Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will have 1.3M GPUs for AI by year-end

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company plans to significantly up its capital expenditures this year as it aims to keep pace with rivals in the cutthroat AI space. In a Facebook post Friday, Zuckerberg said that Meta expects to spend $60 billion-$80 billion on capex in 2025, primarily on data centers and growing […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will have 1.3M GPUs for AI by year-end

OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly doesn’t have the money it needs

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Stargate — the massive infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S. — lacks a fully developed plan and hasn’t secured funding yet, according to a report from the Financial Times. Backed by OpenAI, SoftBank, Middle East AI fund MGX, and others, Stargate would funnel around $100 billion — and upward of […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on OpenAI’s Stargate project reportedly doesn’t have the money it needs

Apple admits next-gen CarPlay is late, but still in development

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Though Apple rarely misses self-imposed deadlines, it’s done so with the next-generation CarPlay. The company originally teased the update back in 2022. With this new version, CarPlay will integrate seamlessly with the instrument cluster to provide information on speed, climate control, and other car data. Apple had promised an initial rollout for a limit set […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Apple admits next-gen CarPlay is late, but still in development

How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

An AI lab out of China has ignited panic in Silicon Valley after releasing impressive AI models more cheaply and with less-powerful chips than U.S. AI giants.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance

Clampdown on fake Google reviews announced

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Businesses which boost their star ratings will have warnings attached to them – fake reviewers will be banned.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Clampdown on fake Google reviews announced

Upgrade to the 16″ MacBook Pro and Save 77%

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Save big on Apple’s powerhouse pro-level laptop — 16GB RAM, 512GB, Touch Bar and ID, and Core i7 performance.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Upgrade to the 16″ MacBook Pro and Save 77%

Trump crypto plans have Wall Street CEOs ready to jump into digital assets

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Top Wall Street banks say they’re ready to get more active in crypto if the Trump administration rolls out favorable policies.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Trump crypto plans have Wall Street CEOs ready to jump into digital assets

LG Electronics takes majority stake in Bear Robotics, reportedly valuing startup at $600M

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

LG Electronics is betting on robotics as its next big growth driver. The South Korean electronics company said on Friday that it has agreed to acquire an additional 30% stake in Bear Robotics, a California-based startup it previously backed that is building AI-powered server robots for restaurants. The deal gives LG a majority ownership of […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on LG Electronics takes majority stake in Bear Robotics, reportedly valuing startup at $600M

Apple introduces a new API to support more in-app purchase formats

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Apple announced on Thursday a new API called the Advanced Commerce API to support more in-app purchase formats, such as subscriptions and content add-ons. The company added that it is not changing the commission structure to support these use cases. “The App Store facilitates billions of transactions annually to help developers grow their businesses and provide a world-class […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Apple introduces a new API to support more in-app purchase formats

US indicts five individuals in crackdown on North Korea’s illicit IT workforce

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

The multi-year scheme saw the defendants generate hundreds of thousands in revenue.
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on US indicts five individuals in crackdown on North Korea’s illicit IT workforce