Legal AI-startup Luminance, backed by the late Mike Lynch, raises $75M

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Given Generative AI is very good at interpreting dense texts, it’s been a boon for startups attacking one of the most complex sets of texts there is: the law. We’ve thus seen an explosion of legal tech, supercharged by AI, in the last year or so.  Lawtech startup Eudia bagged $105 million only last week.  […]
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Level Zero Health banks $6.9M to prove wearable medtech can take the strain out of hormone testing

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Level Zero Health, a female-founded medical device startup that’s aiming to break new ground by developing a device for continuous hormone monitoring, has closed an oversubscribed $6.9 million pre-seed funding round despite being only a little over a year old. The startup wants to do away with the need for invasive blood draws and support […]
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Chokepoint 2.0: An Investigation Promises the Truth About Crypto’s Biggest Conspiracy

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Did bureaucrats in the US plot to cut the crypto industry out of the banking system? An investigation begins.

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The quest for video games that don’t overstay their welcome

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Bigger, longer, better? Why the race to pack more hours into video games might be slowing.

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Musk’s xAI releases artificial intelligence model Grok 3, claims better performance than rivals in early testing

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has unveiled its latest AI chatbot, Grok 3, as its competition with OpenAI and DeepSeek heats up.

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X doubles its Premium+ plan prices after xAI releases Grok 3

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Hours after Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI released the latest version of its AI model, Grok 3, X has significantly hiked the price for its top Premium+ subscription plan, which gives users access to the latest model, to almost $50 per month. On the support page that lists X’s premium plans, the monthly subscription price […]
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Huawei launches $3,660 trifold phone outside of China as it charts international comeback

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Huawei has made a comeback in China and is hoping to bring that momentum to overseas markets where its business has been badly hurt.

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Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, releases its latest flagship model, Grok 3

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Techme101

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3, late Monday night, along with new capabilities in the Grok app for iOS and the web. Grok, xAI’s answer to models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini, can analyze images and respond to questions, and powers a number of features on Musk’s social network, X. […]
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Thousands protest Elon Musk’s DOGE in NYC on Presidents’ Day

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Techme101

More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on Presidents’ Day to speak out against the current Trump administration and the actions in particular of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  It was one of several protests that took place Monday in major cities across the country and came during the same long […]
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Nextdoor’s Nirav Tolia thinks he can turn things around with AI; he has a lot riding on it

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Techme101

Social media is often about scale, but Nextdoor bet long ago on something different: that it could grow a big business off smaller, local communities. For years, the plan worked. The 15-year-old company has long been a dominant platform for neighborhood-based conversations, connecting users for everything from lost pet alerts to local business recommendations. Then […]
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