Perplexity sees India as a shortcut in its race against OpenAI

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Perplexity is quietly expanding into India to compete with OpenAI in the next phase of AI adoption.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink filed as ‘disadvantaged business’ before being valued at $9 billion

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

Neuralink labeled itself in April as a “small disadvantaged business” in a federal filing with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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US passes first major national crypto legislation

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Techme101

It marks a milestone for the once fringe industry, as it expands its power in Washington.

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‘Utopian’ city California Forever announces huge tech manufacturing park 

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Solano Foundry is a 2,100-acre manufacturing park that can host 40 million square feet of advanced tech manufacturing space.

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Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

WIRED identified 10 local governments in China that are offering discounts to consumers who choose cars running Huawei software. It’s not always clear who is footing the bill.

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Crypto Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of Genius Act

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

After a week of squabbling in Washington, the cryptocurrency industry secured one of its primary legislative objectives and made progress toward a second one.

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Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many of whom are on the $200-a-month Max plan. 

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Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump’s crypto entanglements.

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This AI Warps Live Video in Real Time

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.

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Microsoft is buying tons of carbon removal from Xprize startup Vaulted Deep

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft’s data center boom has been imperiling its 2030 carbon negative pledge, so the tech giant is turning to Vaulted Deep, which operates like a reverse oil company.

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