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Joby Aviation and defense contractor L3Harris to test autonomous hybrid aircraft

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

Joby’s years of R&D with the DoD may be paying off. The company has signed an agreement with defense contractor L3Harris to develop a gas-turbine hybrid VTOL that can fly autonomously — for defense applications.

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Reddit plans to unify its search interface as it looks to become a search engine

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit is working on a new unified interface that will merge its legacy search and AI-powered Q&A features, as well as make its search box more prominently visible in the app.

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Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

Google released its first publicly available “multi-agent” AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers.

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Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

Latvian startup Handwave aims to compete with Amazon palm payments by offering an independent alternative.

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Female-founded semiconductor AI startup SixSense raises $8.5M

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

SixSense offers an AI-powered platform that helps chip makers prevent defects. It landed backing led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India & SEA).

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Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is spending a fortune on AI infrastructure and CEO Andy Jassy sees a new way to pay for it with Alexa+.

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Apple projects tariff costs will hit $1.1B next quarter

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Techme101

That’s an uptick from the $800 million hit last quarter.

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Reddit revenue soars as it bets on AI and advertising

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Techme101

Reddit reported its Q2 earnings, and it’s clear that its focus on AI has ramped up significantly.

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Apple has now sold 3 billion iPhones

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Techme101

The rate of iPhone sales growth has accelerated too. This uptick in sales might be temporary, though.

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Apple plans to ‘significantly’ grow AI investments, Cook says

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Techme101

Apple is open to M&A to accelerate its AI strategy, and says it’s made seven acquisitions this year so far.

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