Author Archives: Techme101

Nvidia and Alphabet VC arms back AI startup Synthesia at $4 billion valuation

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The British AI video company has raised $200 million in fresh funding.

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TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Ownership Changes Reshape App

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The deal ends ban threats and uncertainty, but a weekend outage and new terms of service and privacy policies raise questions about the algorithm. The post TikTok Avoids US Ban as Ownership Changes Reshape App appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago.

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This founder cracked firefighting — now he’s creating an AI gold mine

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Techme101

The nozzle is just the beginning – what company founder Sunny Sethi calls “the muscle on the ground.”

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ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.

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Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they’re building a model to prove it

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.

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Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

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TechCrunch Mobility: RIP, Tesla Autopilot, and the NTSB investigates Waymo

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.

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Apple will reportedly unveil its Gemini-powered Siri assistant in February

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Techme101

We’re about to get our first real look at the results of the recently announced AI partnership between Apple and Google.

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