Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

Quilt has sold nearly 1,000 units in the U.S. and Canada, and the new funding should help expand sales operations to more states and provinces.

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App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.

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How Stablecoins Can Help Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

Through layers of intermediaries, stablecoins can be moved, swapped and mixed into pools of other funds in ways that are difficult to trace, experts say.

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Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.

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IBM Pursues AI Expansion With $11B Confluent Acquisition

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

The move reflects a rapidly intensifying race among technology giants to strengthen the data foundations required for generative and agentic AI.
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X Blocks EU Ads Account After €120m Fine, Escalating Clash Between Elon Musk and Brussels

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

X shut down the European Commission’s ad account after a €120M DSA fine, sparking a tense clash over transparency, platform rules, and rising political fallout.
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IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology.

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S&P 500 win streak, Berkshire’s leadership changes, Netflix’s regulatory path and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Confluent.

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Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Techme101

The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it’s creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.

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