Monthly Archives: April 2025

Week in Review: Cluely helps you cheat on everything

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week: Slate EVs spotted in the wild; Airbnb pricing updates; a hack at Blue Shield; and much more. Let’s go! Get a clue: Cluely is an … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s big book sale just happens to overlap with Independent Bookstore Day

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is raising eyebrows with the timing of its big book sale for 2025, which runs from April 23 to 28 — which means it’s competing directly with Independent Bookstore Day. As writer Maris Kreisman explained in Lit Hub, Independent … Continue reading →

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Government officials are kind of bad at the internet

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Perhaps no one in the world has made such catastrophic tech flubs this year as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The saga started when the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported that he had been mistakenly added to … Continue reading →

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Lately’s new gamified app helps people arrive on time

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

A new app called Lately launched on the App Store a few weeks ago, targeting people with ADHD to help them arrive on time and rewarding them for doing so. The service is designed to help users manage their travel … Continue reading →

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The OpenAI mafia: 15 of the most notable startups founded by alumni

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Move over, PayPal mafia: There’s a new tech mafia in Silicon Valley. As the startup behind ChatGPT, OpenAI is arguably the biggest AI player in town. Its meteoric rise to a $300 billion valuation has spurred many employees to leave … Continue reading →

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How TikTok’s rise sparked a short-form video race

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok’s dominance in short-form video has reshaped social media. Rivals like Meta, YouTube and LinkedIn are investing to compete for users and ad dollars.

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Instagram Edits topped 7M downloads in first week, a bigger launch than CapCut’s

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Instagram Edits, Meta’s newly released video creation app, had a bigger debut than its direct competitor, ByteDance’s CapCut, once did. The new app, which today helps users craft videos for Instagram reels, stories, and other social posts, was downloaded an … Continue reading →

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Musk’s xAI Holdings is reportedly raising the second-largest private funding round ever

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings is in talks to raise $20 billion in fresh funding, potentially valuing the AI and social media combo at over $120 billion, according to a new Bloomberg report that says talks are in the “early stages.” … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings in talks to raise $20 billion, Bloomberg News reports

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

The funding would value the company at over $120 billion, according to the Bloomberg report.

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DoorDash seeks dismissal of Uber lawsuit

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Techme101

DoorDash has asked a California Superior Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Uber that accuses the food delivery company of stifling competition by intimidating restaurant owners into exclusive deals. DoorDash argues in its motion that Uber’s claim lacks … Continue reading →

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