How Musk manages his growing family: WSJ

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk says it’s his duty to “make new humans.” Now, a WSJ investigation suggests he may have fathered more than the 14 children already known, with sources claiming the real number could be significantly higher. The report also describes how Musk keeps those details under wraps. At the center of it all, per the […]

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Google receives cease and desist order from Japan’s antimonopoly watchdog over unfair practices

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

Japan’s antimonopoly watchdog has issued a cease and desist order against Google for unfair trade practices regarding search services for its Android devices.

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Grok gains a canvas-like tool for creating docs and apps

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has gained a canvas-like feature for editing and creating documents and basic apps. Called Grok Studio, the feature was announced on X late Tuesday. It’s available for both free and paying Grok users on Grok.com “Grok can now generate documents, code, reports, and browser games,” wrote […]

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Nvidia Says U.S. Will Restrict Sales of More of Its A.I. Chips to China

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

The restrictions are the first major limits the Trump administration has put on semiconductor sales outside the United States, toughening rules created by the Biden administration.

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At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

The Meta chief executive testified in a landmark antitrust trial that it was business as usual when he bought rival apps. He denied he was trying to snuff out competitors.

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Why Antitrust Breakups of Google and Meta Could Be Difficult

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

For the first time since the late 1990s Microsoft case, federal trials are weighing antitrust breakups, a tactic that harks back to Standard Oil.

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Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices, But Affordable Options Remain

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

Even if gadget prices surge, we have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year’s phone model instead of the latest and greatest.

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The Techno-Utopian Seasteaders Who Want to Colonize the Ocean

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some wealthy men are testing the waters.

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The perils of Trump’s chips strategy: the US will struggle to take on Asia

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Techme101

America is trying to create a chip industry through isolation and protectionism, when what allowed it to emerge in Asia is the opposite: collaboration

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Nvidia H20 chip exports hit with license requirement by US government

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Techme101

Semiconductor giant Nvidia is facing unexpected new U.S. export controls on its H20 chips. In a filing Tuesday, Nvidia said it was informed by the U.S. government that it will need a license to export its H20 AI chips to China. This license will be required indefinitely, according to the filing — the U.S. government […]

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