Oura valued at $5B following deal with medical device firm Dexcom

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Smart ring maker Oura announced on Tuesday that it has received a $75 million investment from glucose device maker Dexcom. The investment marks Oura’s Series D funding round and brings the company’s valuation to more than $5 billion. The partnership paves the way for the two companies’ devices and apps to be used together, which […]
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US extradites Russian accused of extorting millions in Phobos ransomware payments 

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Phobos ransomware has been used to extort at least $16 million from over a thousand victims globally, according to the DOJ
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The Norwegian Company Blamed for California’s Hydrogen Car Woes

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

A civil fraud case reveals that the hydrogen fueling stations promoted by Toyota, Shell, and Chevron never worked in the first place.

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Microsoft introduces PC that has one job: connect users to their computers in the cloud

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft’s latest stripped-down device is designed for corporate use and includes a new operating system.

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Google reacts angrily to report it will have to sell Chrome

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

It’s reported the US government wants the world’s most popular web browser to be sold off to address monopoly concerns.

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Database startup Neo4j embraces AI to supercharge growth

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

To make AI possible, you need to create connections between vast quantities of data. That’s where tech like graph databases come into play. Graph databases handle fast-changing, interconnected data more adeptly than traditional databases, which were designed to store rigidly structured information. Of course, graph databases need to be managed in order to be useful. […]
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Microsoft built a PC that can’t run local apps

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Prefer to offload all your Windows tasks to the cloud? Microsoft may just have the compact, desk-bound computer for you. On Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024, the tech giant unveiled Windows 365 Link, a fanless, lightweight PC that connects to Windows 365. Windows 365 is a cloud-hosted, virtual Windows machine — like a typical Windows […]
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Nvidia must show Blackwell chip can drive growth in earnings report

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Nvidia is on a historic run as its GPU chips are the technology industry’s tool of choice for making and deploying generative artificial intelligence software.

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Workbrew makes open-source package manager Homebrew enterprise-friendly

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Workbrew emerges from stealth with the mission of mitigating the risks of “shadow IT” practices around Homebrew package manager deployments.
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Itching to write a book? AI publisher Spines wants to make a deal

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Techme101

Generative AI has upended how we write things… or even if we write at all. Now a startup wants to be the main character in the next chapter of that story: AI that replaces the role of the publisher.  Spines is a self-publishing platform that claims that — thanks to being powered by artificial intelligence […]
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