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Turkey’s Sipay raises $78M to expand its Stripe-like services into emerging markets

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Techme101

Billing itself as “Stripe for emerging markets,” Turkish Fintech Sipay has raised a $78 million Series B funding round, claiming a valuation of $875 million in the process. This round is significant, as Sipay plans to expand into markets outside … Continue reading →

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Apple might import more iPhones from India to side-step China tariffs

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is considering importing more iPhones from India to side-step the 54% additional tariffs on goods imported from China that U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. The company sees this as … Continue reading →

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IBM releases a new mainframe built for the age of AI

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Techme101

IBM is releasing the latest version of its mainframe hardware that includes new updates meant to accelerate AI adoption. The hardware and consulting company on Monday announced IBM z17, the latest version of its mainframe computer hardware. This fully encrypted … Continue reading →

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Google is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Retaining top AI talent is tough amid cutthroat competition between Google, OpenAI, and other heavyweights. Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors … Continue reading →

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Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

On Monday, Microsoft reportedly terminated the roles of two software engineers, Ibtihal Aboussad and Vaniya Agrawal, who protested the company’s reported dealings with the Israeli military during Microsoft’s Copilot and 50th anniversary event last week. According to an internal message … Continue reading →

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Amazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clips

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon has upgraded its AI video model, Nova Reel, with the ability to generate videos up to two minutes in length. Nova Reel, announced in December 2024, was Amazon’s first foray into the generative video space. It competes with models … Continue reading →

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Apple’s 3-day loss in market cap swells to almost $640 billion

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is reeling over concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could force the iPhone maker to raise prices or accept lower profits.

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Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers & Outperforms Rivals by 11%

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Sec-Gemini v1 has access to real-time cybersecurity data from trusted sources including Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant’s attack reports, and the Open Source Vulnerabilities database.

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DeepSeek-GRM: Introducing an Enhanced AI Reasoning Technique

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Researchers from DeepSeek and Tsinghua University say combining two techniques improves the answers the large language model creates with computer reasoning techniques.

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton wants to buy the bankrupt startup’s assets

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was recently pardoned after being convicted of securities fraud, is trying to buy the assets of his former company out of bankruptcy, according to new court filings and a person familiar with the matter. Nikola … Continue reading →

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