SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Corporate travel platform TravelPerk raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the startup at $2.7 billion.

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Trump says DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

DeepSeek’s claim that it model was made at a fraction of the cost of its rivals has shaken up the AI industry.

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China’s DeepSeek AI shakes industry and dents America’s swagger

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The app spooked the markets as well as the bullish sense of American superiority in AI development.

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Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia vote to form Amazon-owned grocery store’s first union

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The vote marks the first successful organizing effort at Whole Foods since Amazon acquired the grocer for $13.7 billion in 2017.

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Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The US President says he would like to see a “bidding war” over the sale of the social media app.

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Japan chip stocks extend losses as DeepSeek worries fuel Wall Street tech rout

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Japan’s chip-related shares extended declines for a second day after DeepSeek triggered concerns over competitiveness in the artificial intelligence sector.

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Google Maps will soon rename Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects changes ordered by the Trump Administration, the company announced Monday. Google is complying with an executive order issued last week by President Donald Trump that changed the names of several American landmarks. The executive order […]
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Reid Hoffman’s Manas AI raises $24.6M, a fraction of other AI drug discovery startups

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher and author of the book “The Emperor of All Maladies,” have co-founded an AI-powered drug discovery startup, Manas AI. The company, which will initially focus on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma, has raised $24.6 million in seed funding from Hoffman, General Catalyst, and Greylock. Manas […]
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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government’s lead in changing the names on its Maps app.

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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is already using DeepSeek instead of OpenAI at his startup, Gloo

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Techme101

The tech industry’s reaction to AI model DeepSeek R1 has been wild. Pat Gelsinger, for instance, is elated and thinks it will make AI better for everyone.
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