Microsoft loses status as OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft won’t be the sole cloud provider for OpenAI but can decide whether to deliver the company with capacity or allow another party to fill the need.

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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mother and the Libertarian movement. In 2015, a federal […]
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Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

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Trump says he’s open to TikTok sale to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

At a press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that he’s open to the idea of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok.

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Netflix to raise prices as new subscribers soar

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Squid Game and live sports, including the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight, fuelled new memberships.

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MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok.
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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The decision arises from a case Meta shareholders brought against Sandberg and another former Meta board member, Jeff Zients, late last year. The plaintiffs alleged that Sandberg and Zients used personal […]
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Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. Coinciding with the announcement of Stargate, OpenAI’s massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it “right of first refusal” […]
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, along with others, to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will begin with a large data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states. The companies expect to commit $100 […]
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How Meta Tried To Lure TikTok Users To Instagram

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Techme101

In the days before TikTok went dark, Meta released a flurry of new features and ran advertisements promoting itself as a comparable alternative.

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