Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

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Battery unicorn Northvolt files for bankruptcy, upending Europe’s industrial plan

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

The company chose Chapter 11 in an effort to right its listing finances. 
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Brave Search adds AI chat for follow-up questions after your initial query

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Brave announced on Thursday that it’s introducing an AI chat mode for follow-up questions based on initial queries on Brave Search. Earlier this year, the company launched “Answer with AI” summaries that appear above search results after you submit a query to give you an easy-to-read answer in response to a question. Now the Answer […]
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says X rival is ‘billionaire proof’

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber told CNBC that the social media app’s open design could thwart potential acquisition efforts.

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Alphabet shares slide 6% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Alphabet shares fell Thursday following news that the Department of Justice is proposing Google divest its Chrome browser to end its search monopoly.

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German fintech unicorn N26 just had its first profitable quarter

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Ten years after pitching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, fintech N26 has reported its first ever quarterly (pre-tax) profit. The challenger bank with millions of customers across Europe generated a net operating income of €2.8 million during the third quarter of 2024 (or $2.9 million at current exchange rates). This is an important […]
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Teleo wants to help the robotics industry reach its ‘ChatGPT moment’

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Teleo describes itself as a construction robotics startup, but its mission is bigger than automating heavy equipment like excavators and tractors. Today, Teleo’s retrofitted machinery allows its customers to operate their existing fleets semi-autonomously. In the future, the startup sees the data it collects as a key enabler for the robotics industry to reach its […]
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Crusoe, a rumored OpenAI data center supplier, has secured $686M in new funds, filing shows

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

Crusoe Energy, a startup building data centers reportedly to be leased Oracle, Microsoft, and OpenAI, is in the process of raising $818 million, according to an SEC filing. The filing indicates that Crusoe has secured $686 million of the $818 million total that it hopes to raise. Seventy investors have contributed to the tranche so […]
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Former X policy chief joins Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

X’s former top policy chief has taken a job at Tools for Humanity, the company building the tech to support World Network (formerly Worldcoin). Nick Pickles, previously head of global affairs at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, will serve as chief policy officer for Tools for Humanity, which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded five […]
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US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Techme101

In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

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