Tesla head of manufacturing Omead Afshar fired by Elon Musk

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

Omead Afshar, Tesla’s head of manufacturing and operations, has been fired from the company by CEO Elon Musk after declining car sales.

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In just 3 months, CoreWeave CEO, once a crypto-mining bro, becomes a deca-billionaire

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

CoreWeave remains a symbol of the AI industry in 2025: Massive revenue, investor enthusiasm built on an insatiable need for more.

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Disney Just Threw a Punch in a Major AI Fight

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we explore Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney, which could be consequential for the future of how intellectual property is treated in the AI era.

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Threads now lets you manage Hidden Words separately from Instagram, set time limits

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now has its own Hidden Words settings that operates separately from Instagram.

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Google Photos merges classic search with AI to speed up results

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

The AI feature, first introduced at Google’s I/O developer conference last year, allows users to search across their collection of digital photos using natural language queries.

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‘Made in the USA’ reference disappears from Trump phone listing

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

Trump Mobile maintains the gold smartphone will be made in the US, despite the changed wording on its website.

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Rivian cuts dozens on manufacturing team ahead of R2 launch

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

The company laid off around 1% of its total workforce, or around 140 employees. It’s the third round of cuts since the start of 2024.

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Elon Musk reportedly fires Tesla’s top sales exec

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

Omead Afshar, one of Musk’s top lieutenants, is out after more than seven years at the company. He was recently elevated to a VP role in late 2024.

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Circle resumes its post-IPO rally after pullback, stablecoin issuer boosts Coinbase

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

As awareness of Circle’s story grows, investors are beginning to see how Coinbase could benefit from opportunites in the stablecoin space.

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Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Techme101

AI music company Suno acquired WavTool, a browser-based AI DAW. This aims to improve editing capabilities for musicians.

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