Monthly Archives: July 2025

Casino towns: What happens if the market turns?

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Techme101

There’s roughly 492 commercial casinos operating in the United States, with these providing jobs for many and the potential to bring in a whole lot of revenue. While Las Vegas is known worldwide as being the ‘home of casinos,’ the … Continue reading →

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Wondr Nation and Sparket launch iWondr pop culture prediction contest

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Techme101

Wondr Nation, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, is teaming up with Sparket, a startup focused on social gaming technology. Together, they’re rolling out a new line of products under the iWondr brand, starting with a free-to-play prediction contest … Continue reading →

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Space Force bets on commercial entrants in $4B satcom contest

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Techme101

The Space Force is leveraging commercial competition for the next phase of its PTS program.

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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq said to be nearing new fundraising at $6B valuation 

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

AI chip startup Groq is in talks to raise a fresh $600 million at a near $6 billion valuation, sources tell Bloomberg, although the deal isn’t yet final and terms could change. 

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Luma and Runway expect robotics to eventually be a big revenue driver for them

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Both Luma and Runway have reportedly held conversations with self-driving car and robotics companies as they look toward the future.

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Anthropic in talks to raise fresh capital at $170 billion valuation

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic is looking to raise up to $5 billion at a $170 billion valuation in a funding round led by Iconiq Capital.

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

Google refused to tell a U.S. senator whether the company had received a secret U.K. surveillance order demanding access to encrypted data, similar to an order served on Apple earlier this year.

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Anthropic reportedly nears $170B valuation with potential $5B round

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

The new round is being led by Iconiq Capital, with the possibility of a co-lead investor joining.

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SOSV bets plasma will change everything from semiconductors to spacecraft

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

SOSV is investing in more than 25 plasma-related startups over the next five years.

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ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.

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