The Meta AI App Lets You ‘Discover’ People’s Bizarrely Personal Chats

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Launched in April, the Meta AI platform offers a “discover” feed that includes user queries containing medical, legal, and other seemingly sensitive information.

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After a string of successes, early-stage fund Felicis raises fresh $900M

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Lately, Felicis, like most VCs, has been all over AI. Its portfolio now includes, for example, Browser Use, Poolside, Runway, and Supabase.

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The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new standalone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. When you ask […]

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Bluesky backlash misses the point

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Not only is Bluesky more than just a Twitter/X alternative, it’s just one app in a wider social ecosystem built on open technology.

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AMD reveals next-generation AI chips with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

The MI400 chips will be able to be assembled into a full server rack called Helios.

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Google cloud and other internet services are reporting outages

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

A number of cloud services were suffering from outages on Thursday.

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Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering it with American Express credit card

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Coinbase on Thursday introduced its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express.

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Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla alleges that Zhongjie Li stole confidential trade secrets and used them to launch a robotics startup a week after he left Tesla.

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A lot of the internet is down right now

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

Large swaths of the internet went down on Thursday, affecting a range of services, from global cloud platform Cloudflare to popular apps like Spotify. It appears that a Google Cloud outage may be at the root of these other service disruptions. Google Cloud said it started investigating service issues affecting its customers at 11:46am PT. […]

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a16z-backed Infinite Machine shows off cheaper, modular electric scooter

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Techme101

The Olto is the newest entry into the always-churning market for electric two-wheelers, and it will cost $3,495.

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