Duolingo ‘killed’ its mascot with a Cybertruck, and it’s going weirdly well

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Duolingo’s mascot, Duo the owl, is dead. Okay, Duo isn’t really dead (we think), but the language learning app committed so hard to this bit that its CEO, Luis von Ahn, read a eulogy for this beloved green bird on TikTok. As any fiction author could probably tell you, killing everyone’s favorite character is not […]
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Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government “less dumb” 

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

A DOGE staffer created a custom AI chatbot that’s supposed to help “eliminate” government waste.
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Amazon, Microsoft, and Exxon want to make scandal-plagued carbon markets more trustworthy

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

A task force, organized by the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank, is hoping to improve credibility of voluntary carbon markets.
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Mira Murati Launches Thinking Machines Lab to Make AI More Accessible

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

After leaving OpenAI last year, Mira Murati is finally ready to share what she’s working on.

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Intel shares pop 10% on report Broadcom and Taiwan Semi could break up company

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Intel shares rallied more than 10% on Tuesday on a report that deals from Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could break up the company

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Thinking Machines Lab is ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new startup

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has announced her new startup. Unsurprisingly, it’s focused on AI. Called Thinking Machines Lab, the startup, which came out of stealth today, intends to build tooling to “make AI work for [people’s] unique needs and goals,” and to create AI systems that are “more widely understood, customizable, and generally capable” […]
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VC giant Insight Partners confirms January cyberattack 

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

The VC firm has $90 billion in assets under management and invested in several unicorn cybersecurity startups
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Law firm repping Tesla drafts Delaware bill that could salvage Musk pay package

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

The legislation would amend Delaware General Corporation Law and could pave the way for the reinstatement of Musk’s 2018 CEO pay package at Tesla.

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Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted. Previously, these videos were stored indefinitely. The change goes into effect on Wednesday. All live videos that are currently older than 30 days will be removed from the platform as […]
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Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is shutting down “Inspire,” its TikTok-like, short-form video and photo feed that was previously available in its mobile app. The feed allowed users to discover products and shop from content created by influencers, brands, and other customers. A company spokesperson confirmed the move to TechCrunch, saying “We regularly evaluate various features to better align […]
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