Monthly Archives: July 2025

Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

It was “horrible”, “stressful” and “isolating” those affected tell BBC News.

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Grok Is Spewing Antisemitic Garbage on X

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolph Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes.

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OpenAI Poaches 4 High-Ranking Engineers From Tesla, xAI, and Meta

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman.

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Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam that promised 300% returns

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

From 2019 to 2023, Sims and Reynoso allegedly lured thousands of victims worldwide to purchase “investment packages” from OmegaPro using cryptocurrency.

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital.

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP.

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is posting antisemitic comments

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Tuesday praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic comments on Tuesday.

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Jeff Bezos sells $666 million in Amazon stock as part of plan to unload 25 million shares

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Bezos’ latest stock sale comes shortly after his $50 million high-profile wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice with a star-studded list of celebrity guests.

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Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month.

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s Clothing Has Sparked a Polymarket Rebellion

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Crypto gamblers are crying foul as they stand to lose millions of dollars in a bet over whether Ukraine’s president would wear a suit.

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