Whoop launches two new wearables with 14-day battery life

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

Whoop on Thursday announced two new wearable devices, called Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG, with prices starting at $199.

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Shopify stock slips on light guidance, company notes tariff ‘uncertainty’

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

Shopify said it expects its merchants to have less exposure to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while acknowledging there’s “uncertainty ahead.”

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OpenAI launches a data residency program in Asia

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI is introducing a new data residency program in Asia, the company announced Thursday, following the rollout of its data residency program in Europe in February. The new program, which is available for OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and the OpenAI API, aims to help Asia-based organizations meet local data sovereignty requirements while using the […]

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Bill Gates tells his foundation to spend it all by 2045

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

The Gates Foundation is expected to spend $200 billion over the next 20 years to support causes related to health and human development.

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Standard Chartered analyst apologizes for $120,000 bitcoin price call, says target ‘may be too low’

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

“I apologise that my USD120k Q2 target may be too low,” Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets at Standard Chartered, said in a tongue-in-cheek comment.

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Steph Curry, Tom Brady and other celebrities excluded from most FTX investor claims, judge rules

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

A Florida judge ruled that the investors failed to prove the celebrities knew about FTX and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s misconduct when endorsing the platform.

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Pay day banking outages hit 1.2m people, banks reveal

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

In a letters to MPs, four major banks have set out the extent of the disruption caused in February’s outage.

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Match to lay off 13% of staff

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

Dating app giant Match Group is laying off 13% of its staff as part of a reorganization that aims to reduce costs and simplify its organizational structure.

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Amazon’s newest AI tool is designed to enhance product listings

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon said Thursday it is releasing a new generative AI-powered tool to help merchants improve their listings with missing details or attributes. Sellers often have hundreds of products listed on Amazon, and they need to update information related to them from time to time, which can be a cumbersome task. The e-commerce tech giant wants […]

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Reddit intros new profile tools for business customers

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit on Thursday announced profile enhancements for businesses that’ve joined Reddit Pro, the company’s suite of tools designed to help brands discover, join, and contribute to the social network’s communities and conversations. Now, Reddit will now generate suggested profile bios for businesses during Reddit Pro sign-up. Once businesses provide their website, they can choose from […]

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