Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that’s touted as a “fully private” alternative to letting data-mining cloud giants crawl all over your personal information.   The AI assistant is designed to integrate with apps like email, calendar and […]
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Cloudsmith raises $23M to improve software supply chain security

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

The software supply chain is notoriously porous: a reported 81% of codebases contain high- or critical-risk open source vulnerabilities. A single vulnerability can have a far-reaching impact on the wider software supply chain, as evidenced by the likes of the Log4Shell exploit that saw millions of applications exposed to potential remote code execution hacks via […]
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Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Grounded. The Birds and Dogs of This Texas Town Are Grateful

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.

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Bitcoin jumps nearly $14,000 in three days on Trump’s crypto reserve announcement

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Cryptocurrencies rallied over the weekend after President Donald Trump teased new details about the highly anticipated strategic bitcoin reserve.

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Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

The reported directive from the defence secretary comes during an American push to end the war in Ukraine.

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How Candise Lin Became the Unofficial Ambassador of Chinese Internet Culture

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Long before TikTok refugees discovered Red Note, Candise Lin was giving Americans a portal into the wild, hilarious world of Chinese social media.

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Uber is piloting accounts for teenagers in India

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Uber has started testing its teenagers-focused service, Uber for Teens, in India.
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Google’s Gemini now lets you ask questions using videos and what’s on your screen

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, the company showed off a new “Screenshare” feature, which lets users share what’s on their phone’s screen with Gemini and […]
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Chinese EV startup Xpeng delivers over 30,000 cars for a fourth straight month

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese electric car company Xpeng delivered more than 30,000 cars for a fourth straight month in February, amid tepid growth in the market.

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TikTok investigated over use of children’s data

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Techme101

It will look into how the social media platform uses the data of 13 to 17-year-olds to recommend content.

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