Feds clear the way for robotaxis without steering wheels and pedals

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday proposed a new national framework that could make it easier for companies to deploy at scale autonomous vehicles without traditional manual driving controls – like steering wheels, pedals, and sideview mirrors.  The guidelines also require AV companies to share a whole lot more safety data with the […]
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Elon Musk endorses far-right Alternative for Germany party in upcoming election

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

While he gains power in the incoming Trump administration, Elon Musk is using his influence elsewhere, endorsing a far-right party in Germany.

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Top 8 Software Development Technologies to Consider in 2025

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

Discover the latest software development technologies shaping the industry today and for the year ahead.

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OpenAI Upgrades Its Smartest AI Model With Improved Reasoning Skills

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

A day after Google announced its first model capable of reasoning over problems, OpenAI has upped the stakes with an improved version of its own.

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Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

Chip company Nvidia gets the green light from the European Union to complete its acquisition of Run:ai. The EU came to a unanimous decision today that Nvidia could go ahead with its acquisition of Israeli GPU orchestration platform Run:ai, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The European Commission determined that if the merger went through other […]
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Google is expanding Gemini’s in-depth research mode to 40 languages

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

Google said Friday that the company is expanding Gemini’s latest in-depth research mode to 40 more languages. The company launched the in-depth research mode earlier this month, allowing Google One AI premium plan users to unlock an AI-powered research assistant of sorts. The in-depth function works in a multi-step method, from creating a research plan […]
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I Used AI to Do All of My Holiday Shopping

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

Chatbots aren’t very good at picking gifts, but that didn’t stop me from burning the planet in a quest for the perfect baking equipment.

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OpenAI announces new o3 model

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI announced a new o3 model on Friday. In a tweet ahead of its livestream, the company confirmed previous reports that it is skipping o2 due to copyright concerns, and is releasing early evals for the o3 model. It appears to be a successor to its o1 reasoning model. This story is developing…
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EU Approves NVIDIA Deal With Run:ai, Pushes for Apple Interoperability

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

GPU supplier NVIDIA announced its plans to purchase compute management platform Run:ai in April.

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Swizzle Fund raises $5M for inaugural fund addressing women’s health and wealth

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Techme101

There is a new venture fund in town. Swizzle Fund, founded by Jessica Kamada, former COO of the marketing agency Bamboo, has raised just a little more than $5 million for its Fund I, according to an SEC filing. There was no target raise amount.  The firm, which quietly opened in 2023, is an early-stage […]
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