Author Archives: Techme101

Huge buzz but a big gamble: Battlefield 6 takes aim at Call of Duty

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Techme101

The latest in the military shooter series is a pivotal release for publisher Electronic Arts.

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Microsoft engineer resigns over cloud business from Israeli military

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Techme101

Scott Sutfin-Glowski, who joined Microsoft in 2012, is resigning over the company’s work with Israel’s military.

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Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Techme101

The debate is ramping up about what happens if – or when – computer intelligence overtakes humans

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Andreessen Horowitz denies report of India office, calls it ‘fake news’

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Techme101

a16z’s Anish Acharya calls India office reports “entirely fake news!”

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While OpenAI races to build AI data centers, Nadella reminds us that Microsoft already has them

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered a glimpse of the “first of many” massive Nvidia AI systems it is rolling out, starting now.

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Reflection raises $2B to be America’s open frontier AI lab, challenging DeepSeek

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

Reflection, once focused on autonomous coding agents, has raised $2B at an $8B valuation to expand into both an open-source alternative to closed frontier labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, and a Western equivalent to Chinese AI firms like DeepSeek.

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Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

The platform said in a press release that hackers breached a third-party vendor that Discord uses for age-related appeals.

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How China Is Hoping to Attract Tech Talent

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we uncover how America’s new $100,000 H-1B golden visa has thrown tech workers and their employers into chaos.

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New York City Sues Facebook, TikTok, and Google Over Teen Mental Health Crisis

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

New York City sues social media companies, including Facebook, Google, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging they have created a mental health crisis among children. The post New York City Sues Facebook, TikTok, and Google Over Teen Mental Health Crisis appeared first … Continue reading →

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Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

Imposter Sora apps saw hundreds of thousands of downloads before Apple pulled them from the App Store.

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