Monthly Archives: August 2025

Instagram now lets creators link multiple reels in a series

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

Now if a creator is telling a story in a series of videos and follow-ups, they can now link them all together so that viewers don’t have to scroll or search for different parts.

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Africa Is Buying a Record Number of Chinese Solar Panels

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus.

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Apple TV+ hikes subscription for third time in three years

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

Apple TV+ monthly subscription will be $13 in the U.S. and other countries starting Thursday.

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Apple Fitness Chief Accused of Toxic Workplace Culture and Harassment

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

Workers say the executive was volatile and retaliated when they cooperated with an investigation. Apple denies the claims.

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Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

What if startups raised less VC money and became self-sustaining? SecurityPal founder Pukar Hamal has done that and wants founders to know their options.

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StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: Inside the LP Track

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

StrictlyVC is back at TechCrunch Disrupt in October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape, this time with a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an era of extended exit timelines, slowed distributions, and … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Nvidia and Intel meddling is a ‘scattershot method of crony capitalism’: Walter Isaacson

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

The White House is pushing for a stake in embattled chipmaker Intel after making deals with Nvidia and AMD to sell chips to China for a 15% cut.

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Google Revises Play Store Policies Amid EU Antitrust Scrutiny

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

Google is reportedly allowing EU developers to direct users to external payment options for in-app purchases.

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Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI Mode to 180 new countries in English.

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Techme101

The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last, The Journal’s sources say. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, into four new groups: … Continue reading →

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