Truist Checking Account Review: Fees, Perks & Features

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on our site, but not the content of our reviews. See our Terms of Use for details. Truist is a traditional bank that offers three business checking accounts with no monthly maintenance fee options. It has two regular business banking accounts …

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Meta launches new program to improve speech and translation AI

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions the company said will help the development of future openly available AI. The program, the Language Technology Partner Program, is seeking collaborators who can contribute more than 10 hours of speech recordings with transcriptions, large amounts of written text, […]
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Meta is studying how humans and robots can collaborate on housework

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically focused on how humans and robots might collaborate in the home environment. That includes mundane tasks like cleaning, cooking, and picking up food deliveries. Automated housework is a decades-old dream, most prominently captured by The Jetsons’ Rosie. The […]
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Swiggy, 2024’s biggest tech listing, falls below its IPO price and 2022 valuation

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Indian food delivery company Swiggy’s stock fell below both its IPO price and its last private valuation as mounting losses and a wavering market position in quick commerce pressured its margins in the last quarter. The food delivery company’s stock fell as low as ₹374.80 ($4.29) on Thursday below its November IPO price of ₹390, […]
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India to launch new domain name for banks to fight digital fraud

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

India’s central bank is introducing an exclusive “.bank.in” domain for banks from April 2025 as part of efforts to combat rising digital payment frauds and bolster trust in online banking services. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) will serve as the exclusive registrar for the new domain, the Reserve Bank of […]
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Sprinklr cuts 500 employees, citing underwhelming business performance

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Sprinklr has cut 15% of its workforce — around 500 employees — due to business performance not meeting expectations.
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DeepSeek has rattled large AI players — but smaller chip firms see it as a force multiplier

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

While the sector leaders grapple with the DeepSeek fallout, smaller AI companies see an opportunity to scale with the Chinese startup.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.

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Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them – but it’s not clear where it will come from.

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Carried interest repeal could stifle investments in startups, NVCA says

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Techme101

On Thursday, President Trump asked Republican lawmakers to end tax breaks on carried interest.  The tax break allows private equity and venture fund managers to treat their earnings from investments at a lower capital gains rate, rather than as ordinary income.  The removal of the tax break would be a big hit to the VC […]
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