Monthly Archives: February 2024

Stripe rival Adyen’s shares soar 22% as European payments giant posts profit beat, slows hiring

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

Shares of European online payments giant Adyen popped after the firm reported strong sales growth and better-than-expected profit numbers for 2023.

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Meta challenges EU’s Digital Services Act supervisory fee as unfair

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

Meta is challenging a fee levied by the European Union on larger online platforms under its rebooted ecommerce rules. While a number of tech giants have taken issue with their designations under the law, this is the first suit that’s … Continue reading →

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Insomniac announce huge update for Spider-Man 2

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

Insomniac Games, developers of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for the PlayStation 5, have announced an update for Spider-Man 2 which will include “highly requested features”. The update is due to come out on 7 March. OUR NEXT UPDATE IS COMING MARCH … Continue reading →

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China’s SMIC and Huawei building advance 5nm chips despite US

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

China is making significant progress in developing advanced semiconductors even as the United States tightens export controls to contain its technological ambitions. The country’s leading chipmaker SMIC has new production lines in Shanghai to manufacture next-generation 5-nanometer (5nm) mobile processors, … Continue reading →

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Homeworld 3 delayed and pushed back a further two months

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

Gearbox Publishing and Blackbird Interactive have taken the decision to push back the highly-anticipated Homeworld 3 two months until the middle of May. Until overnight, the game was scheduled for a release on 8th March. A new demo was released … Continue reading →

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Californian regulator looking into Waymo’s collision with a cylist

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

California’s auto regulator, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday, where a driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist, according to a report by Reuters. San Francisco cops said that the cyclist suffered non-fatal … Continue reading →

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Rally Cap VC, a fintech investor for emerging markets, spins out $5M climate fund

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

Last year, Amini, a Kenya-based climate tech startup using data from satellites to offer insights on crop health and track farming progress, announced pre-seed and seed rounds six months apart. Not only did the startup manage to raise rounds in … Continue reading →

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Get an Extensive Education in Cybersecurity for Just $46

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

This extensive bundle includes nine courses and more than 50 hours of training in ethical hacking, Kali Linux, certification exams, and more.

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Daedalus, which is building precision-manufacturing factories powered by AI, raises $21M

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

A fledgling startup founded by one of OpenAI’s first engineering hires is looking to “redefine manufacturing,” with AI-powered factories for creating bespoke precision parts. Daedalus, as the company is called, is based in the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe, where … Continue reading →

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Indian central bank defends ‘proportionate’ action on Paytm

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Techme101

India’s central bank said Thursday it takes supervisory actions and imposes business restrictions only after “persistent non-compliance” with rules, its first comment after a clampdown on Paytm last week has posed existential questions about the future of the leading financial … Continue reading →

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