Why the FastTrak toll road text scam is out of control and Apple, Android can’t do anything to stop it

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

The FastTrak toll text scam uses over 60,000 domain names and Apple and Android phone makers have been powerless to prevent it from hitting users everywhere.

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Adobe shares drop 13% as concerns about AI growth overshadow better-than-expected results

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Adobe shares fell on Thursday as investors fretted over lingering growth concerns and the company’s artificial intelligence monetization strategy.

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Google introduces new developer tools and titles for games on mobile and PC

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), including new titles, control customization, and developer tools for making mobile games available on PC. The company first introduced Play Games for PC in 2022 in the beta phase. Over time, it has introduced the program to various […]
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Geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy may IPO as early as next year

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Driving the consideration is the growing concern over power demand growth from data centers, which could double by 2029.
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Binance token rises following report that Trump family has discussed stake in the crypto exchange

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

The Journal said Binance first approached Trump allies last year as part of a broader effort to regain access to the U.S. market.

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Intel Names Lip-Bu Tan as New CEO Amid Turnaround Efforts

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

The semiconductor pioneer appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a well-known tech investor and executive, as its new leader.

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Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

An arbitrator has prevented the employee from promoting her book and disparaging the company until private arbitration concludes.

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Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

Privacy rights groups have called on Apple’s legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) version of its iCloud storage service to be heard in public, rather than behind closed doors. The existence of the order emerged via press reports last month. Apple went on to confirm […]
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Spotify launches a program to publish audiobooks from independent authors

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

In an expansion of its existing audiobooks efforts, Spotify on Thursday announced the launch of a new publishing program for authors that allows them to submit short-form stories they’d like to see turned into audiobooks. When Spotify selects a story for audiobook publishing, it will handle the production and distribution of the work to other […]
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Crypto payments company MoonPay looks to compete with Stripe with Iron stablecoin acquisition

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Techme101

MoonPay, a leading crypto payments company, has acquired Iron, an API-driven startup specializing in stablecoin infrastructure.

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