Monthly Archives: May 2023

Doctors Behind Mifepristone Ban Called ‘Christians’ a Top Threat

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Leaked documents reveal that the American College of Pediatricians viewed “mainstream medicine” and “nominal Christians” as its opposition.

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Ether rallies more than 6% as meme mania tries to reenter the crypto market

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

A surge in popularity of crypto’s newest memecoins helped drive transactions on the Ethereum network.

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Rising Interest Rates Claim First Republic, the Third Bank to Fail This Year

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Another weekend, another bank failure. In what is becoming a familiar pattern as interest rates rise from near-zero to highs not seen in a decade or more, federal bank regulators took control of First Republic Bank last weekend and sold … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s TikTok-like Inspire shopping feed is now available to all customers in the US

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Amazon’s in-app TikTok-like shopping feed is now available to all customers in the United States, according to the company’s website. The feature rolled out to select U.S. customers in December after Amazon had been spotted experimenting with a TikTok-like shopping … Continue reading →

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Vint Cerf on the ‘exhilarating mix’ of thrill and hazard at the frontiers of tech

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Vint Cerf has been a near-constant influence on the internet since the days when he was helping create it in the first place. Today he wears many hats, among them VP and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. He to be … Continue reading →

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Paytm tops $977 million revenue in a year, narrows loss

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Paytm, India’s leading mobile payments firm, reported a 13.2% surge in revenue to $285.7 million in the quarter ending March and pared its loss by 57% to $20.5 million in a sharp turnaround for the company that is increasingly trying … Continue reading →

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RapidAPI headcount down 82% from fresh layoffs less than two weeks after cutting 50% of staff

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, has laid off another 70 employees less than two weeks after letting go of 50% of its staff, TechCrunch has learned. … Continue reading →

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Kiosks: Types, Uses, and Profitability

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

With the rise of automation and self-checkout options, kiosks are becoming a hot topic of discussion among many business owners. But what exactly is a kiosk, and is it a profitable piece of equipment for businesses? Today, we’re going to … Continue reading →

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Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

Joseph Sullivan was convicted over covering up a security breach of 57 million user accounts in 2016.

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Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Techme101

For the past year, everyone’s been predicting that the muted exit environment and bone-dry funding market would bring a reckoning for many late-stage companies. We’ve been seeing layoffs and cost-cutting measures across the board as companies look to shore up … Continue reading →

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