Author Archives: Techme101

The Global Car Reckoning Is Here. Far Too Many Auto Companies Don’t Have a Plan

How are the CEOs of Ford, BYD, Lamborghini, Polestar, and more planning to survive the hellscape that is the current automotive world? We asked them.

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Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This year

Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the Labubu franchise, has sold $670 million worth of related products so far this year—more than iconic US toy lines Barbie and Hot Wheels.

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Apple reportedly ups iPhone production in India as country’s Russia ties roil White House

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Tuesday that India is “profiteering” off of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Nvidia says it’s evaluating a ‘variety of products’ after report of new AI chip for China

Nvidia last week struck a deal with the U.S. government to resume selling products in China, in exchange for giving it a 15% cut of the sales.

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US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.

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CPG startup Keychain snags $30M to build in India, grow in the U.S.

Keychain doesn’t have a single customer in India — but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.

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TikTok’s latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates

In a move reminiscent of Facebook’s early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus.

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Silicon Valley’s AI deals are creating zombie startups: ‘You hollowed out the organization’

Unable to make big AI purchases because of regulatory hurdles, tech giants have spent billions to buy top talent from startups, leaving behind shell companies.

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Nvidia said to be developing new, more powerful AI chip for sale in China

Nvidia is apparently putting together a new AI chip meant for sale in China that’s half as powerful as its flagship B300 Blackwell GPU. The new chip would be more powerful than the H20 GPUs the company is currently allowed … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.

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