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PC shipments increased in first quarter as companies braced for tariffs

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Personal computer shipments rose in the first quarter of 2025 as companies sped up deliveries to gear up for incoming tariffs.

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New IBM z17 Mainframe Will ‘Redefine AI at Scale’

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

The new IBM z17 mainframe features AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations.

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OpenAI launches program to design new ‘domain-specific’ AI benchmarks

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI, like many AI labs, thinks AI benchmarks are broken. It says it wants to fix them through a new program. Called the OpenAI Pioneers Program, the program will focus on creating evaluations for AI models that “set the bar … Continue reading →

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Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new, very expensive subscription plan for its AI chatbot Claude: Max. An answer to OpenAI’s $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro tier, Max comes with higher usage limits than Anthropic’s $20-per-month Claude Pro subscription, as … Continue reading →

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How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts.

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Stanford’s 2025 AI Index Reveals an Industry at a Crossroads

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index shows an industry in flux, with models increasing in complexity but public perception still sometimes negative.

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Kalshi CEO: ‘State law doesn’t really apply’ to us

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Last week, prediction market startup Kalshi sued New Jersey and Nevada after they tried to shut down its recently launched sports trading operation. In the lawsuit, Kalshi claimed that, since they’re a federally regulated platform, state gaming commissions don’t have … Continue reading →

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MIT study finds that AI doesn’t, in fact, have values

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

A study went viral several months ago for implying that, as AI becomes increasingly sophisticated, it develops “value systems” — systems that lead it to, for example, prioritize its own well-being over humans. A more recent paper out of MIT … Continue reading →

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Apple bounces 3% after worst losing streak since 2000

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Apple shares rallied more than 3% Tuesday after the iPhone maker posted its worst four-day stretch in more than two decades.

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US may fine TSMC $1B over chip allegedly used in Huawei AI processor 

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S. export control investigation related to a chip it made that was used in a Huawei AI processor, according to a … Continue reading →

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