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Darwinbox, the HR upstart from India, raises $140M to take on Deel and Rippling

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Darwinbox, an Indian startup building a SaaS platform for hiring, onboarding and employee administration, has raised $140 million to take on the likes of Rippling and Deel as it seeks to expand internationally, especially in the U.S. The funding is … Continue reading →

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Qualcomm CEO says its new modem creates a ‘huge delta’ in performance versus Apple

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

It has taken some time for Apple to release its first modem and it did so with the launch of the iPhone 16e last month. The cellular modem is called the C1.

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CoreWeave acquires AI developer platform Weights & Biases

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia-backed data center company CoreWeave has acquired AI developer platform Weights & Biases for an undisclosed sum. According to The Information, CoreWeave spent $1.7 billion on the transaction. Weights & Biases was valued at $1.25 billion in 2023, and it … Continue reading →

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Trump looms over the successful global expansion of Chinese smartphone players

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese smartphone players like Xiaomi have found success over the past few years expanding globally.

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CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company that builds eco-friendly data centers used by major compute providers to handle their AI traffic, has raised nearly half a billion dollars — $478 million (€450 million) to be exact — in anticipation of more demand.  … Continue reading →

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Meta brings its anti-fraud facial recognition test to the UK after getting a thumbs up from regulators

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition — an area where it has had a tricky track record — with an international test of two new tools: one to stop scams based on likenesses of … Continue reading →

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Defense tech startup Epirus raises $250M Series D to counter drone swarms

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Defense tech startup Epirus has raised a $250m Series D to expand its counter-drone solutions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Quantexa nabs $175M at a $2.6B valuation to double down on data analytics for AI

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

London startup Quantexa has made its name over the years with an enterprise platform that employs AI and data analytics to fight money laundering and fraud. Today, it is announcing new funding of $175 million to double down on that … Continue reading →

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Key ex-OpenAI researcher subpoenaed in AI copyright case

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

Alec Radford, a researcher who helped develop many of OpenAI’s key AI technologies, has been subpoenaed in a copyright case against the AI startup, according to a court filing Tuesday. The filing, submitted by an attorney for the plaintiffs to … Continue reading →

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Judge rejects Musk’s attempt to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Techme101

A federal judge in Northern California denied Elon Musk’s motion for an injunction that would have halted OpenAI’s planned transition into a for-profit company, Bloomberg reported. Musk failed to provide enough evidence necessary for an injunction, U.S. District Court Judge … Continue reading →

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