Bluesky briefly suspended JD Vance’s account after he joined

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

Bluesky’s automated impersonation detection system took down JD Vance’s new account, but it was restored soon after.

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Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

The fine relates to a long-running antitrust case surrounding Google’s Android operating system.

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SpaceX’s Starship explodes during routine test in Texas

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

Local authorities said that Starship “suffered a catastrophic failure and exploded,” with no injuries reported at thsi time and an investigation underway.

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Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, […]

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Texas Instruments to make ‘historic’ $60bn US chip investment

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

The announcement comes as Trump pressures big computer chip makers to increase manufacturing in the country.

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No, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Techme101

If it sounds too good to be true — like a VC giving away valuable assets — it isn’t true.

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New code in Spotify’s app references the long-awaited ‘lossless’ tier

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Newly added references in the music app’s code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch.

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Here are the 24 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?

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‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Across hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, an impossible question has befuddled our species: why is the baby crying?! Sam Altman, who is both the father of a three-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI’s new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood. Altman, who […]

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Six-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

In Base44’s six months as a stand-alone company, it reportedly grew to 250,000 users and nearly $200,000 in monthly profits.

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