Google launches stand-alone NotebookLM apps for Android and iOS

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

Google announced on Monday that it has officially released the NotebookLM apps for Android and iOS, a day before Google I/O 2025 and a day before the company said it would roll out. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google has now made the service […]

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Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

The Take It Down Act requires platforms to remove instances of “intimate visual depiction” within two days. Free speech advocates warn it could be weaponized to fuel censorship.

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Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn. 

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Google inks another massive solar power deal to electrify its data centers

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

The new deal covers solar and storage projects being developed in South Carolina by EnergyRe.

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DOGE Loses Battle to Take Over USIP—and Its $500 Million Headquarters

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

A federal judge called DOGE’s actions at the United States Institute of Peace “unlawful.”

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AMD strikes a deal to sell ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business for $3B

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

Semiconductor giant AMD followed through with its plan to spin out ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business. AMD announced on Monday that it was selling ZT Systems’ server-manufacturing business to electronic manufacturing services company Sanmina. The $3 billion deal is a mix of cash and stock: $2.25 billion in cash; a $300 million premium, including 50% cash […]

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Google launches standalone NotebookLM app for Android

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

Google has officially released the NotebookLM app for Android, a day before Google I/O 2025 and a day before the company said it would roll out. Since its launch in 2023, the AI-based note-taking and research assistant has only been accessible via desktop. Google has now made the service available on the go. The iOS app […]

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A Silicon Valley VC Says He Got the IDF Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire said in a webinar hosted by Israel’s Defense Ministry that he connected the IDF with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet far sooner than believed.

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UK weather forecast more accurate with Met Office supercomputer

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

Detailed weather forecasts and better predictions about the rain will soon be enjoyed in the UK.

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Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn. 

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