GitHub Copilot introduces new limits, charges for ‘premium’ AI models

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

GitHub Copilot, Microsoft-owned GitHub’s AI coding assistant, could soon become costlier for some users. On Friday, GitHub announced “premium requests” for GitHub Copilot, a new system that imposes rate limits when users switch to AI models other than the base model for tasks such as “agentic” coding and multi-file edits. While GitHub Copilot subscribers can […]

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Klarna, StubHub delay IPOs as Trump’s tariffs roil markets

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Klarna and StubHub are delaying plans to go public after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement sent shockwaves through the U.S. markets.

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Technology stocks fall for a second session after Trump tariffs, led by Tesla and Nvidia

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Technology stocks fell for a second day Friday as retaliatory tariffs from China fueled fears of a global trade war.

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Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders because of Trump tariffs

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Pre-orders of the new Nintendo console were supposed to start next week.

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Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

It unveiled the console on Wednesday just hours before the president announced a wave of global tariffs.

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DDoS Attacks Now Key Weapons in Geopolitical Conflicts, NETSCOUT Warns

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Hackers now use AI and botnets to launch powerful DDoS attacks, bypassing security and overwhelming servers as law enforcement struggles to keep up.

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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen still sees opportunity in global trade despite Trump’s tariffs

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Flexport’s business is built on supply chains, and the new tariffs the U.S. is placing upon its trading partners have plunged international trade into chaos. Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen joined TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos for a StrictlyVC conversation on the ins and outs of the tariffs’ impact, the industry’s reaction, and […]

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Gemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most expensive AI model yet

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

On Friday, Google released API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an AI reasoning model with industry-leading performance on several benchmarks measuring coding, reasoning, and math. For prompts up to 200,000 tokens, Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 per million input tokens (roughly 750,000 words, longer than the entire “Lord of The Rings” series) and $10 per […]

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Bitcoin rises slightly, holding at $83,000 as global trade war deepens stock market slide

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Bitcoin held the $83,000 level as stocks continued to crater following their worst day since 2020.

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Windows 365 Link: Microsoft’s $350 Cloud-Based Mini PC Is Finally Available to Purchase

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Techme101

Get the specs, availability, and pricing details for Microsoft’s new Windows 365 Link.

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