iOS 18 hits 68% adoption across iPhones, per new Apple figures

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Apple released new figures Friday, highlighting user adoption of iOS 18. Released in public form back in September 2024, the mobile operating system is now installed on 68% of compatible devices. That number jumps to 78% on iPhones released in the last four years. As for the remaining iPhones out there, 19% are running iOS […]
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Neko Health’s unicorn-sized Series B is larger than some Series C rounds

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was supposed to be a short one in the U.S., as it started with a holiday. But Inauguration Day kept some founders busy, and the […]
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Twilio shares pop 22% and head for biggest gain since Covid pandemic on growth forecast

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Twilio shares had their sharpest rally since 2020 on Friday after the company issued an uplifting forecast for the coming years at an investor event.

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X ‘refused to take down video’ viewed by Southport killer

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Australia’s internet regulator said X was the only major tech platform which refused its request.

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People are benchmarking AI by having it make balls bounce in rotating shapes

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

The list of informal, weird AI benchmarks keeps growing. Over the past few days, some in the AI community on X have become obsessed with a test of how different AI models, particularly so-called reasoning models, handle prompts like this: “Write a Python script for a bouncing yellow ball within a shape. Make the shape […]
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US users dumped RedNote after Trump paused the TikTok ban

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

In the days leading up to the TikTok ban in the U.S. on Sunday, U.S. users flooded the Chinese app RedNote, which offered a similar experience to their favorite short-form video app. The app, which is listed in the U.S. App Store under its Chinese name Xiaohongshu, quickly became the No. 1 free app in […]
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Zuckerberg sets Meta’s AI targets for the year, expects to spend $60 billion on growth

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company plans to invest around $60 to $65 billion in capital expenditure this year

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SEC revokes unpopular banking rule that blocked Wall Street banks from adopting crypto

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

SEC rescinds controversial rule in latest pro-crypto measure taken by new Trump administration.

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Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I. products and algorithms.

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Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Flip is a social commerce app that lets shoppers become creators. They can share honest reviews and earn cash based on engagement on the platform. As Flip competes with TikTok Shop and other platforms in a highly competitive market, it has introduced a new creator fund that offers a unique opportunity to help it stand […]
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