Monthly Archives: July 2025

YouTube prepares crackdown on ‘mass-produced’ and ‘repetitive’ videos, as concern over AI slop grows

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

YouTube’s creator liaison said the change is a “minor” update to YouTube’s longstanding policies.

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ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Adrian Holovaty, founder of music-teaching platform Soundslice, finally solved a months-long mystery: weird images of ChatGPT sessions kept being uploaded to the site.

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Linda Yaccarino Tried to Tame X. Now She’s Out as CEO

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Yaccarino announced Wednesday she’s stepping down, and it’s not clear if the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, plans to announce a successor.

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Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Perplexity AI launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet

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Apple looks to bid on becoming US home for Formula 1

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Formula 1 could have a new U.S. streaming service home soon. Apple is in talks to purchase the rights as it looks to further invest in live sports, the Financial Times reports. Apple already has deals for Major League Baseball … Continue reading →

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How startups are rewriting the late-stage playbook at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

David George of a16z joins the Going Public stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Moscone West in San Francisco, from October 27–29. Register now.

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Retailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is hosting its longest-running Prime Day sales event this year, while other retailers have responded with competing sales.

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Photos show Altman, Iger and Cook arrive at ‘summer camp for billionaires’ in Sun Valley

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were pictured entering the lodge.

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Linda Yaccarino departs as boss of Musk’s X

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Her exit comes at a difficult time for Musk who, in a brief reply, thanked her for her “contributions.”

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Pinecone founder Edo Liberty explores the real missing link in enterprise AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI conversation goes deeper than just the latest models. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in … Continue reading →

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