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Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI’s talent with $100M offers

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on something of a hiring spree lately, trying to staff up Meta’s new superintelligence team with top-tier AI researchers from competing labs. To work on a team led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr … Continue reading →

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OpenAI’s $200M DoD contract could squeeze frenemy Microsoft

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

The contract could put the model maker in competition with the OpenAI services that Microsoft wants to sell to the DoD.

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EVs dominate the most American-made cars index and it’s not just because of Tesla

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla, Kia, and Volkswagen took six of the top 10 spots in the 2025 American-Made Index, which ranks vehicles built and bought in the U.S.

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Google’s Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

AI companies are battling to dominate the industry, but sometimes, they’re also battling in Pokémon gyms. As Google and Anthropic both study how their latest AI models navigate early Pokémon games, the results can be as amusing as they are … Continue reading →

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Tumblr’s content filtering systems have been falsely flagging posts as ‘mature,’ users blame AI

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Tumblr users are complaining that content is being falsely labeled as mature, the latest tech company to grapple with automated flagging and takedowns.

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Meta is reportedly building AI smart glasses with Prada, too

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is reportedly working on a pair of AI smart glasses with Prada.

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Unlock purpose-driven growth at TechCrunch All Stage, and get $210 off for 6 more days

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

T-minus 6 days until TechCrunch All Stage ticket prices rise. From now until June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, founders save $210 and investors save $200 on passes. Are you ready to push your startup to the next level? Or … Continue reading →

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Facebook announces that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook announced on Tuesday that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation.

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Applied Intuition raises $600 million as it pushes further into defense

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

The buzzy AI-powered autonomous vehicle software company doubles its valuation from last year — and then some.

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Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Techme101

Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, … Continue reading →

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