Read what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook execs said about Instagram before buying it

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Techme101

The first week of the Meta antitrust trial brought new revelations about how the company formerly known as Facebook approached the competitive threat posed by Instagram in the early 2010s. The U.S. government is accusing Meta of violating competition laws by acquiring companies like Instagram and WhatsApp that threatened the Facebook monopoly. If lawyers for […]

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Meet Partiful, the Gen Z party-planning staple that’s taking on Apple

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Techme101

Despite launching during the pandemic, Partiful survived to become a popular app for event planning among Gen Z users. It’s now also competing against Apple.

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I won’t put my relationships online again, says Lilly Sabri

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Techme101

The influencer explains how she rebuilt her life after a podcast implicated her fiancé had had an affair.

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AI dolls are taking over – but real artists are sick of them

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Techme101

Artists hit back on social media to warn artificial intelligence may be endangering their livelihoods.

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Google’s Big Bet on Nuclear Energy: ‘The Race to Power AI-Driven Data Centers is Accelerating’

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Techme101

Google and Kairos Power are collaborating to build small modular reactors to provide nuclear power to data centers to give them abundant, clean, and reliable energy.

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Microsoft’s New Copilot Studio Feature Offers More User-Friendly Automation

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Techme101

Learn about how Copilot Studio’s computer use agents bring the system new functionality and more benefits to users.

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US Officials Claim DeepSeek AI App Is ‘Designed To Spy on Americans’

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Techme101

NVIDIA’s ties to DeepSeek are also being called into question by some US government officials.

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A new kids’ show will come with a crypto wallet when it debuts this fall

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Techme101

A new animated kids’ series expected to premiere this year won’t be headed for a TV network. Or a streaming service. Instead, the founders of production studio We Ghosted Media plan to launch on a decentralized web platform that uses blockchain technology. And yes, a crypto wallet will be involved.  We Ghosted Media — founded by […]

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Techstars increases startup funding to $220,000, mirroring YC structure

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Techme101

Techstars, a nearly 20-year-old startup accelerator, announced new terms for startups that enter its three-month program. The organization will now invest $220,000, which is $100,000 more than it offered previously, in companies starting with its fall 2025 batch. The capital will be divided into two components. The group is offering companies $20,000 in exchange for […]

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U.S. Chipmakers Fear They Are Ceding China’s A.I. Market to Huawei

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Techme101

New restrictions on semiconductor exports to China are scrambling sales and fueling concerns that the Chinese tech giant will become a chip-making powerhouse.

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