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Travel app Sékr wants to help you plan your next road trip with its new AI tool

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Techme101

Sékr, a startup that offers a mobile app for outdoor enthusiasts and campers, is launching a new AI tool for planning road trips. The new tool, called Copilot, is available on the startup’s updated website and app, which is used … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT is down for some, OpenAI is working on a fix

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has been down for several users across the globe for the last few hours. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft hit with EU privacy complaints over schools’ use of 365 Education suite

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft’s education-focused flavor of its cloud productivity suite, Microsoft 365 Education, is facing investigation in the European Union where privacy rights non-profit noyb has just lodged two complaints with Austria’s data protection authority. The complaints target use of Microsoft’s cloud … Continue reading →

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Samara is accelerating the energy transition in Spain one solar panel at a time

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Techme101

Since the shock of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, solar energy has been having a moment in Europe. Electricity prices have been going up while the investment required to get solar panels installed on your roof has been going down. … Continue reading →

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DEI backlash: Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and corporate challenges

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

It’s clear that this year will be a turning point for DEI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Watch Apple kick off WWDC 2024 right here

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

The keynote will be focused on Apple’s software offerings and the developers that power them, including the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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An appeals court rules that VC Fearless Fund cannot issue grants to Black women, but the fight continues

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

The court ruling said that Fearless Fund’s Strivers Grant likely violates the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which bans the use of race in contracts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

Instagram Threads is rolling out the ability for users to signal which sort of posts they wanted to see more or less of by swiping. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Japanese billionaire pulls plug on private ‘dearMoon’ lunar Starship mission

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

The Japanese billionaire who commissioned SpaceX for a private mission around the moon on a Starship rocket has abruptly canceled the project, citing ongoing uncertainties around when the launch vehicle will be ready to fly.  “I signed the contract in … Continue reading →

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People are using AI music generators to create hateful songs

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Techme101

Malicious actors are abusing generative AI music tools to create homophobic, racist, and propagandic songs — and publishing guides instructing others how to do so. According to ActiveFence, a service for managing trust and safety operations on online platforms, there’s … Continue reading →

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