Author Archives: Techme101

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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Tesla faces U.S. auto safety probe after reports FSD ran red lights, caused collisions

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised investors that Tesla would someday be able to turn their existing electric vehicles into robotaxis.

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Trump meets with Jared Isaacman about top NASA job after pulling nomination

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

Isaacman, who has close ties with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, was at the White House in September for Trump’s dinner for tech power players.

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A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.

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Stoke Space’s $510M round shows the future of launch belongs to defense

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

Stoke’s new raise highlights how the launch industry is being shaped by major U.S. defense initiatives.

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Italian businessman’s phone reportedly targeted with Paragon spyware

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Techme101

The alleged targeting of prominent Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone now widens the Paragon spyware scandal in Italy to victims beyond journalists and activists.

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