Character.AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

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ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.

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Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.

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OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.

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Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

It was in response to Wall Street’s concern that Google’s TPU chips could threaten Nvidia’s dominance of the AI infrastructure industry on Tuesday.

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Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions.
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The Best Black Friday Apple Deals for 2025

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

A curated rundown of Black Friday 2025 Apple deals on MacBook, iPad, AirPods, Apple Watch, and accessories, focused on real value and everyday use.
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Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions.

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What Dick’s Sporting Goods’ earnings report tells us about Nike’s turnaround

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

The Investing Club holds its “Morning Meeting” every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Techme101

WhatsApp’s new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.

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