The investor behind Opendoor’s 190% run nearly shut down his fund

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Eric Jackson has been posting obsessively about Opendoor as part of an effort to spark a rally in shares of the online real estate service.

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Astronomer board investigating CEO Andy Byron after viral Coldplay kiss cam video

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Astronomer said its board has launched a “formal investigation” after CEO Andy Byron was caught on video with the company’s HR chief at a Coldplay concert.

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Cursor snaps up enterprise startup Koala in challenge to GitHub Copilot

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Cursor-maker Anysphere is snapping up top talent from AI enterprise startups in an effort to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters.

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CaaStle founder charged with fraud, turns herself in

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against Christine Hunsicker, charging her with wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and lying to financial institutions.

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SpaceX worker injury rates at Starbase outpace industry rivals

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals.

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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

DuckDuckGo’s new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

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Ether and trading stocks take the crypto spotlight as Congress passes historic stablecoin bill

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Ether ETFs are also on pace for a record setting week.

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Meta says it won’t sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach that will stunt growth

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

“Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” global affairs chief Joel Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday.

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