Utilities grapple with a multibillion question: How much AI data center power demand is real

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

The tech industry is shopping the same big projects around to multiple utilities as they look for the quickest access to power.

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Anthropic Launches Cheaper AI Model Claude Haiku 4.5

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

San Francisco-based AI startup describes Haiku 4.5 as its “fastest and most efficient small model yet,” offering near-frontier intelligence at a fraction of the cost.
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Stellantis teams up with Pony.ai to develop robotaxis in Europe 

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

The collaboration will integrate Pony’s self-driving software into Stellantis’s electric medium-size van platform, which is built with advanced sensors to support autonomous vehicles.

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Crypto’s next chapter with Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to discuss the future of crypto — from memecoins to real-world finance. Don’t miss this must-see session and register now to save up to $624 before today’s flash sale ends.

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Instagram Unveils Teen Safety Features for A.I. Chatbots

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

Instagram is introducing parental controls and limits to conversations on topics like self-harm as concerns grow over how A.I. chatbots affect mental health.

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Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff. The company’s C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump.

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Less than 24 hours to spotlight your startup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in front of 10,000 tech leaders and VCs 

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

You’re looking for big ways to grow your startup, whether that means securing investors, landing enterprise deals, or generating a nonstop pipeline of leads. This is your final moment.  You have less than 24 hours — and only a couple of tables left — to lock in the most valuable growth opportunity of the year at TechCrunch […]

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WhatsApp will curb the number of messages people and businesses can send without a response

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

WhatsApp is testing a way to limit number of messages someone can sending in a month without getting a response to limit spam

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OpenAI stops Sora videos of Martin Luther King Jr. after users made ‘disrespectful’ deepfakes

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

The ChatGPT maker said it will work to toughen “guardrails” for historical figures and that public figures can ask to not appear in Sora videos.

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Meta announces new AI parental controls following FTC inquiry

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Techme101

Parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters completely, block specific characters and get insight into what their teens are discussing.

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