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AccessGrid raises $4.4M to help turn phones into key fobs

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

AccessGrid builds APIs that companies can use to manage digital key fobs directly within Apple and Google’s wallet platforms.

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Apple and Microsoft are now both worth more than $4T

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

This is the first time Apple’s market capitalization has crossed the $4 trillion mark, making it the third company to ever cross the milestone after Nvidia and Microsoft.

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OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI has completed its recapitalization, splitting the AI lab into a for-profit corporation nested inside a non-profit foundation.

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Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon said on Tuesday that it plans to reduce its corporate workforce by 14,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers and invest more in its AI strategy.

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Adobe Firefly Image 5 brings support for layers, will let creators make custom models

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Adobe said on Tuesday that it is launching the latest iteration of its image generation model, Firefly Image 5. The company is also adding features to the Firefly website, support for more third-party models, and the ability to generate speech … Continue reading →

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Adobe launches AI assistants for Express and Photoshop

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Adobe today released new AI assistants Creative Cloud products, Express and Photoshop, that can help users with image creation and editing.

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PayPal partners with OpenAI to let users pay for their shopping within ChatGPT

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Paypal said on Tuesday that it is adopting a protocol in combination with OpenAI’s “Instant Checkout” feature to let users pay for their shopping directly within ChatGPT, starting in 2026.

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OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer.

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Venture capital is not an asset class, says Sequoia’s Roelof Botha

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Sequoia’s managing partner Roelof Botha noted that there are currently 3,000 venture firms in the United States, while there were just 1,000 when he joined Sequoia 20 years ago.

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CEO of Alphabet’s X, Astro Teller, on what makes a moonshot

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Techme101

Teller says X has a 2% hit rate, which means that most of the things the company tries don’t work out, and that’s okay.

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