Author Archives: Techme101

The deadline to book your exhibit table for TechCrunch Sessions: AI is May 9

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

We’re in the final stretch. TechCrunch Sessions: AI takes over Zellerbach Hall in almost a month, and the exhibit floor is almost completely booked. If you’ve been considering showing off your AI product or innovation, now’s the time to commit. … Continue reading →

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Amazon Prime Day to return in July despite threat of tariffs

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is bringing back its annual sales event, Prime Day, in July, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday. This year, consumer demand for the popular sale event could be dampened by the possibility of tariffs increasing the cost of goods. … Continue reading →

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Hoofprint Biome boosts cow nutrition while slashing methane burps

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

The startup’s enzymes modify a cow’s microbiome using enzymes, slashing methane while boosting the nutrients available to the cow. 

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AI Is Using Your Likes to Get Inside Your Head

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do?

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Venmo revenue grows 20%, with debit card payment volume soaring

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

Venmo, long viewed as a business laggard for PayPal, is generating much faster revenue growth than the overall company.

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PayPal reports first-quarter earnings beat, maintains forecast

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

PayPal reported better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter but missed on revenue.

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Here’s how to watch LlamaCon, Meta’s first AI developer event

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

On Tuesday, Meta is hosting LlamaCon, its first-ever AI developer event. It’ll center around the company’s Llama family of open AI models, and we’re expecting some big updates for developers. Also on the agenda: keynotes from Meta executives and fireside … Continue reading →

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Yelp debuts AI voice agents for restaurants and service providers

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

Yelp said on Tuesday that it’s working on deploying AI-powered “voice agents” to help service providers and restaurants handle calls, answer basic questions, and accomplish tasks like adding a customer to a restaurant waitlist. Yelp says its agents don’t require … Continue reading →

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Government hackers are leading the use of attributed zero-days, Google says

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

Governments like China and North Korea, along with spyware makers, used the most recorded zero-days in 2024.

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Some M&S stores left with empty shelves after cyber attack

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Techme101

The BBC understands M&S’s operations will take until the end of the week before beginning to return to normal.

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