Automate Google Sheets Tasks with This $99 Lifetime Subscription

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

Built for busy professionals, the user-friendly Logic Sheet automates your spreadsheets to save you time.

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Albert Invent hopes to revolutionize the chemicals sector with its AI platform

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

If startup funding rounds are any metric, generative AI is seeing ample adoption in the sciences. It makes sense: there’s a lot of trial and error involved in research and development, and any tool that can speed up the process for researchers is bound to be useful. The latest is Albert Invent, which offers an […]
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Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

Legal action filed in Texas alleges Character.ai ‘poses a clear and present danger’ to young people.

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Mynt raises a cool $23M on a $210M valuation to build a smarter expense card for SMEs

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

Small and medium businesses are getting more love in the world of fintech these days, and one example of that is the growth of a startup out of Sweden. Mynt, which has built an AI-based platform for corporate cards and spend management catering to SMEs, has closed a round of €22 million ($23 million) on […]
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Blockchain Innovation Will Put an AI-Powered Internet Back Into Users’ Hands

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

In 2025, blockchain alternatives will offer more choice, open source innovation, and community-controlled options. They will carry the torch of the open internet.

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HongShan, Peak XV back stablecoin-powered neobank KAST

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

Peak XV and HongShan, the Indian and Chinese investment firms that split from powerhouse Sequoia last year, have co-led a $10 million seed investment in KAST, a dollar-denominated neobank-like platform that lets customers hold and spend stablecoins through traditional payment avenues.  Kast also issues credit cards that work with standard merchant networks, enabling users to […]
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Lina Khan’s FTC era ends; Andrew Ferguson named chair

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

Andrew Ferguson, one of two Republican FTC commissioners appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden, will be the country’s next FTC chair, incoming president Donald Trump Tuesday on social media. The news is being met with relief in some circles. Current FTC Chair Lina Khan was blamed by many in Silicon Valley for a dearth of […]
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Court orders Mullenweg and Automattic to restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

A California district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction to WP Engine. The order asks WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and WordPress.com owner Automattic to restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a WordPress theme and plug-in repository site owned by Mullenweg. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin noted that WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, themes, plugins, and subdomains. […]
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Cruise employees ‘blindsided’ by GM’s plan to end robotaxi program

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

The news came by Slack message.  Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a message Tuesday afternoon in the company’s announcements channel along with a link to a press release entitled “GM to refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles.” GM, which acquired the self-driving car startup in 2016, would […]
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General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi project

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Techme101

The car making giant says it will refocus on self-driving technology for personal vehicles.

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