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OSHA investigating new crane accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

A subcontractor says he was crushed by a metal support, breaking his hip, knee, and tibia. He’s suing SpaceX and the construction company who employed him.

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Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.

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Reddit is testing verification badges

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.

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YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

The new packages will give consumers more flexibility over the content that they want to pay for.

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Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications’ Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday. News publishers participating in the pilot program include Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, … Continue reading →

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Amazon changes how copyright protection is applied to Kindle Direct’s self-published ebooks

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon says its Kindle Direct DRM-free titles will be available as PDFs and EPUB files going forward.

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Amazon now offers same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 2,300 US cities

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

The e-commerce giant says it will expand the service to additional cities in 2026.

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ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

This is ChatGPT’s first year as the No. 1 app on the U.S. App Store by downloads.

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Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

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Unacademy’s founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Techme101

Unacademy’s valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.

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