Microsoft’s head of venture has resigned

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Chris Young, Microsoft’s head of of business development and its venture unit, M12, resigned from his role on Wednesday, the company said.
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Elon Musk Plays DOGE Ball—and Hits America’s Geek Squad

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Under Donald Trump, the United States Digital Service is morphing into Elon Musk’s cost-cutting machine.

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Microsoft’s business development chief Chris Young resigns

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

Chris Young, who joined Microsoft in 2020, worked on the software company’s investments, its OpenAI relationship and the Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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Nearly 10 years later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Techme101

In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s finally time to launch Tumblr TV, which has since evolved to support video, to all its users as […]
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Nearly 10 year later, Tumblr TV launches to all as a TikTok alternative

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s finally time to launch Tumblr TV, which has since evolved to support video, to all its users as […]
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Scale AI is facing a third worker lawsuit in about a month 

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

In this suit, workers are claiming they suffered PTSD from disturbing content.
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EA shares drop 7% after company lowers guidance due to weakness in soccer, other games

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Electronic Arts slashed its full-year guidance on Wednesday, blaming the shortfall on underperforming games, in particular, its soccer franchise.

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Samsung Unpacked S25: Galaxy S25 Phone Goes All-In On Google AI

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

At Samsung Unpacked S25, Samsung showed off an AI-curated “Now Brief” that transforms the lock screen into a daily report.

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Researchers develop a way to power wearables through human skin

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

The dream of battery-free devices has taken an unlikely turn, as Carnegie Mellon researchers debuted Power-Over-Skin. The technology allows for electrical currents to travel through human skin in a bid to power things like blood sugar monitors, pacemakers, and even consumer wearables like smartglasses fitness trackers. Researchers note the tech is still in “early stages.” […]
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Here’s why you’re suddenly following President Trump on Instagram

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Many Instagram users have complained that Meta has automatically enrolled them into following accounts for President Donald Trump without their consent. 

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