At Bitcoin 2025, Crypto Purists and the MAGA Faithful Collide

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

Trump’s inner circle has taken over one of the biggest crypto conferences in the world—drowning out protests from diehard bitcoiners who believe their “nerd money” shouldn’t be political.

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Profitable African fintech PalmPay is in talks to raise as much as $100M

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in talks to raise between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B round, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. It’s unclear what valuation it hopes to get, but its last round, in 2021, ranked it among the continent’s most valuable startups, estimated just shy […]

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Involution or evolution? China wants to stop the EV price war, but analysts are doubtful

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

There’s a buzzword in China to describe excessive competition, in a race to the bottom: nei juan, or “involution.”

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British fintech Wise to move primary listing to the U.S. in blow to London stock exchange

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

“This would allow Wise’s shares to trade on both a US stock exchange and the LSE,” Wise said Thursday.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai dismisses AI job fears, emphasizes expansion plans

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

In a Bloomberg interview tonight, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against concerns that AI could eventually make half the company’s 180,000-person workforce redundant. Instead, Pichai stressed the company’s commitment to growth through at least next year. “I expect we will grow from our current engineering phase even into next year, because it allows us […]

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North America takes the bulk of AI VC investments, despite tough political environment

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

Despite what some experts have characterized as an environment increasingly hostile to AI R&D, North America continues to receive the bulk of AI venture dollars, according to data from investment tracker PitchBook. Between February and May of this year, VCs poured $69.7 billion into North America-based AI and machine learning startups across 1,528 deals. That’s […]

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After Trump pulled NASA nomination, Musk ally Jared Isaacman says stint in politics was ‘thrilling’

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

Shift4 founder Jared Isaacman, who had been President Trump’s pick to run NASA, told investors in a letter on Wednesday that he’s giving up his CEO role.

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Stores open at midnight as fans rush to buy Nintendo Switch 2

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Techme101

One retailer says it’s the “biggest gaming pre-order ever” – but there questions over whether high prices will dent sales.

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Court denies Apple appeal in Epic Games case, keeping App Store changes in place

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Techme101

Developers including Amazon and Spotify have been able to update their apps to avoid Apple’s 15% to 30% commission.

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Amazon’s R&D lab forms new agentic AI group

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Techme101

The new group will help develop an agentic AI “framework” for use in its robotics operations, an application often referred to as “physical AI.”

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