Waymo reportedly testing robotaxis in 10 new cities in 2025

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo plans to start testing autonomous vehicles in 10 new cities this year, starting with Las Vegas and San Diego, according to The Verge. Although this doesn’t mean the company will launch commercial operations in any of these cities — or even test them in autonomous mode. Waymo told The Verge it will send less […]
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Instagram gives creators more insight into their reels’ performance

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Meta continues to target creators in the days following the U.S. TikTok ban. In addition to paying TikTok creators big bonuses to publish reels, Instagram announced on Wednesday that it’s introducing new ways for creators to better understand how their short videos are performing. The platform is introducing additional metrics that allow creators to see […]
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Silicon Valley Tech Workers Quietly Protest Their Bosses’ Embrace of Trump

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced President Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.

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OpenAI Says DeepSeek May Have Improperly Harvested Its Data

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

The San Francisco start-up claims that its Chinese rival may have used data generated by OpenAI technologies to build new systems.

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Report: Majority of U.S. teens have lost trust in Big Tech

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products. In the study released Wednesday, the organization surveyed over 1,000 teens on whether major technology companies like Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, […]
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Netflix adds a convenient feature for iOS users to download an entire TV season at once

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Netflix announced on Wednesday that it’s giving iOS users a new feature that allows them to download an entire season of their favorite TV show with one tap. The feature first became available to Android users.  The Season Download button is available in the Netflix app, located next to the Share button on a show’s […]
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MGM Resorts settles lawsuits after millions of customer records stolen in data breaches

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

A court filing says 37 million MGM customers had personal data stolen in the cyberattacks.
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Ireland and Italy send data watchdog requests to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at risk’

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or part of an elaborate plan by its hedge fund parent company to short Nvidia and other tech stocks. Whichever it might be (maybe both?), DeepSeek and its large language model have made some major waves. And now, it’s […]
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After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

Venture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.

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DeepSeek Shows Meta’s A.I. Strategy Is Working

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Techme101

The Silicon Valley giant was criticized for giving away its core A.I. technology two years ago for anyone to use. Now that bet is having an impact.

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