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After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on ‘maintenance mode’

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Adobe Animate will be discontinued on March 1, 2026, as Adobe shifts its focus to AI.

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Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing its current finance chief Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah.

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Spotify upgrades its lyrics feature with offline access, more translations

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Spotify is revamping its lyrics feature, adding offline access for Premium users, global lyric translations, and a more prominent placement in the Now Playing view.

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Accel doubles down on Fibr AI as agents turn static websites into one-to-one experiences

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Fibr AI replaces marketing agency– and engineering-heavy website personalization with autonomous systems designed for enterprise scale.

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Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

The investment comes from backers including the Qatar Investment Authority as demand for chips beyond Nvidia soars and as Qatar aims to build out its AI infrastructure.

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Epstein-linked longevity guru Peter Attia leaves David Protein, and his own startup ‘won’t comment’

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Attia co-founded longevity medical testing startup Biograph, which came out of stealth a year ago.

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India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Techme101

Varaha’s fresh funding is part of a $45 million Series B round led by WestBridge Capital.

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The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during ‘tense and difficult time’

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Techme101

Founders and investors in the Minneapolis tech industry told TechCrunch they’ve put much of their work on hold to help out their community.

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Intel will start making GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia 

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Techme101

Intel has been bulking up a team to focus on this effort and will develop its GPU strategy around customer needs.

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YC startups can now recieve investment in stablecoin

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Techme101

All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins.

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