Is AI making us dumb?

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University recently published a study looking at how using generative AI at work affects critical thinking skills. “Used improperly, technologies can and do result in the deterioration of cognitive faculties that ought to be preserved,” the paper states. When people rely on generative AI at work, their effort shifts […]
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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.

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Carta settles two more lawsuits that alleged sexual harassment and discrimination

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Carta, which previously faced scrutiny over its workplace environment, has settled two lawsuits filed by women who used to work there.
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Apple Music adds a better-sounding Spatial Audio version of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

If you want to relive Kendrick Lamar’s headline-making Super Bowl halftime show, Apple Music just dropped a replay of the performance in its surround sound-like Spatial Audio. Since Apple currently sponsors the Super Bowl halftime show, the company has permission to republish these musical spectacles — but this is better than just a YouTube video […]
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Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women’s History Month on March 1.

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Bird cuts 120 jobs as part of ‘strategic realignment’

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Bird, formerly MessageBird, has cut 120 jobs — roughly one-third of its workforce — as the startup plans to realign its global operations.
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OpenAI spoke to government officials about its DeepSeek probe

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says it has spoken to government officials about its ongoing investigation into DeepSeek. The ChatGPT-maker previously claimed to have evidence that DeepSeek trained its AI models using improperly obtained data from OpenAI’s API. During a Bloomberg TV interview on Monday, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, said the company has talked with government […]
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TikTok wants Android users to sideload its app

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now encouraging Android device owners to sideload its video app onto their phones and tablets. The company announced in a Friday X […]
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Apple fixes iPhone and iPad bug used in an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Unknown attackers may have exploited a zero-day bug to access data on locked phones, according to Apple.
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Bluevine Business Checking Review: Features, Fees, and Benefits

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Techme101

Read our comprehensive review of Bluevine Business Checking, covering features, fees, and benefits to see if it’s right for your business.

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