How China’s satellite megaprojects are challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Techme101

China’s Qianfan, Guo Wang and Honghu-3 projects have plans to put 38,000 low earth orbit satellites into space.

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The UK Now Has Its Own Illegal Rubberized Cybertruck on the Road

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Techme101

Following the Czech Cybertruck’s example, now there’s a rubber bumper-pimped Tesla truck attempting to be certified for use on British highways. This time, however, the chances of success look slim.

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AI Will Evolve Into an Organizational Strategy for All

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Techme101

Traditional hierarchies hold businesses back. Instead, teams need to combine human and artificial intelligence to succeed.

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Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration 

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Techme101

It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.

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Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Techme101

State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that  personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for […]
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GM ‘blindsides’ Cruise by giving up on robotaxis

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at GM’s decision to pull out of the robotaxi business, Google alluding to the existence of multiple universes, and how you can make some serious cash by getting an AI bot to fall in love with you. Let’s get into it. General Motors will no […]
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Meta asks California AG to block OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Techme101

Facebook’s parent company Meta is supporting Elon Musk’s effort to block OpenAI’s conversion from a non-profit company into a for-profit one. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Meta sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta arguing that allowing the shift would have “seismic implications for Silicon Valley.” And while the company asked […]
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Arlan Hamilton announces changes at Backstage Capital, will step into advisory role

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Techme101

Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, announced Friday that her role at the firm she started in 2015 will evolve.  “After 12 years of being deeply involved in the day-to-day operations, I’ve decided to transition into a chairperson and advisory position,” she wrote in a statement released online. She was previously a managing partner at […]
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Why Marc Andreessen was ‘very scared’ after meeting with the Biden administration about AI

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Techme101

What scared him most was what some said about the government’s role in AI, and what he described as a young staff who were “out for blood. ”
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Klarna’s CEO says it stopped hiring thanks to AI but still advertises many open positions

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Techme101

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski recently told Bloomberg TV that his company essentially stopped hiring a year ago and credited generative AI for enabling this massive workforce reduction. However, despite Siemiatkowski’s bullishness on AI, the company is not relying entirely on AI to replace human workers who leave, as open job listings — for more humans […]
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