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Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

Port offers a proprietary alternative to Spotify’s popular devtool catalog Backstage, but with a valuable addition: it can be used to manage AI agents, too.

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Runware raises $50M Series A to help make image, video generation easier for developers

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

Runware lets developers integrate realtime image generation in their apps, with an affordable pricing model.

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Harness hits $5.5B valuation with $240M raise to automate AI’s ‘after-code’ gap

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

Goldman Sachs has led Harness’s Series E round, with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures.

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Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption.

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Google’s answer to the AI arms race — promote the guy behind its data center tech

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

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State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Techme101

The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.

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Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia’s AI chips.

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CEO of South Korean retail giant Coupang resigns after massive data breach

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

The massive data breach at the South Korean retail giant Coupang affects more than half of the country’s population.

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You can now share live video with emergency services on Android

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

This feature could help give emergency dispatchers context in circumstances like car accidents, fires, or medical crises.

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Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered ‘Prompted Playlists’

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.

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