Google’s Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

AI companies are battling to dominate the industry, but sometimes, they’re also battling in Pokémon gyms. As Google and Anthropic both study how their latest AI models navigate early Pokémon games, the results can be as amusing as they are enlightening — and this time, Google DeepMind has written in a report that Gemini 2.5 […]

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Canva expands from design into analytics with acquisition of MagicBrief

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Canva already provides popular tools for designing ads. Now it wants to help marketers see how they perform.

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JPMorgan moves further into crypto with stablecoin-like token JPMD

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

U.S. banking giant JPMorgan is gearing up to launch its own alternative to a stablecoin, called JPMD.

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Meta is reportedly building AI smart glasses with Prada, too

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is reportedly working on a pair of AI smart glasses with Prada.

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Tumblr’s content filtering systems have been falsely flagging posts as ‘mature,’ users blame AI

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Tumblr users are complaining that content is being falsely labeled as mature, the latest tech company to grapple with automated flagging and takedowns.

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Fintech Ramp’s valuation hits $16 billion in deal led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund leads a fifth round of investment in Ramp that pushes the corporate fintech company’s valuation to $16 billion.

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AI will shrink Amazon’s workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company’s workforce will shrink in the coming years as it adopts more generative artificial intelligence tools and agents.

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Meta to release smart glasses with Oakley and Prada, extending Luxottica partnership

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Meta plans to release new smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence that carry the Oakley branding, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC.

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Unlock purpose-driven growth at TechCrunch All Stage, and get $210 off for 6 more days

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

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How Private Equity Killed the American Dream

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

In her new book Bad Company, journalist Megan Greenwell chronicles how private equity upended industries from health care to local news—and the ways workers are fighting back.

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