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The TikTok ban is losing support among Americans, study says

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

Americans’ support for a TikTok ban is declining, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. This survey of over 5,000 U.S. adults found that just 34% of respondents supported banning the short form video app. When Pew ran … Continue reading →

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Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon continues to infuse AI into its shopping tools to encourage customers to make more purchases. The company announced on Wednesday a new feature called “Interests,” aimed at creating a more personalized and conversational search experience.  With the new feature, … Continue reading →

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Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

Kaspersky attributed the hacks to an espionage campaign targeting journalists and employees at educational institutions.

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Rivian spins out a new micromobility startup called Also with $105M from Eclipse

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

Before RJ Scaringe founded Rivian in 2009, he had micromobility on his mind. More than a decade later, his musings took root in a small skunkworks program inside Rivian that set out to answer one question: Could the company’s technology be … Continue reading →

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Who Knew $450 Could Get You a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar?

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

With 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, this MacBook Pro is ready to handle whatever your workday throws at it.

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AI’s coming to the classroom: Brisk raises $15M after a quick start in school

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

It’s virtually impossible today to determine when a student’s writing has been composed using ChatGPT or another GenAI tool, and it can be a nightmare to disprove incorrect accusations. An AI edtech startup called Brisk has built a tool that … Continue reading →

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U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

The export restrictions come at a time when tensions between Washington and Beijing have been rising with the Trump administration ratcheting up tariffs against China.

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Amazon is testing shopping, health assistants as it pushes deeper into generative AI

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

With CEO Andy Jassy pushing employees to build AI apps across the company, Amazon is testing new shopping and health assistants.

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Microsoft adds AI-powered deep research tools to Copilot

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft is introducing a “deep research” AI-powered tool in Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI chatbot app. There’s been a raft of deep research agents launched recently across chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. Powering them are so-called … Continue reading →

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Read the email Jack Dorsey sent when he cut 931 of Block’s staff

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Techme101

Block just laid off 931 employees. Read the email from its co-founder Jack Dorsey for more details on why.

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