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MariaDB goes private with new CEO as K1 closes acquisition

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

MariaDB‘s short-lived tenure as a public company is all but over, as the struggling database business is now fully under the auspices of K1 Investment Management. MariaDB also announced a new CEO in the form of former Micro Focus executive … Continue reading →

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Hardware companies dominate a list of promising climate tech startups

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

A new report from Congruent Ventures and SVB highlights startups that could significantly reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate change. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Smartcat secures $43M for its AI-powered translation platform

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

Smartcat, founded in 2016, is among the vendors providing automated translation tools geared toward enterprises, and its co-founder and CEO, Ivan Smolnikov, says business is good. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown On ‘Sweetheart Deals’

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

The European Court of Justice has ordered Apple to pay billions in back taxes to Ireland, in a move that hands a victory to the European Commission against so-called ‘sweetheart deals’ between the country and big tech companies.

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An Underwater Data Center in San Francisco Bay? Regulators Say Not So Fast

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

The YC-backed startup NetworkOcean plans to sink GPUs into San Francisco Bay. Multiple California regulators WIRED spoke with hadn’t heard about the test—and raised concerns about its potential environmental impact.

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Get Your Creativity Flowing at the Office With This 3D Printer

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

Explore the world of 3D printing with the X-Maker, a user-friendly, powerful tool designed to get your creative juices flowing. Now available at TechRepublic Academy.

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Why Is AI So Bad at Generating Images of Kamala Harris?

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

Race and gender are part of it, but there’s more to those unconvincing pictures of the presidential candidate.

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Form3, a quiet giant in UK fintech, raises $60M at a $570M valuation

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

Form3, a startup building tools to connect financial players with each other to enable account payments, has it raised $60 million to continue expanding its business.  © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Threads is not working on its own DM system yet, but it might make it easier to send Instagram messages

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

The Threads team is not yet working on a separate inbox or a direct messaging system for the social network, despite user demands and will continue to use Instagram inbox. However, the company might make it easier to send messages to Instagram … Continue reading →

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Google loses appeal against EU’s €2.4B Shopping antitrust decision, as bloc also wins Apple state aid appeal

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Techme101

Google has once again lost in its bid to overturn a 2017 antitrust decision by the European Commission. The bloc found its shopping comparison service had broken competition rules — hitting Alphabet, Google’s parent, with an at-the-time record-breaking €2.42 billion … Continue reading →

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