Meta targeting lowest-performing employees in latest round of layoffs

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Meta will cut about 5% of its staff, focusing on its lowest-performing workers, CNBC confirmed.

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With $30 million in new funding, SEEQC thinks chips are key to building useful quantum computing

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have said that “very useful quantum computers” are probably still 20 years away, but his company is also hedging its bets beyond classical chips with investments and partnerships in that very space. Now one of the companies that Nvidia partners with in quantum development is announcing funding. SEEQC, a quantum […]
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Data center power demand will double over the next five years

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Data centers are expected to continue growing at a breakneck pace, doubling their power demand by 2029, according to a new report from JLL. The industry’s expansion, fueled by the rapid growth of AI alongside the continued expansion of cloud-based services, is testing the limits of the energy sector. Some experts think that half of […]
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Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.

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Windscribe VPN Review (2025): Features, Pricing, and Security

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

We evaluate the features, performance, security, and pricing of Windscribe VPN to help you determine if it’s a reliable VPN service for your needs.

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Massachusetts senator seeks to extend deadline for TikTok ban

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Senatory Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is planning to introduce legislation to extend the TikTok ban deadline by 270 days. TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just five days, but the new legislation, officially called the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act, would give TikTok more time to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, if approved by Congress. TikTok […]
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OpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Shortly after OpenAI released o1, its first “reasoning” AI model, people began noting a curious phenomenon. The model would sometimes begin “thinking” in Chinese, Persian, or some other language — even when asked a question in English. Given a problem to sort out — e.g. “How many R’s are in the word ‘strawberry?’” — o1 […]
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Bitcoin swings back above $97,000, in stunning reversal, as light inflation data stokes risk appetite

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Bitcoin bounced on Tuesday, rising with other risk assets as traders digested a light inflation reading.

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Biden opens federal land for AI data centers, sets rules for developers

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

President Biden issued a new executive order Thursday aimed at speeding the construction of artificial intelligence data centers on federal sites.

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Steppin is a new app that locks your social media apps unless you get out and walk

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

App stores are filled with different services that are designed to help you cut down on your screen time and count your steps. A new iOS app called Steppin combines these two ideas to help users do both at the same time to bridge the gap between physical and mental health.  Steppin blocks your social […]
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