Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s annual pay jumps to $96.5 million

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is getting a major bump in his compensation, thanks to a steep rally in the company’s stock price.

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Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.

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OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google 

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI’s new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era.

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DraftKings acquires predictions platform Railbird

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

The sports betting giant is preparing to launch a new platform in the coming months called DraftKings Predictions.

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Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July.

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Melania Trump Used as ‘Window-Dressing’ in Elaborate Memecoin Fraud, Legal Filing Claims

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

The first lady of the United States became a pawn in an intricate memecoin scam that resulted in millions of dollars in losses, crypto investors have alleged.

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OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Takes Direct Aim at Google Chrome

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

The new ChatGPT-powered web browser is OpenAI’s boldest play yet to reinvent how people use the web.

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Take Back Tesla campaign urges shareholders to reject Musk $1 trillion pay plan

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Ahead of Tesla’s earnings report on Wednesday, a group of unions and corporate watchdogs launched a website in opposition to Elon Musk’s new pay plan.

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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.

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Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Techme101

Members of Breakthrough Energy’s policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward clean energy.

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