Linda Yaccarino joins health tech platform eMed as CEO after leaving X

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

Though Yaccarino does not have experience in health tech, eMed said in a press release that they sought her out for her “undeniable ability to negotiate new partnerships.”

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OpenAI Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

The models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, represent a major shift for the AI company.

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Coinbase shares slide Tuesday, as crypto play takes double-digit fall from July record

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

Shares of the cryptocurrency trading platform have collapsed since notching a record on July 18.

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Substack rival Ghost connects to the open social web with its latest public release

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

While the ActivityPub integration is a main selling point for Ghost 6, this major release includes a number of other changes and new additions.

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OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state-of-the-art.

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Claude Fans Threw a Funeral for Anthropic’s Retired AI Model

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

Roughly 200 people gathered in San Francisco on Saturday to mourn the loss of Claude 3 Sonnet, an older AI model that Anthropic recently killed.

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Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

Axon Enterprise’s stock popped 14% after the TASER maker topped Wall Street’s estimates and boosted its outlook due to robust demand for its security solutions.

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Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn’t a simple matter.

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The EU AI Act aims to create a level playing field for AI innovation. Here’s what it is.

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law” by the European Commission.

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Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Techme101

Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.

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