Elon Musk’s stint in the US government is coming to an end

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk confirmed on Wednesday that he’s ending his stint as a U.S. special government employee and as the de-facto head of DOGE.

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China’s DeepSeek quietly releases upgraded R1 AI model, ramping up competition with OpenAI

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek rose to prominence this year after its free, open-source R1 reasoning model outperformed offerings from rivals including Meta and OpenAI.

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NVIDIA, AMD may soon start selling new AI chips in China to comply with US restrictions

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

NVIDIA and AMD will soon begin selling new GPUs made for AI workloads in China to comply with US chip export restrictions.

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Lightspeed backs Indian home services startup Snabbit as the next big consumer trend

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

Home services in India — whether it is cleaning, dishwashing, or laundry — have traditionally been offline and informally run. This has often resulted in delays and uncertainties for consumers, as well as inconsistent pay and job insecurity for workers. Recently, however, startups have begun viewing this area as ripe for transformation, leveraging technology to […]

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Elon Musk says he’s leaving government work with DOGE, thanks Trump

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

In a post on X, Elon Musk thanked President Trump and said that his “scheduled time” for government work is coming to an end.

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Elon Musk says he is leaving Trump administration

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

Musk thanked Trump for allowing him to lead Doge and says he believed the cost-cutting agency would continue to grow.

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Nvidia Earnings: Revenue Tops $44 Billion Despite Sales Limits to China

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Techme101

The company continued to grow fast in its most recent quarter despite new rules restricting the sale of A.I chips to China.

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Tesla investors demand Musk work 40-hour week at EV maker as ‘crisis’ builds

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Techme101

A group of pension funds that are investors in Tesla want the company’s board to require more from CEO Elon Musk.

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Founder Sahil Lavingia says he was booted from DOGE after just 55 days 

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Techme101

Sahil Lavingia has published a diary recounting his time as a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE workforce. It’s a short read — Lavingia’s DOGE stint lasted just 55 days — but it is does provide new details on the temporary government organization formed by President Trump’s executive order. Lavingia is a well-known name in Silicon […]

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has 1 billion monthly active users

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Techme101

Meta’s AI assistant now has one billion monthly active users across the company’s family of apps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

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