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BYD Launches Denza in Europe—Another Mighty Impressive EV Brand the US Won’t Get

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

BYD’s premium sub-brand is all set to take on Audi, BMW and Mercedes, with its crab-walking, blowout-beating Z9GT leading the charge.

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Bitcoin surges more than 7% in broad market relief rally as Trump pauses some tariffs

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Bitcoin spiked on Wednesday afternoon following after President Donald Trump said on social media that he authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs.

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Amazon Kuiper launches first satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink, capitalize on anti-Musk fervor

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon has spent six years on Project Kuiper, its $10-billion-plus effort to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink.

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Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware’

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft warns CVE-2025-29824 lets attackers with user access escalate privileges to deploy ransomware via a flaw in Windows CLFS.

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Ilya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup’s research

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is using Google Cloud’s TPU chips to power its AI research, part of a new partnership the companies announced on Wednesday in a press release. Google … Continue reading →

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Canoo CEO can buy bankrupt EV startup’s assets, judge rules

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

The sale of bankrupt EV startup Canoo’s assets to its CEO has been okayed by the judge overseeing the case. After evaluating a number of limited objections to the sale, Judge Brendan Shannon said in a hearing Wednesday he believes … Continue reading →

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PC shipments increased in first quarter as companies braced for tariffs

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Personal computer shipments rose in the first quarter of 2025 as companies sped up deliveries to gear up for incoming tariffs.

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New IBM z17 Mainframe Will ‘Redefine AI at Scale’

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

The new IBM z17 mainframe features AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations.

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OpenAI launches program to design new ‘domain-specific’ AI benchmarks

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI, like many AI labs, thinks AI benchmarks are broken. It says it wants to fix them through a new program. Called the OpenAI Pioneers Program, the program will focus on creating evaluations for AI models that “set the bar … Continue reading →

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Anthropic rolls out a $200-per-month Claude subscription

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new, very expensive subscription plan for its AI chatbot Claude: Max. An answer to OpenAI’s $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro tier, Max comes with higher usage limits than Anthropic’s $20-per-month Claude Pro subscription, as … Continue reading →

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