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How to play Pokémon and other Game Boy games on your iPhone

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Apple finally updated its App Store guidelines to allow global developers to host retro game emulators on iOS. Now, you don’t need to jailbreak your iPhone or download any sketchy software — you can get a sophisticated emulator right in … Continue reading →

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Cape dials up $61M from A16Z + more for mobile service that doesn’t use personal data

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

AT&T’s recent mega customer data breach — 74 million accounts impacted — laid bare how much data carriers have on their users, and also that the data is there for the hacking. Today, a startup called Cape — based out … Continue reading →

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Uber, Nvidia-backed Serve Robotics hits public markets with $40M splash

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Serve Robotics, the Uber and Nvidia-backed sidewalk robot delivery company, debuted publicly on the New York stock exchange Thursday, making it the latest startup to choose going public via a reverse merger as an alternative path to capital needed to … Continue reading →

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Building owners are often in the dark about their carbon pollution. A new algorithm could shed light on it

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Nzero developed a new algorithm that helps building owners estimate their carbon pollution down to the hour. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Magnus Metal wants to revamp the 4,000-year-old way metal parts are made

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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For Dataplor’s data intelligence tool, it’s all about location, location, location

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Dataplor’s “secret sauce” combines technology and public domain data with a human factor, employing over 100,000 people, called Explorers, to validate all the data via computer. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Screen Skinz raises $1.5 million seed to create custom screen protectors

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

There has been much evolution in the personalized phone protector market, but nothing has truly captured screens yet. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Trellis Climate aims to bridge the ‘commercial valley of death’ for climate tech

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Climate nonprofit Prime Coalition is hoping to bridge the valley with a new program, Trellis Climate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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ChatGPT is a squeeze away with Nothing’s upgraded earbuds

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Nothing today announced a pair of refreshes to its earbud line. The naming conventions are a touch convoluted here, but the Nothing Ear is an update to the Nothing Ear (2), while the Nothing Ear (a) is more of a … Continue reading →

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Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Techme101

Google has terminated the employment of 28 employees following a prolonged sit-in protest at the company’s Sunnyvale and New York offices. The protests were in response to Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract inked by Google and Amazon … Continue reading →

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