Honda’s $60B merger with Nissan falls apart

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

The $60 billion mega-merger between Honda and Nissan has been called off, in part because of Nissan’s “pride and insufficient alarm about its predicament,” writes Reuters, citing half a dozen sources. The report hints at bad blood on both sides, saying the development also ties to Honda abruptly revising the terms of the merger and […]
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Reddit shares slump 6% on daily active user miss

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said that the company experienced some “volatility” in user growth as a result of a Google search algorithm tweak.

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Google joins $350 million funding round for humanoid robotics company Apptronik

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Apptronik has partnered with NASA and NVIDIA as it works on iterations of robots that rival those of Elon Musk’s Tesla Optimus.

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Prenuvo adds new health tests to flagship full-body scan, raises $120 million in fresh funding

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Prenuvo exploded in popularity because of its $2,500 full-body MRI scan that has been lauded by celebrities like Kim Kardashian.

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Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the U.S.

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

A new study argues that data centers could be ideal demand-response participants because they have the potential to be flexible.
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Crypto scams likely hit a new record in 2024, driven by ‘pig butchering’ and AI, says Chainalysis

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Crypto scam revenue is estimated to have hit record levels last year as cybercriminals leverage new technologies like AI and become more organized.

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Get Secure Cloud Storage on a 2TB Lifetime Plan With Internxt for $91

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

This secure storage platform uses open source code, zero-knowledge file systems, and end-to-end encryption to keep your online data truly private.

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CyberArk snaps up Zilla Security for up to $175M

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Identity security company CyberArk has acquired identity governance and administration (IGA) platform Zilla Security in a deal worth up to $175 million. The transaction consists of a $165 million cash portion and an additional $10 million “earn-out” which is payable upon meeting certain milestones — it can be seen as an incentive for the founders […]
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Avride launches sidewalk delivery bots on Uber Eats in Jersey City

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

Uber Eats customers in Jersey City can now have their orders delivered by one of Avride’s autonomous sidewalk delivery robots. The launch, which kicked off this week in New Jersey, is Uber’s latest foray into autonomous vehicles and represents an expanding relationship with Avride. The ride-hail and delivery giant deploys AVs on its app in […]
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Musk will withdraw OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker stays nonprofit, lawyers say

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI was initially founded as a non-profit in 2015, and later converted to a “capped profit” model in 2019.

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