How an AI written book shows why the tech ‘terrifies’ creatives

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

The BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman is given an AI-made book that claims it was written by her.

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Samsung fourth-quarter profit misses estimates, falls sharply from previous quarter

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Samsung Electronics reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and operating profit, though the latter dropped by nearly a third from the previous quarter.

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Cook points to ‘fiscal stimulus’ after Apple suffers steepest China sales decline in a year

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

China is “the most competitive market in the world,” Cook told analysts on Thursday.

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Intel has already received $2.2B in federal grants for chip production

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has already received $2.2 billion in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, the company shared during its Thursday earnings call. Dave Zinsner, Intel’s co-interim CEO, executive vice president, and CFO, said the Silicon Valley-based company received the first tranche of $1.1 billion […]
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Instagram tests Reels pause feature as TikTok remains in limbo

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is testing a pause feature with a small group of users on Instagram Reels.

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Microsoft Reveals New Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 With Intel Chips

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

The Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 PCs for business include Copilot+ AI features.

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Pentagon scrambles to block DeepSeek after employees connect to Chinese servers

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

The Pentagon is rushing to block DeepSeek on its network after some employees used the service, which stores data in China.
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Apple tops 1 billion subscriptions, nearly $100 billion in services revenue in 2024

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Techme101

Apple’s iPhone sales may be down, but the company’s Services division, which includes the App Store, iCloud, Music, TV+, and other subscriptions, is still soaring. The Cupertino-based tech giant reported Thursday its Services business had an all-time revenue high of $26.3 billion for the quarter ended December 28, up 14% year-over-year. Services generated nearly $100 […]
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Apple’s gross margin hits record as services business keeps growing

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

As services become a bigger part of Apple’s business, the company continues to deliver higher profit margins for investors.

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Google quietly announces its next flagship AI model

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Google has quietly announced the launch of its next-gen flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, in a changelog for the company’s Gemini chatbot app. The launch of Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, the successor the Gemini 1.5 Pro model Google launched last February, comes as the tech world remains fixated on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. […]
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