Ireland’s data regulator investigates X’s use of European user data to train Grok

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Ireland’s data regulator, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), said Friday that it has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the social media platform’s use of personal data collected from European users to train Grok. The DPC will investigate how X processes personal data “comprised” in publicly accessible posts by European users for the […]

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Hacked documents reveal guide to serving Elon Musk on private jets

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

A recent breach of Berkshire Hathaway-owned private jet company NetJets has revealed a guide for flight attendants serving Elon Musk, per a Bloomberg report. The memo offers an interesting glimpse into the personal preferences of the world’s richest man. Some of the preferences are surprising for the CEO of Tesla, a company dedicated to sustainability. […]

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Why Nest co-founder Matt Rogers is still bullish on HVAC

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Matt Rogers says Quilt is picking up where his old startup, Nest, left off.

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Where Were Big Tech’s CEOs on Tariffs?

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders refrained from making public statements while their companies collectively lost trillions. Their silence was both deafening and strategic.

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What’s Wrong With Apple?

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Even before the threat of President Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.

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How TikTok’s Parent, ByteDance, Became an A.I. Powerhouse

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

A set of popular apps helped China’s ByteDance develop a key component of advanced artificial intelligence: information on how a billion people use the internet.

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Dropbox Chief Customer Officer Eric Cox plans to step down, per filing

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Dropbox’s chief customer officer, Eric Cox, plans to step down, according to a document filed with the SEC on Friday. Cox will remain in his current role for “a period of time” to help with the transition, per the filing, and then will continue as a “non-executive” employee through mid-August. Dropbox didn’t immediately respond to […]

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With IPOs on hold even longer, tariffs spell trouble for private tech investors

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

The venture capital industry was already under a lot of pressure prior to the multitrillion-dollar stock market rout last week.

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Here’s how much a ‘Made in the USA’ iPhone would cost

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

The White House says President Trump believes Apple can make a U.S. iPhone, but there are many reasons why analysts say that’s likely not possible.

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Meta vs. the FTC: The blockbuster antitrust trial kicks off

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Techme101

Meta will face off against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Monday in an antitrust trial that could result in the company divesting Instagram and WhatsApp.

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