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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Multiplier, founded by ex-Stripe exec, nabs $27.5M to fuel AI-powered accounting roll-ups

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Multiplier raised Series A and seed funding from Lightspeed and Ribbit Capital.

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Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of […]

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Apple looking to make ‘premium’ priced folding iPhones starting next year, analyst says

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Kuo is an analyst for TF International Securities who focuses on the Asian electronics supply chain and often discusses Apple products before they’re launched.

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Scale AI not ‘winding down’ following Meta deal, interim CEO tells employees and customers

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI’s interim CEO Jason Droege told employees that the AI company is not ‘winding down’ following the $14.3 billion investment from Meta.

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DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global ‘pig butchering’ scams

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

The DOJ thanked Tether for aiding the probe and urged more victims to come forward.

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Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Techme101

Frederik Hjelm, CEO of shared micromobility startup Voi, said he sees a path to acquiring the scooter and bike operations of Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.

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