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Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s … Continue reading →

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Trump administration to spend $1 billion on ‘offensive’ hacking operations

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

A top Democrat criticized the move to spend a billion on offensive hacking operations as the budget guts a billion from U.S. cyber defense.

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Malaysia will require trade permits for U.S. AI chips

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Malaysia is introducing new export restrictions on U.S. AI chips in an attempt to prevent these chips from being smuggled into China.

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NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Google is adding notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits to its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant NotebookLM.

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Prime Day event drove over $24B in U.S. e-commerce sales, gen AI traffic was up 3,300%

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots and browsers. According to a post-Prime Day analysis by Adobe … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building a 5GW AI data center

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is currently building out a data center, called Hyperion, which the company expects to supply its new AI lab with five gigawatts (GW) of computational power, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Monday post on Threads. The announcement marks … Continue reading →

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips following divorce settlement 

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred a portion of his ownership stake and voting power as part of a newly-settled divorce proceeding, according to a regulatory filing.  Scaringe moved about 4 million in shares and 6 million in … Continue reading →

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The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content submissions and opening the vote to the TechCrunch audience, we’ve locked in the top five roundtables and top five breakout … Continue reading →

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Elmo’s X account hacked to publish racist and antisemetic posts

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

A hacker compromised Elmo’s X account on Sunday and published abusive posts.

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Tomorrow: TechCrunch All Stage launches in Boston — and ticket prices rise

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Techme101

TechCrunch All Stage officially kicks off tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. ET at SoWa Power Station in Boston — and that’s when ticket prices jump to full rate. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit built to help startups … Continue reading →

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