Norway’s 1X is building a humanoid robot for the home

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like its predecessors, the Neo Gamma is a prototype designed for testing in the home environment. Images of the robot show it performing a number of household tasks like making coffee, […]
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Sakana walks back claims that its AI can dramatically speed up model training

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

This week, Sakana AI, an Nvidia-backed startup that’s raised hundreds of millions of dollars from VC firms, made a remarkable claim. The company said it had created an AI system, the AI CUDA Engineer, that could effectively speed up the training of certain AI models by a factor of up to 100x. The only problem […]
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Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 23% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 23% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage

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Block shares plunge 17%, head for worst day in 5 years after earnings miss

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Block was on pace for its worst day on the stock market since 2020 after the company reported an earnings miss.

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Fintech founder Charlie Javice’s criminal trial has begun

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

The criminal trial against fintech startup founder Charlie Javice began on Friday, with lawyers laying out their opening arguments, Reuters reported.  Lawyers reiterated their original claims and defenses from the lawsuit filed by JPMorgan Chase against Javice in December of 2022. The financial services giant alleges that Javice had helped “fake millions of customers in […]
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Apple takes on recipe apps with Apple News+ Food

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Recipe app developers just got new competition. On Friday, Apple introduced a soon-to-launch feature for Apple News+ subscribers called Apple News+ Food, a new section that will allow users to search, discover, save, and easily cook recipes from dozens of existing News+ publishing partners. It’s set to roll out as part of iOS 18.4 and […]
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Elon Musk has a problem with X’s Community Notes when he disapproves of the results

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk on Thursday claimed that X’s Community Notes needs a “fix” because the service can allegedly be “gamed.”

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Declutter Your Desk with a Pro-Level Headset Stand for $29.99

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

The RGB Command Station holds two headsets, charges your devices, and adds RGB lighting — in one compact stand.

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Don’t Miss Out: 15 Months of Powerful Cyber Protection and Backup for Only $30

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Enjoy your time online worry-free when you have multiple layers of powerful protection on up to five devices.

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The real reason why oil and gas companies are bullish on carbon capture

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Techme101

Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub compared using CO2 in enhanced oil recovery to fracking, the technology that sent U.S. oil and gas production skyrocketing.
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