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AI agents could birth the first one-person unicorn — but at what societal cost?

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

Thanks to the advent of cloud computing and distributed digital infrastructure, the one-person micro-enterprise is far from a novel concept. Cheap on-demand compute, remote collaboration, payment processing APIs, social media, and e-commerce marketplaces have all made it easier to “go … Continue reading →

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Singapore says U.S. firms should comply with export controls following DeepSeek chip questions

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

Questions have been raised over the provenance of the semiconductors used to build DeepSeek’s AI model, given U.S. export restrictions.

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India pledges fresh billion for startups

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

India announced a new $1.15 billion Fund of Funds for startups on Saturday while unveiling sweeping regulatory reforms and an ambitious nuclear energy program, as New Delhi seeks to boost tech innovation and clean energy in the world’s fifth-largest economy. … Continue reading →

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OpenAI used this subreddit to test AI persuasion

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI used the subreddit, r/ChangeMyView, to create a test for measuring the persuasive abilities of its AI reasoning models. The company revealed this in a system card – a document outlining how an AI system works – that was released … Continue reading →

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Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the ‘wrong side of history’ concerning open source

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

To cap off a day of product releases, OpenAI researchers, engineers, and executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, answered questions in a wide-ranging Reddit AMA on Friday. OpenAI the company finds itself in a bit of a precarious position. It’s … Continue reading →

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MLCommons and Hugging Face team up to release massive speech data set for AI research

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

MLCommons, a nonprofit AI safety working group, has teamed up with AI dev platform Hugging Face to release one of the world’s largest collections of public domain voice recordings for AI research. The data set, called Unsupervised People’s Speech, contains … Continue reading →

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‘Hundreds’ of companies are blocking DeepSeek over China data risks

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Some companies are blocking DeepSeek over concerns their data will end up with the Chinese government. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

People working for, or with, Elon Musk are reportedly taking over the inner workings of multiple government agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management and the Treasury Department. The Washington Post reported Friday that the highest-ranking career official at Treasury … Continue reading →

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Meta Said to Explore Moving Where It Is Incorporated

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

The owner of Facebook and Instagram is incorporated in Delaware, but is considering a change. Its corporate headquarters would remain in Silicon Valley, people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is trying to duck a deposition in an OpenAI copyright lawsuit

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is trying to avoid being deposed in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, according to new court filings. In response, lawyers for the plaintiff — the Authors Guild — have filed a motion to compel testimony from … Continue reading →

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