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Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Alexa+ is available for free during Early Access and will later be free for Prime customers. Non-Prime users will be able to use the service for $19.99 per month after it publicly launches.

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AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

AllSpice’s platform sits between existing workflow software. It allows hardware teams to collaborate on the types of documents they traditionally work in — documents that don’t easily translate over Slack and email — like PCB files and electronic CAD files, … Continue reading →

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New York State wants more nuclear power in a big way

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Gov. Kathy Hochul is directing the New York Power Authority, which owns and operates two dozen power plants — mostly dams and gas turbines — to develop the new facility. The plans are still in their infancy: NYPA, a state government … Continue reading →

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TikTok parent ByteDance is shutting down its short-lived book publisher

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

The TikTok parent company ByteDance started a book publisher in 2023, but it’s already shutting it down.

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Senators urge FTC to investigate Spotify’s higher-priced bundled subscription

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Two U.S. senators have requested that the FTC investigate Spotify due to allegations that the company bundled its subscription without user consent, while also undercompensating creators.

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Google adds AI features to Chromebook Plus devices

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Google’s adding a slew of AI features to the Chromebook Plus line, including a search and text capture tool, NotebookLM, and a tool for simplifying text.

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Japanese shipping firm NYK acquires Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is acquiring German salary payment platform for seafaring workers, Kadmos.

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SMB-focused Finom closes €115M as European fintech heats up

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Techme101

Finom, an Amsterdam-based challenger bank for SMBs that claims to have doubled its revenue in 2024, closed a €115 million Series C equity round (around $133 million).

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OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI appears to have pulled a much-discussed video promoting the friendship between CEO Sam Altman and legendary Apple designer Jony Ive (plus, incidentally, OpenAI’s $6.5 billion deal to acquire Ive and Altman’s device startup io) from its website and YouTube … Continue reading →

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Why Danny Boyle shot ‘28 Years Later’ on iPhones

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Techme101

Director Danny Boyle famously shot his post-apocalyptic classic “28 Days Later” on Canon digital cameras, making it easier for him to capture eerie scenes of an abandoned London, and giving the movie’s fast-moving zombies a terrifying immediacy. To make his … Continue reading →

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