Monthly Archives: February 2025

Early Meta employee sues for sexual harassment, gender discrimination  

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

One of Meta’s earliest employees is suing the company for sexual harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation, according to a lawsuit filed this week in the state of Washington. Kelly Stonelake, who spent 15 years at the company and rose to … Continue reading →

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USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency’s lifesaving work to screech to a halt.

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Affirm shares pop more than 10% on revenue beat

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Affirm beats on earnings and revenue in fiscal second quarter.

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Amazon fourth-quarter cloud revenue falls just shy of Wall Street estimates

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

All three of the top companies providing cloud-based computing and storage delivered less fourth-quarter revenue from this category than expected.

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Pinterest shares surge as much as 20% after company beats on fourth-quarter revenue, shows strong user growth

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Pinterest reported fourth-quarter sales of $1.15 billion, ahead of the $1.14 billion that Wall Street was expecting.

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Amazon’s advertising business grew 18% in the fourth quarter

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon’s online advertising business logged $17.29 billion in the fourth quarter.

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DOGE staffer steps down after racist posts emerge

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

A 25-year-old Doge staffer resigned over racist posts on X. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Pour one out for Cruise and why autonomous vehicle test miles dropped 50%

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! We knew this day was coming: Cruise is dead — at least … Continue reading →

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Snap CEO helps launch LA wildfire recovery program

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miguel Santana, the chief executive of the California Community Foundation, are launching a program focused on helping residents in Altadena and Pacific Palisades rebuild on their own terms after last month’s wildfires. The California Community … Continue reading →

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Google is adding digital watermarks to images edited with Magic Editor AI

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Techme101

Google on Thursday announced that effective this week, it will begin adding a digital watermark to images in Photos that are edited with generative AI. The watermark applies specifically to images that are altered using the Reimagine feature found in … Continue reading →

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