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Author Archives: Techme101
Tencent reports profit beat on games growth, touts AI benefits
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent on Wednesday reported profit above analysts’ expectations, while revenue missed slightly.
China is catching up with the West on tech, Microsoft president says
According to Microsoft’s web page about its presence in China, the company has operated there since 1992.
After spending three years working on SMS verification at Zenly, Prelude wants to fix SMS onboarding
Prelude is a relatively new French startup that focuses on SMS verification; it’s announcing new funding from Singular and Seedcamp on Wednesday. The two founders met when they were working for Zenly, a popular location-sharing app with tens of millions … Continue reading
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Japan is ramping up efforts to revive its once dominant chip industry
Japan has announced its latest plan to boost the country’s chip and AI industries as it works to regain its leading position in semiconductor technology.
Startup CEO says humans won’t be needed for translation in 3 years as it launches AI app
Unbabel on Wednesday announced an artificial intelligence-powered translation service, adding another rival to a highly competitive space.
Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub to Wonder for $650 million
Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway announced today that it is selling Grubhub to Wonder in a deal valued at $650 million. The company said that it expects the deal to be completed by Q1 2025. “The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase … Continue reading
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YouTube is now letting creators remix songs through AI prompting
YouTube added a capability for select creators in the U.S. to create AI-generated songs via prompts using the vocals of artists like Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Sia, T-Pain, and Troye Sivan last year. Now, the company … Continue reading
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Swiggy market debut fuels India’s food, quick commerce wars
Shares of Swiggy dropped 4% to 401 rupees on Wednesday as the food delivery and quick commerce startup concluded India’s second-largest IPO this year, in a closely watched debut that puts it in direct comparison with what analysts have long … Continue reading
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Perplexity brings ads to its platform
AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it’ll begin experimenting with ads on its platform starting this week. Ads will appear in the U.S. to start, formatted as “sponsored follow-up questions.” (E.g., “How can I use LinkedIn to enhance my job search?”) … Continue reading
VW launches $5.8bn tie-up with Tesla rival Rivian
The firms will share EV technology as they face slowing demand and competition from Chinese rivals.