Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Guilty on One Count in Federal Crypto Case

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

A federal jury found crypto developer Roman Storm guilty of operating an unlicensed crypto business, but cleared him of sanctions violations and deadlocked on a money laundering charge.

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Inside the US Government’s Unpublished Report on AI Safety

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

The National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted a groundbreaking study on frontier models just before Donald Trump’s second term as president—and never published the results.

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NVIDIA Takes Firm Stance Against Kill Switches & Backdoors in AI Chips

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

The statement comes as both US and Chinese authorities probe the lucrative global AI chip business, which NVIDIA dominates.

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Claude Opus 4.1: Anthropic Delivers Better Coding, Debugging, Analytics Abilities

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Claude Opus 4.1 scores 74.5% on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark, indicating major improvements in real-world programming, bug detection, and agent-like problem solving.

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How to actually raise a seed round: Actionable advice from top investors at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

This isn’t your typical venture panel. Expect sharp insights on how to cut through the noise, structure your raise, and build relationships that last beyond a term sheet. Whether you’re gearing up for your first round or advising a founder who is, this is the TC Disrupt session you don’t want to miss.

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First impressions of Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded, AI-powered digital assistant

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

To find out whether Alexa is still the best smart assistant for my family, I’m going to test Amazon’s AI-powered devices, experiment with AI queries, and write out my thoughts in a multi-part series.

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Apple shares pop 5% ahead of Trump-Cook investment announcement at White House

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is set to up its U.S. investment to $600 billion over the next four years, a White House official told CNBC.

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OpenAI is practically giving ChatGPT to the government for free

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum in a statement encouraged “other American AI technology companies to follow OpenAI’s lead and work with us.”

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OpenAI Announces Massive US Government Partnership

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

The ChatGPT maker is providing its frontier AI models to federal agencies for $1 for the next year.

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Match Group pops 10% as dating company shows early signs of a turnaround

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Techme101

Match Group shares popped more than 10% after the online dating company issued upbeat guidance and said new products are gaining traction.

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