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Figma, ignores the fear, files paperwork for an IPO

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Design software startup Figma announced Tuesday it has filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO. We won’t know more until that paperwork becomes public, which, best-case scenario would be in about a month. However, with the stock market in groundhog … Continue reading →

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Telli, a YC alum, raises pre-seed funding for its AI voice agents

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Former Y Combinator startup telli is helping companies alleviate the bottleneck that occurs when a high-volume of customers try to, for example, book appointments. Its AI voice agents kick in and handle basic operations while handing off more-complex processes to … Continue reading →

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UK AI Copyright Rules May Backfire, Causing Biased Models & Low Creator Returns

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Three policy experts explain why they think anything less than a complete text and data mining exemption in UK copyright law will result in ineffective AI models and hamper innovation in the country.

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Gartner’s 12 Emerging Tech Disruptors & Why ‘Technology Leaders Must Take Action Now’

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

A Gartner distinguished VP analyst offers TechRepublic readers advice about which early-stage technologies that will define the future of business systems to prioritize.

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For security, Android phones will now auto-reboot after three days

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

The update comes months after Apple pushed its own “inactivity reboot” feature.

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TikTok takes on Google Maps by surfacing reviews in the comments tab

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

As TikTok continues to build out its search experience, the social network is now surfacing reviews for select places right within the comments tab of a video. The new feature, which appears to be a test, eliminates the need to … Continue reading →

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OpenAI may ‘adjust’ its safeguards if rivals release ‘high-risk’ AI

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

In an update to its Preparedness Framework, the internal framework OpenAI uses to decide whether AI models are safe and what safeguards, if any, are needed during development and release, OpenAI said that it may “adjust” its requirements if a … Continue reading →

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India’s BluSmart swept up in Gensol investigation alleging misuse of EV loans

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

India’s market regulator launched a probe Tuesday into Gensol Engineering after finding alleged misuse of electric vehicle loans. BluSmart, a ride-hailing startup connected to Gensol that was once seen as an emerging Uber rival in the South Asian market, has … Continue reading →

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram from Facebook in 2018: FTC trial

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning out Instagram in 2018, according to an email presented Tuesday in the FTC’s antitrust trial against the company.

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OpenAI hires team behind GV-backed AI eval platform Context.ai

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Context.ai, a startup building evaluations and analytics for AI models, announced Tuesday that its co-founders will join OpenAI.  Context.ai plans to wind down its products following the acqui-hire, per a message on the company’s website. When reached for comment, OpenAI … Continue reading →

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