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India’s Kuku snags $85M as mobile content wars intensify

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Techme101

Kuku plans to expand beyond India with a U.S. launch slated for next year.

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Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Techme101

PicSee is a new app that detects your friends’ photos on device and allows you to send it to them.

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Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Techme101

South Korea weighs granting Google and Apple access to high-resolution map data amid lingering security and regulatory concerns.

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Electric aircraft startup Beta Technologies seeks to raise $825M in IPO

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Techme101

If the company attracts investors at the top of its announced range, it will have a valuation of about $7.2 billion.

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This Thiel-backed venture allows doping in its own sports

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, the Enhanced Games aims to disrupt the Olympics with a competition that allows athletes to dope. Launching in Las Vegas in May 2026, the games promise $1 million bounties for … Continue reading →

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Spotify spotted working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind your favorite music

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Spotify is developing a new “SongDNA” feature that lets users explore music through the people behind it — from writers and producers to vocalists and engineers.

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Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is adding renewable power to offset customer charging and support its operations, including third-party manufacturing in China.

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Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down ‘Haiku’ model

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 “at one-third the cost and more than twice the speed.”

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Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Viven’s seed funding was led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital.

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Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Techme101

Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company’s AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.

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