Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.

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ChatGPT’s newest feature lets user assign it traits like ‘chatty’ and ‘Gen Z’

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI is introducing a new way for users to customize their interactions with ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot. Some users on X on Thursday reported that ChatGPT’s existing custom instructions menu on the web has been revamped with new fields. Now, users can specify a preferred name or nickname, their profession, other things they’d like […]
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Autonomous vehicles are having a moment and other vibes from CES 2025

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Hey hey, it’s a new year! I’ve missed you these past two weeks. But I’m back, and in Las Vegas for CES 2025. As always, announcements from […]
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CES 2025: Where have all the US automakers gone? 

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The old chestnut passed around by industry watchers for the past decade was that CES — one of the world’s largest consumer tech trade events — had turned into an auto show. Maybe even the most important auto show of the year. And there was ample evidence of that. GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra […]
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Google folds more AI teams into DeepMind to ‘accelerate the research to developer pipeline’

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is further streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools. On Thursday, Logan Kilpatrick, who leads product for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, said in a post on X that Google’s AI Studio team and the team developing the API for […]
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How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.

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Elon Musk promotes far-right Alternative for Germany candidate, hosts discussion on X

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk used his social network X to promote Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, hosting a discussion with the party leader Alice Weidel.

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What’s Next for Open Source Software Security in 2025?

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Hidden dependencies, social engineering attacks, and the complexity of foundation models can all contribute tothe insecure use of open-source software in 2025.

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Scale AI hit by its second employee wage lawsuit in less than a month

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI just got hit by another lawsuit alleging widespread wage violations and misclassification of its workers.
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Demystifying the Department of Government Efficiency

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

This week we break down the new government committee being led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

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