‘AI granny’ scambaiter wastes telephone fraudsters’ time with boring chat

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Telephone scams are nothing new, but with the advent of AI, it has become harder than ever for people to know whether the person they’re speaking to is in fact who they say they are. But U.K. mobile network O2 is turning the tables, creating what it calls an “AI granny” to keep scammers on […]
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Drone manufacturer Skydio raises $170 million extension round 

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

American drone manufacturer Skydio has raised an extension round of $170 million, adding onto the $230 million Series E it closed early last year.
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Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.

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9 Worthwhile Product Launch Templates for Busy Leaders

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Download the best product launch templates for monday.com, ClickUp, Wrike, Notion, Excel, Google Sheets, and more.

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After raising nearly half a billion, ABL Space pivots from launch vehicles to missiles

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Significant changes are coming to ABL Space Systems. The leader of the seven year old startup took to social media last night to make a big announcement: the company will no longer be focusing on the commercial launch market, but will be turning instead to missile defense.  ABL had been developing a small launch vehicle […]
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Microsoft bets a carbon removal bake-off will help offset its skyrocketing AI emissions

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft is buying 10,000 tons of carbon credits from Deep Sky, a direct air capture developer.
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X users jump to Bluesky – but what is it and who owns it?

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Bluesky is picking up one million new users every day at its current rate.

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X sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Per Bloomberg, X, Elon Musk’s social media company, has sued to block California law AB 2655, which requires large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections. X argues that the law, also known as the “Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024,” will lead to widespread censorship of political speech. […]
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General Motors slashes another 1,000 jobs to cut costs

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

General Motors is laying off nearly 1,000 workers in the U.S. as part of a cost-cutting bid, just three months after cutting 1,000 software jobs. The company told TechCrunch that cuts won’t affect hourly workers at any of its factories, but declined to specify what teams were affected. A significant majority of the layoffs were […]
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The New Hatred of Technology

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Techme101

Tech critics are more sophisticated than ever. They’re still wrong.

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