Author Archives: Techme101

Indonesia ‘conditionally’ lifts ban on Grok

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok.

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TechCrunch Mobility: The great Tesla rebranding

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

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

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India offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

New Delhi’s latest move comes as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft expand data center investments in India.

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Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.

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Meet the new European unicorns of 2026

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.

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Germany’s online gambling reckoning draws closer with landmark Tipico case

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Techme101

In Germany, a landmark court case is unfolding, and it is one that will have great significance for the iGaming market in the country and across all of the European Union (EU).  The case is C-530/24, DK v Tipico Co. … Continue reading →

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Waymo reportedly raising a $16 billion funding round

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Techme101

Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.

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SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Techme101

SpaceX’s filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that can harness the Sun’s full power.”

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Here is what caused the wild swings in our 34-stock portfolio last week

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Techme101

The S&P 500 closed lower Friday after briefly topping 7,000 for the first time ever Wednesday.

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Nvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company’s $100B OpenAI investment has stalled

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Techme101

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that a recent report of friction between his company and OpenAI was “nonsense.”

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