Huawei reclaims No. 1 smartphone spot in China — and Apple returns to growth

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Techme101

Apple shipped 10.1 million smartphones in the quarter in China, up 4% year on year, Canalys data showed.

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VPNs top App Store charts as Online Safety Act age checks kick in

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Techme101

Experts say free versions of such apps or services may carry potential security and privacy risks.

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Alibaba to launch AI-powered glasses creating a Chinese rival to Meta

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Techme101

Alibaba’s Quark AI Glasses will be powered by Alibaba’s Qwen large language model and its advanced AI assistant called Quark.

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Samsung Electronics signs $16.5 billion chip-supply contract; shares rise

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Techme101

Samsung Electronics shares opened 3.5% higher after the company disclosed a $16.5 billion contract to supply semiconductors to a major global corporation.

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Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Techme101

The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.

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‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Techme101

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting on August 28. And as detailed in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, this isn’t just a matter of taking the existing movie and projecting it on Sphere’s 160,000 square foot, wraparound LED screen.

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Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Techme101

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages.

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DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Techme101

The Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to The Washington Post.

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Techme101

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday.

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Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Techme101

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow.

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