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DOGE reportedly planning a hackathon to build ‘mega API’ for IRS data

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) plans to host a hackathon next week focused on the creation of a “mega API” that will provide access to taxpayer data, according to Wired. Wired says the hackathon is being organized by … Continue reading →

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Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

Meta has released a new collection of AI models, Llama 4, in its Llama family — on a Saturday, no less. There are four new models in total: Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. All were … Continue reading →

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Deel’s comms chief departs amidst spying lawsuit from Rippling

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

Elisabeth Diana, head of communications at human resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according to her LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg first reported the news that Diana had resigned from Deel, which was recently accused of planting a spy at … Continue reading →

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ is on-track for a $135M opening weekend

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

The big screen adaptation of video game mega-franchise Minecraft brought in $58 million on Friday, putting it on-track for a $135 million opening weekend domestically — or potentially even more. That would give “A Minecraft Movie” the biggest opening of … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Nintendo unveils the Switch 2

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to Week in Review! Tons of stuff for you today, including Nintendo’s Switch 2; capacity issues at OpenAI; a story that deserves the Hollywood treatment; and much, much more. Let’s go! It’s finally (almost) here: After almost 10 … Continue reading →

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SF Mayor Lurie to tech CEOs: ‘How can we get you back?’

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to bring his city back to its glory days. And he’s convinced tech leaders — who often pitch utopian ideals of their own — can help him deliver. “I’m a mayor that is picking … Continue reading →

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Tesla’s June robotaxi deadline looms as political backlash builds over Elon Musk

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

CNBC took multiple rides with Tesla owners using Full Self-Driving (Supervised), experiencing its strengths, weaknesses and ongoing evolution.

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Silicon Valley’s early return on Trump investment: Plunging valuations, delayed IPOs

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

With the Nasdaq closing its worst week since the Covid pandemic and several tech companies delaying IPOs, Silicon Valley’s Trump bet is looking shaky.

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Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

While the White House carved out a narrow exemption for some semiconductor imports, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs still apply to GPUs and chipmaking equipment.

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ChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailing

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Techme101

ChatGPT has seen India as its largest market by monthly active users and the second largest by downloads, per the external data seen by TechCrunch.

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