Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI is cutting 14% of the company just weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its CEO.

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Watch Our Livestream Replay: Inside the AI Copyright Battles

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

Curious about generative AI and copyright? On July 16, our writers answered your questions about this critical topic.

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Tesla’s change in bylaws to limit shareholder lawsuits slammed by New York state officials

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

New York state officials are pressing Tesla to repeal a company bylaw that limited investors’ rights to sue the EV maker over breaches of fiduciary duty.

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OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances.

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GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.

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GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

As Elon Musk once said, “we dug our own grave with Cybertruck.”

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Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

The video game giant banned an unknown number of cheaters that were using one of the oldest-running cheats.

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Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare earth element trade talks

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

U.S. Commerce Secretary said Nvidia’s plans to start selling its H20 chips are tied to ongoing trade discussions with China regarding REEs.

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Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

Former Waymo engineers have launched an autonomous vehicle startup with $80 million in venture funds.

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Nvidia C.E.O. Treads Carefully in Beijing

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Techme101

Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

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