AI Startup FINNY Raises $17M for Advisor Prospecting Push

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Techme101

Since launching earlier this year, the firm has scaled to work with 400+ firms across RIAs, broker-dealers, and banks.
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How Elon Musk Won His No Good, Very Bad Year

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Techme101

The billionaire’s involvement with the Trump administration and DOGE had deep impacts on Tesla’s bottom line. But Elon Musk was still able to turn his attention to SpaceX.

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Instacart Hit With $60M FTC Settlement Over Hidden Fees

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Techme101

The settlement exposes a web of deceptive practices that turned everyday grocery shopping and ecommerce into a hidden fee minefield.
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Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China’s Baidu

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced plans to bring autonomous vehicles to London through its partnerships with Lyft and Uber, with testing to begin next year. 

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Waymo resumes service in San Francisco after robotaxis stall during blackout

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo suspended its SF robotaxi service on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets.

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A rough week for hardware companies

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Techme101

iRobot, Luminar, and Rad Power Bikes were very different companies, but they faced some similar challenges.

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Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Techme101

As power outages spread Saturday, videos shared on social media appeared to show multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in traffic in different parts of San Francisco.

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TechCrunch Mobility: Bankruptcy takes out two

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” 

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Waymo suspends service in San Francisco as robotaxis stall during blackout

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo suspended its SF robotaxi service on Saturday evening after a massive blackout appeared to leave many of its vehicles stalled on city streets.

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As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Techme101

The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Instead of requiring 100% of new cars to be zero-emission vehicles by that date, the revised plan would allow 10% of new […]

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