Google restores Joe Biden to ‘U.S. presidents’ search results, blames ‘data error’ for omission

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Users on Wednesday night noticed Google search results omitted President Joe Biden from the list of U.S. presidents.

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Phishing Emails Targeting Australian Firms Rise by 30% in 2024

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

For the APAC region as a whole, credential phishing attacks rose by 30.5% between 2023 and 2024.

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Hidden Waymo feature let researcher customize robotaxi’s display

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Security researcher Jane Wong found a hidden feature that let her change the top display of a Waymo robotaxi.
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Trump’s not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

President Donald Trump isn’t happy with how European Union regulators have treated U.S.-based tech companies including: Google, Meta, and Apple. On stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump put EU regulators on blast. He said that the EU’s cases against these U.S. tech companies are “a form of taxation,” according to Bloomberg reporting. […]
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OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk.

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Ivanka Trump warns investors that meme token bearing her name is fake

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Ivanka Trump posted on X on Thursday that a meme coin with her name on it isn’t real, following the prior launch of $TRUMP and $MELANIA tokens.

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OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks such as vacation planning, restaurant reservations

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI on Thursday unveiled Operator, which it calls “an agent that can go to the web to perform tasks for you.”

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Substack introduces a $20M funding guarantee to entice creators to migrate to its platform

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Substack on Thursday announced the launch of its Creator Accelerator Fund, which provides a $20 million funding guarantee aimed at helping creators grow their audience and move their paid subscribers from another subscription-based platform to Substack. The company says the fund is designed to ensure that creators will retain all of their current revenue during […]
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X sees a jump in consumer spending on mobile, despite decline in daily active users

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Social network X has grown its in-app revenue over the past year, despite a decline in active users, new data shows. Global consumer spending in the X mobile app across both iOS and Android has climbed by 76.3% year-over-year, when comparing two similar periods in January, according to data from app intelligence firm Appfigures. However, […]
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Roli releases a 49-key educational keyboard and generative AI play

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Roli on Thursday announced its latest educational product at the NAAM audio show in Anaheim. The simply named Roli Piano builds on products like the Roli Airwave and Piano M, more than doubling the latter’s key count to 49. The Piano is much like its predecessor in most ways, with MIDI keys that light up […]
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