Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation.

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Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Defense startup Hadrian on Thursday announced the closing of $260 million Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Lux Capital.

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After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, announced on Thursday the closure of her award-winning beauty startup Ami Colé. 

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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT agent, which the company claims to be its most capable AI agent product yet.

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Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon has continued to lay off groups of employees this year eliminating more than 27,000 roles since 2022.

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Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Shareholders accused Meta leaders of damaging the company by allowing repeat violations of Facebook users’ privacy.

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Twitch starts testing vertical video streams

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Twitch’s tests are not widespread at this point, as Appsensa’s research only found a handful of references in the app’s code that mentioned the tests would focus on just “a few streamers” for the time being.

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Meta appoints generative AI VP to run Threads

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Meta appointed Connor Hayes, Meta’s VP of product for generative AI, to become the head of Threads.

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Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

TSMC still faces looming uncertainty after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on Taiwan.

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Elon Musk gets more time to respond to SEC suit over Twitter disclosure

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Musk now has until Aug. 29, an additional six weeks, to answer the SEC’s complaint.

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