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AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Techme101

Yvette Cooper says the UK will make it illegal to own AI tools to make images of child sexual abuse.

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Shein app returns to India via Reliance deal

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with Reliance Retail, nearly five years after it was banned amid diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Beijing. The new Shein India Fast Fashion app, developed and launched by … Continue reading →

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Senator warns of national security risks after Elon Musk’s DOGE granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Techme101

U.S. senator says Musk’s access to Treasury systems represents a “national security risk.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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X expands lawsuit over advertiser ‘boycott’ to include Lego, Nestlé, Pinterest, and others

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

X is now suing more advertisers in an antitrust lawsuit focusing on what the company’s CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed is a “systematic illegal boycott.” The company formerly known as Twitter first filed the lawsuit against the World Federation of … Continue reading →

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Adobe exec Scott Belsky departs for indie movie studio A24

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

Adobe’s chief strategy officer Scott Belsky announced this week that he will be joining A24, the independent movie studio behind “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and many more titles. Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012 through the acquisition … Continue reading →

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Here are all the IPOs reported to be in the works for 2025

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

These companies have confidentially filed to go public in recent years. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could one day serve as a TikTok replacement for those who favor the open source, decentralized social … Continue reading →

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Venture debt lenders will play a big role in fire sales and startup shutdown this year, experts say

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

When accounting startup Bench abruptly failed last month, the shutdown was forced when the company’s lenders called in the startup’s loan. In late 2023, the digital freight company Convoy faced financial challenges, leading venture lending firm Hercules Capital to assume … Continue reading →

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How to delete X and move on with your life

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

As Elon Musk’s X sees a decline in daily active users, some people are deciding to ditch the social network entirely, whether that’s for Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, or perhaps, better yet, nothing at all. Since the Tesla and SpaceX CEO … Continue reading →

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AI agents could birth the first one-person unicorn — but at what societal cost?

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Techme101

Thanks to the advent of cloud computing and distributed digital infrastructure, the one-person micro-enterprise is far from a novel concept. Cheap on-demand compute, remote collaboration, payment processing APIs, social media, and e-commerce marketplaces have all made it easier to “go … Continue reading →

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