Caroline Ellison seeks to duck prison sentence for role in FTX collapse

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Caroline Ellison’s lawyers are pushing for no prison time ahead of the former Alameda Research CEO’s Sept. 24 sentencing.

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YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

YouTube confirmed on Wednesday that its collaborative “Add Yours” sticker for YouTube Shorts is now fully rolled out. The Google-owned company first announced the feature back in July. The sticker works just like Instagram’s feature of the same name, as it prompts users to share their own take on a creator’s video. Both platforms’ “Add […]
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Bluesky catches up to X with native support for video

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

With native video support, Bluesky will be able to better compete with other X rivals, including Instagram Threads and the decentralized service Mastodon, among others.
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This New Tech Puts AI In Touch with Its Emotions—and Yours

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Hume AI, a startup founded by a psychologist who specializes in measuring emotion, gives some top large language models a realistic human voice.

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This government-backed startup is growing blood to help fight shortages

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Safi Biotherapeutics, a government-backed startup, is growing blood in a lab to help fight shortages.

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Mark Zuckerberg Discusses Meta at ‘Acquired’ Podcast Live Taping

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Mr. Zuckerberg talked success to a packed house Tuesday night for the “Acquired” podcast. It’s a sign of how tech titans reach the public now.

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Apple Must Pay Back €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes to Ireland, E.U. Court Rules

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Two of Apple’s subsidiaries received tax benefits between 1991 and 2014 illegally, the European Court of Justice found, as they were not available to other Irish companies.

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Media talent app HUSSLUP shuts down as workers in Hollywood continue to face job slowdown

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

HUSSLUP, the job search and networking app for the entertainment industry, goes on an indefinite hiatus starting Friday.
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Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Google announced on Wednesday that its AI note-taking and research app, NotebookLM, is adding a new “Audio Overview” feature. Audio Overview will give users another way to digest and comprehend the information in the documents they have uploaded to the app, such as course readings or legal briefs. Since its launch, the NotebookLM has used […]
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Apple’s newly available ‘win-back’ offers let developers reach lapsed subscribers

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Techme101

Apple explains that these offers are designed to reach an app or game’s previous subscribers and encourage them to return.
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