Monthly Archives: April 2025

Space solar startup Aetherflux raises $50M to launch first space demo in 2026

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first low Earth orbit demonstration in 2026.  The San Carlos, California-based … Continue reading →

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Stablecoin issuer Circle takes another stab at a public listing

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Circle, the issuer of USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, filed to go public on Tuesday. The company, which makes money from interest earned on its reserve assets, reported that its 2024 revenue and reserve income was $1.68 … Continue reading →

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Amazon submits bid for TikTok as ban deadline nears

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok’s future in the U.S. hangs in the balance ahead of a potential ban on April 5.

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Rumor: iOS 19 May Leave These Three iPhones Behind

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Rumor has it that iOS 19 may drop support for iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max — raising questions ahead of Apple’s big WWDC 2025 announcements.

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OpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimated

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised, and they now … Continue reading →

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Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called out Apple and Google as “gangster-style businesses” engaged in illegal practices while speaking at a Y Combinator event on Wednesday. The executive … Continue reading →

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Eric Trump says he moved to crypto after family business became ‘most canceled company’

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Eric Trump told CNBC that his family was “driven toward cryptocurrency” due to the way their business was treated.

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Microsoft Finally Expands Copilot+ AI Features to Intel and AMD-Powered PCs

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Windows brings AI-powered creative tools to AMD and Intel PCs, including Cocreator in Paint and new Restyle Image and Image Creator features in Photos.

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The affidavit of a Rippling employee caught spying for Deel reads like a movie

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

Rippling released the affidavit of the its employee who admitted he was spying for Deel. 

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OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goals

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Techme101

As it prepares to transition from a nonprofit corporation to a for-profit, OpenAI says it’s convening a group of experts to “help OpenAI’s philanthropy understand the most urgent and intractable problems nonprofits face today.” This group, which OpenAI says will … Continue reading →

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