Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta AI to develop defense chatbot

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Chinese research scientists linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of China’s ruling party, reportedly used “open” AI from Meta to develop a tool for defense applications. According to Reuters, Chinese researchers, including two affiliated with a PLA R&D group, used Meta’s Llama 2 AI model to create a military-focused chatbot. The […]
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Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Instagram on Friday announced an update to DMs, its direct messages inbox, which will improve the experience for those who receive a lot of inbound messages, like creators and influencers. Now, the app is introducing tools that will allow users to sort and filter their “message requests” — meaning those messages that don’t arrive in […]
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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that’s focused on helping people buy homes

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Buying a home has always been complicated. You have to figure out how much money to put down and how that down payment will affect a monthly mortgage bill. Then there are the closing costs and fees. Kevin Bennett launched Further to try to help make the financial process easier to navigate — especially for first-time […]
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Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Following comments on Google’s earnings call about continuing cuts, employees wanted answers at the company’s latest all-hands meeting.

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Australian Companies Shift Tech Spend Focus from Innovation to Growth

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Australian companies are tightening tech spending, prioritizing growth over innovation. Discover insights from the 2024 Datacom Annual Cloud Report.

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How to build a company that can save the world and generate a profit

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

For startups that hope to save the world, or at least make it a better place, balancing impact with profit can be tricky.
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Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Unscrupulous online operators are spreading toxic lies to push bitcoin scams and sell MAGA shirts to Facebook users in the run-up to the US presidential election.

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Got Big Ideas? Launch Them with the Help of This $25 Bundle.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Courses for aspiring entrepreneurs and social enterprises to guide you from great ideas to business success.

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Higher taxes will make it harder for Britain to build ‘the next Nvidia,’ tech execs say

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Startup founders and investors slammed capital gains tax hikes in the U.K., saying it would make it harder for the country to succeed as a global tech hub.

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Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Techme101

Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s largest phone market. The Indonesian Ministry of Industry said Google’s phones cannot be traded until they comply with rules requiring 40% local content in smartphones sold in Indonesia. Google must obtain […]
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