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Apple Watch shipments surge in India

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

Apple Watch shipments in India grew 141% in 2024, while the country’s overall smartwatch market dipped 30% year-on-year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

“Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed to employ generative AI in specific contexts… and investors are rushing to fund the most interesting of … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin drops to a 3-month low below $90,000 in risk-off move

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

Bitcoin fell through the $90,000 level overnight, weakened by sell pressure in equities as the crypto market awaits its next market catalyst.

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Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

On Tuesday, Google introduced a new, free consumer version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, and which the company calls Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also rolled out Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, … Continue reading →

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EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million … Continue reading →

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US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of more than 3M people

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

The Texas-based company said hackers accessed applicants’ SSNs and financial information © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. Europe has no shortage of homegrown venture capital (VC) … Continue reading →

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Fyre Festival 2 is coming, and it already sounds bananas (and not in a good way)

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

Billy McFarland is back, with Fyre Festival 2. Scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico from May 30 to June 2, tickets just went on sale, ranging from $1,400 to a truly brazen $1.1 million — even though no … Continue reading →

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Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125 million and said it would merge it with Texts.com, an earlier acquisition in the same category. Now, Beeper is releasing the first set of redesigned apps for … Continue reading →

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1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Techme101

The U.K. government wants to move full steam ahead on big plans to use and build AI across the country, but not everyone is marching to the beat of its drum. On Monday, a group of 1,000 musicians released a … Continue reading →

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