Monthly Archives: March 2025

The TechCrunch AI glossary

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Techme101

Artificial intelligence is a deep and convoluted world. The scientists who work in this field often rely on jargon and lingo to explain what they’re working on. As a result, we frequently have to use those technical terms in our … Continue reading →

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Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut in the middle of the night

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Techme101

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban waded into the latest government tech shake-up on Saturday, posting an unexpected offer of support for newly laid-off federal workers on the social network Bluesky. His message, which quickly gained traction, urged the displaced engineers and … Continue reading →

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Reported global Microsoft outage leaves tens of thousands unable to access email and other apps

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Tens of thousands of users reported outages in various Microsoft programs on Saturday, according to Downdetector.

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Researchers explore how to build shapeshifting, T-1000-style robots

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Researchers have developed small robots that can work together as a collective that changes shape and even shifts between solid and “fluid-like” states — a concept that should be familiar to anyone still haunted by nightmares of the T-1000 robotic … Continue reading →

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OpenAI launches GPT-4.5, its largest model to date

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newest, biggest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype, how Anthropic used Pokémon Red to train its Claude 3.7 Sonnet model, the unexpected return of Fyre Festival, … Continue reading →

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Intel Delays $28B+ Chip Plants in Ohio for at Least 5 Years to “Manage Our Capital Responsibly”

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Intel said this project would “help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors.”

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DeepSeek claims ‘theoretical’ profit margins of 545%

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek recently declared that its AI models could be very profitable — with some asterisks. In a post on X, DeepSeek boasted that its online services have a “cost profit margin” of 545%. However, that margin is … Continue reading →

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Ben Horowitz donates Cybertruck fleet to the Las Vegas police

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz has donated a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, the department has confirmed to TechCrunch. The Cybertruck fleet is the latest entry in a list of gifts Horowitz has given to … Continue reading →

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How to get rid of the new Apple Mail redesign

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

There are three inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, and tech platforms making design changes that are universally disliked. The latest victim to this phenomenon is the Apple Mail app, which got a major redesign in iOS 18. This update is … Continue reading →

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‘Uber for guns’ app Protector lets you hire armed body guards like you would an Uber — but does anyone need this?

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Techme101

In a TikTok video with over 3 million views, a woman in a fluffy, maximalist coat sits in the back seat of a luxury SUV, parked in the middle of a New York City street. Atop the 6-second video, a … Continue reading →

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