Elon Musk’s Brazil battle wages on

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Is Elon’s rumble in the Amazonian jungle on course for a technical knockout? Over the weekend, the Brazilian high court voted to uphold a ban on X that another judge issued the week before for failing to comply with take-down requests. The court will issue fines of up to $9,000 to those who use VPNs to […]
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Oxylus Energy strikes “beautiful balance” to make e-fuels for aviation and shipping

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Flexible green methanol, which is made without fossil fuels, could rid carbon pollution from a range of industries.
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Klarna rival Zilch posts first profit and appoints ex-Aviva CEO to board ahead of IPO

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Philip Belamant, Zilch’s CEO, told CNBC the firm was able to hit profitability by growing rather than cutting back like other fintechs have done.

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Phone companies asked to help tackle rise in thefts

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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The 6 Best Antivirus Software Options for Windows in 2024

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Bitdefender GravityZone is best overall when it comes to our top choices for protection from malware like viruses, spyware, trojans, and bots.

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Xavier Niel replaces Coatue’s Laffont on board of TikTok parent ByteDance

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

French billionaire Xavier Niel is joining the board of directors of TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, the company told the South China Morning Post. It’s an interesting move as Niel isn’t a name that comes up very often for high-profile board positions. He is replacing Philippe Laffont, the founder of the New York-based investment firm Coatue Management, […]
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Clearview AI hit with its largest GDPR fine yet as Dutch regulator considers holding execs personally liable

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

The Netherlands’ data protection authority has imposed a penalty of €30.5M on Clearview AI for GDPR violations.
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Starlink in Brazil’s crosshairs as spat over Elon Musk’s X escalates

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

The confrontation between Brazil and Musk continues to escalate over the country’s decision to block his social media company X.

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X lets you edit DMs — here is how to use the feature

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

X, the social network owned by Elon Musk, is finally rolling out one of the most sought-after features for direct messages: the ability to edit the message. Over the weekend, X made the edit message feature available to iOS users. One of the engineers at the company posted about the roll-out and said the edit […]
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Laptop-leasing startup Fleet wants to become the IT companion for small companies

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Techme101

Fleet is launching several software services on top of its hardware-as-a-service proposition, from device management to cybersecurity and insurance.
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