The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Here’s how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.

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61 US startups became unicorns in 2024: Here’s the full list

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

The list included Elon Musk’s xAI, as well as a good number of other AI startups.
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Inside the Humane acquisition: HP offers big raises to some, others immediately laid off

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Hours after the acquisition was announced, several Humane employees received job offers. Others were not so lucky.
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DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they’ll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.

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Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock announced the Bay Area robotics firm’s decision to step away from an OpenAI collaboration, is centered around Helix, a “generalist” Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model. VLAs are a new phenomenon for robotics, leveraging […]
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Instagram’s new ad format lets creators get paid for testimonials in comments

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Instagram is introducing a new way for creators to work with brands to make money by recommending products. On Thursday, Meta introduced an addition to its Partnership Ads called Testimonials, which allows creators to get paid via written endorsements, shared as comments on the brand’s social media posts and advertisements. The new ad format is […]
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Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon reached a deal with the Broccoli family, the James Bond franchise’s longstanding producers, to form a new joint venture.

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Twitch caps streamers’ storage at 100 hours of highlights and uploads

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Twitch on Wednesday announced it will begin limiting streamers to 100 hours of highlights and uploads, and will delete content if a channel exceeds the limit. The company said it’s introducing the change because highlights haven’t been effective in driving discovery or engagement, and because storage is costly. The storage cap goes into effect on […]
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Children routinely using social media, Australian regulator says

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

It found they were easily able to bypass age checks on apps, which face being banned for under-16s.

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The Ultimate Guide to Employee Benefits

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Learn what employee benefits are, their advantages, and which ones are mandated by law. Then, learn the different benefit options available to your company and discover best practices for implementing your employee benefits program.

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