Watchdog slams O2 over unexpected price rise

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

The media regulator said it was disappointed O2 raised prices more than was advertised when customers took out contracts.

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Microsoft Azure Outage Ripples Across the Internet

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Azure cloud computing platform took down a long list of services from Xbox Live and Microsoft 365 to critical systems for airlines and banks.
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Google Rolls Out Gemini for Home AI Assistant in the US

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Built on Gemini’s LLMs, the new assistant is designed to be more context-aware, handling multi-step requests and natural language better than its predecessor.
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Figma acquires AI-powered media generation company Weavy

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Figma said today that it has acquired AI-powered image and video generation company Weavy.

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The Prompting Company snags $6.5M to help products get mentioned in ChatGPT and other AI apps

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

People are increasingly asking AI, not Google, to help them discover products. A recent shopping report says Americans, this holiday season, will likely turn to large language models this season to find gifts, deals, and sales instead of traditional search. Retailers could see up to a 520% increase in traffic from chatbots and AI prompts […]

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Navan IPO lands rare one-person venture capital firm its biggest win ever, a $1 billion payday

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Angel investor Oren Zeev created the blueprint for the solo general partner firm, a new, rare category of venture capital. The Navan IPO is his biggest win yet.

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Big Tech earnings, Fed cuts rates, Trump-Xi meeting and more in Morning Squawk

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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A Fight Over Big Tech’s Emissions Has the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Caught in the Crossfire

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.

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Tata Motors Breach Exposed 70TB of Sensitive Data Before Fix

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Security researcher Eaton Zveare discovered that two sets of Amazon Web Services keys were left exposed across Tata Motors’ online platforms.
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First UK phones to get satellite connectivity in signal blackspots announced

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Techme101

Virgin Media O2 has partnered with Elon Musk firm Starlink to offer the service.

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