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CES 2025: Where have all the US automakers gone? 

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The old chestnut passed around by industry watchers for the past decade was that CES — one of the world’s largest consumer tech trade events — had turned into an auto show. Maybe even the most important auto show of … Continue reading →

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Google folds more AI teams into DeepMind to ‘accelerate the research to developer pipeline’

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is further streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools. On Thursday, Logan Kilpatrick, who leads product for Google’s AI Studio developer platform, said in a … Continue reading →

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Scale AI hit by its second employee wage lawsuit in less than a month

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI just got hit by another lawsuit alleging widespread wage violations and misclassification of its workers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Y Combinator scored a surprise win when Larry Page came to speak

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Y Combinator is maybe only two-degrees of separation from anyone in tech. Even Larry Page. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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These are CES 2025’s least repairable and sustainable gadgets, according to iFixit

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

The Razzies, the Darwins — not all awards are good. Sure, CES is a time to celebrate the year’s weirdest and most wonderful consumer electronic, but thankfully we’ve got iFixit around to throw a little cold water on the fair. … Continue reading →

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Facebook awards researcher $100,000 for finding bug that granted internal access

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

A security researcher found a bug in a Facebook ad platform, which gave him access to the company’s internal infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh says modern cars have become ‘dystopian’ and ‘disconnected’

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Volkswagen-backed startup Scout Motors broke cover just a few months ago, and at this week’s CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, they hold the honor of being one of the only American automakers with a presence at the show.  That’s … Continue reading →

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Comcast and other TV streamers are now chasing YouTube’s ad dollars instead of the other way around

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

TV providers and streamers’ real competition isn’t each other, it’s social video. Or at least that’s what the president of Comcast Advertising, James Rooke, said during an interview on Wednesday at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. The ad exec was … Continue reading →

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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system, loosen content moderation policies, and … Continue reading →

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PrettyDamnQuick snaps up $25M to speed up online checkout

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Techme101

A startup hoping to provide a credible alternative to Amazon has picked up funding to double down on the gap in the market. PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ) provides tech to retailers to let them customize and test different shipping and checkout flows, … Continue reading →

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