Author Archives: Techme101

US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request of U.S. prosecutors.

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GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s Prime Day sale, which began Tuesday morning. Amazon’s annual sale, which this year spans four days (July 8-11), is predicted to drive … Continue reading →

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Mistral is reportedly in talks to raise $1B 

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

French AI startup Mistral is in talks to raise up to $1 billion in equity from investors including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund, reports Bloomberg.

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SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

SpaceX is in talks to raise fresh capital at a $400 billion valuation.

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Elon Musk lashes out at Tesla bull Dan Ives over board proposals: ‘Shut up’

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Dan Ives, an analyst and longtime fan of Tesla, was scolded by Elon Musk on Tuesday after posting three steps he said the company’s board should take.

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Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Activision last week brought offline the Microsoft Store version of “Call of Duty: WWII” as the company was investigating “reports of an issue.”

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The Teens Are Taking Waymos Now

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Alphabet’s self-driving car company launches what it hopes will be lucrative individual teen accounts—and maybe a whole lot of social change in the process.

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Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo announced Tuesday it is now offering accounts for teens ages 14 to 17, starting in Phoenix.

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OneText raises $4.5M from Y Combinator, Khosla to reinvent shopping by text

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

The typical online checkout experience has become bloated with friction. And while more companies are building solutions around online checkout, few are rethinking it from scratch. One such company is OneText, which is building what it calls a “text-to-buy network,” … Continue reading →

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Gmail’s new ‘Manage subscriptions’ tool will help declutter your inbox

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Techme101

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inbox.

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