurrency companies and all things related to this new and burgeoning … Continue reading →

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Hackers attack banks’ computers with a spoofed version of Minesweeper game

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

Hackers are reportedly using malicious scripts within a spoofed version of Microsoft’s classic Minesweeper game to launch attacks on financial organizations in Europe and the U.S. Ukraine‘s cybersecurity teams, the Cyber Security Center of the National Bank of Ukraine (CSIRT-NBU) … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

Mr. Musk, who founded xAI last year, has said the business “still has a lot of catching up to do” as it looks to compete with well-funded companies like OpenAI.

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EU’s ChatGPT taskforce offers first look at detangling the AI chatbot’s privacy compliance

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Techme101

A data protection taskforce that’s spent over a year considering how the European Union’s data protection rulebook applies to OpenAI’s viral chatbot, ChatGPT, reported preliminary conclusions Friday. The top-line takeaway is that the working group of privacy enforcers remains undecided … Continue reading →

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