Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Japan’s chip-related shares extended declines for a second day after DeepSeek triggered concerns over competitiveness in the artificial intelligence sector.

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Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects changes ordered by the Trump Administration, the company announced Monday. Google is complying with an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump that changed the names of several American landmarks. The executive order […]
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Reid Hoffman’s Manas AI raises $24.6M, a fraction of other AI drug discovery startups

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher and author of the book “The Emperor of All Maladies,” have co-founded an AI-powered drug discovery startup, Manas AI. The company, which will initially focus on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma, has raised $24.6 million in seed funding from Hoffman, General Catalyst, and Greylock. Manas […]
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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government’s lead in changing the names on its Maps app.

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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is already using DeepSeek instead of OpenAI at his startup, Gloo

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The tech industry’s reaction to AI model DeepSeek R1 has been wild. Pat Gelsinger, for instance, is elated and thinks it will make AI better for everyone.
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SonicWall says hackers are exploiting a new zero-day bug to breach customer networks

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

SonicWall said the bug is “confirmed as being actively exploited in the wild” by malicious hackers.
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DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny.

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Quartz has been quietly publishing AI-generated news articles

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Quartz, the international business news outlet, has been quietly aggregating reporting from other outlets, including TechCrunch, in order to publish AI-generated articles under the byline “Quartz Intelligence Newsroom.”   Quartz started publishing simple AI-generated earnings reports months ago, but beginning last week, the outlet moved on to short articles. One of the 18 AI-generated articles published […]
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How to switch off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to turn off and disable Apple Intelligence from your devices.
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Amazon taps Whole Foods CEO to oversee grocery business

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon named Jason Buechel, who currently serves as CEO of Whole Foods, to oversee its larger worldwide grocery business.

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