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‘They wanted $4m’: Lessons for M&S from other cyber attacks

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Following the M&S incident, what is it like to be at the centre of the storm?

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Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Google’s AdSense advertising network started supporting ads inside users’ chats with some third-party AI chatbots earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. The company is rolling out the feature following tests with AI search startups iAsk and Liner, the report said, citing … Continue reading →

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Trump rewrites crypto rules in first 100 days, industry celebrates ‘180 pivot’ from Biden years

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office have ushered in a sweeping pro-crypto shift in Washington.

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Co-op cyber attack: Staff urged to keep cameras on in meetings

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Experts say the instruction suggests the company fears hackers could be lurking on calls.

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WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion people using it every month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during the company’s Q1 results conference call on Wednesday. Founded in 2009 and acquired by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014, WhatsApp remains … Continue reading →

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From tech pioneers to ‘extremists’: Belarusian founders face exile and statelessness

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

In 2013, Tatyana Marynich and Anastasiya Khamiankova opened the doors to Imaguru, a startup hub in Minsk, Belarus that would go on to launch some of Eastern Europe’s most prominent tech success stories. A decade later, they’ve been sentenced ‘in … Continue reading →

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Tesla shares fall on report that company’s board seeks new CEO to replace Elon Musk

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Shares of Tesla declined over 3% in overnight trading on Robinhood following the Wall Street Journal’s reports.

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Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s most capable new Phi 4 AI model rivals the performance of far larger systems

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft launched several new “open” AI models on Wednesday, the most capable of which is competitive with OpenAI’s o3-mini on at least one benchmark. All of the new pemissively licensed models — Phi 4 mini reasoning, Phi 4 reasoning, and … Continue reading →

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World partners with Tinder, Visa to bring its ID-verifying tech to more places

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Techme101

World, the biometric ID company best known for its eyeball-scanning Orb devices, on Wednesday announced several partnerships aimed at driving sign-ups and demonstrating the applications of its tech. World is partnering with Match Group, the dating app conglomerate, to verify … Continue reading →

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