Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything’

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin “Roy” Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup, Cluely, that offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything.” The startup was born after Lee posted in a viral X thread that he was suspended by Columbia University after he and […]

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Tesla shares tumble ahead of first-quarter earnings report

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla shares dropped almost 6% on Monday, a day before the company is scheduled to release first-quarter earnings.

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US-China Chips Saga: Huawei Readies Ascend 920 Chip to Replace Restricted NVIDIA H20

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

The release later this year is the latest maneuver between China and the U.S. as they try to control the flow of powerful AI chips.

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Google says DOJ’s proposal for breakup would harm U.S. in ‘global race with China’

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

As Google enters the court room for its antitrust remedies trial, the company is trying to position itself as a key piece of American innovation.

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Spotlight on AI This Earth Day: ‘AI Is Fundamentally Incompatible With Environmental Sustainability’

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

Inference, training, and everyday operations all contribute to the considerable water and power consumption required to run generative AI.

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Flipkart to relocate HQ to India ahead of IPO

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce startup that closely fights Amazon in the South Asian market, is preparing to shift its headquarters back to India from Singapore as the company prepares to file for an IPO on Indian stock exchanges. On Monday, Flipkart said the move “represents a natural evolution, aligning our holding structure with our […]

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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatGPT search had roughly 41.3 million average monthly active “recipients” for […]

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Amazon has paused some data center lease commitments, Wells Fargo says

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon and Microsoft both appear to be slowing down or holding off on early data center projects.

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8 Free Career Development Courses From LinkedIn – Offer Ends May 7

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

These free LinkedIn Learning courses help professionals upskill for the future. Topics include personal branding, networking, and career growth.

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Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning out Instgram as a solution to its ‘cannibalization’ of Facebook

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Techme101

In an internal email surfaced as part of the Meta antitrust trial, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg fretted about the potential that the company’s Instagram acquisition may cannibalize Facebook. Were that to happen, it could lead to the “network collapse of the more engaging and profitable product,” a worried Zuckerberg told other Meta executives in a […]

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