Author Archives: Techme101

Clase and Ortiz defense says messages were about roosters, not baseball

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, both Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, have reaffirmed that messages presented as evidence referred to rooster betting, not baseball gambling. Clase and Ortiz are defendants in a federal illegal gambling case … Continue reading →

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TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats estimates, soaring 35%, as AI chip demand stays strong

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

TSMCy delivered another estimate-beating quarter, with profit up 35% from a year ago as advanced chip orders tied to AI continued to dominate its business.

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China’s AI chip firms are going public fast. But its crown jewel is staying private

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

Despite recent IPOs in China’s AI chip space garnering a lot of attention, its the private Huawei that remains ahead in the market.

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Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

The abrupt change in personnel was in the works for several weeks, according to an OpenAI executive.

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Musk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

X’s safety account said in a social media post that no users will be able to create sexualized images of real people using Grok.

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Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

The news is a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about what happened.

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X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.

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The FTC’s data-sharing order against GM is finally settled

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

The order, first proposed a year ago, bans GM from collecting and then selling geolocation data to third parties, like data brokers and insurance companies.

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India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Techme101

Emversity has raised $30 million in a new round as it scales job-ready training in India.

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Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Techme101

The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.

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