Amazon is shutting down its app store on Android

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. The company sent a notice to developers indicating that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. The company said on a support page that it will also discontinue its Coins digital currency, which could be used […]
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Chinese smartphone firm Oppo launches slim $1,870 folding phone to rival Samsung, Huawei

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo on Thursday revealed the Find N5, a new flagship that can fold in half.

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AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

The lead researcher has told the BBC he was so astounded he assumed his computer had been hacked.

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Valar Atomics comes out of stealth with $19M and a pilot reactor site

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Companies developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) have raised more than $1.5 billion in the past year, as tech companies hunger for power to train AI models and governments decide to commit to the industry. For example, X-energy raised $700 million this month, and Paris-based Newcleo raised $151 million last year, and one would be […]
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How One AI Startup Founder Cornered Microsoft Into Finally Taking Down Explicit Videos of Her

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Breeze Liu has been a prominent advocate for victims. But even she struggled to scrub nonconsensual intimate images and videos of herself from the web.

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Europe risks becoming a ‘museum’ if it doesn’t innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

“I think we really need to step up in Europe,” Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday.

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Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

As payment companies increasingly explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and real-time settlement, some startups are tapping into the zeitgeist by providing liquidity via a revolving line of credit in stablecoins. One of them is Dubai-based but Africa-focused Mansa, whose offering allows payments companies to settle transactions and fund customer accounts instantly. The startup has raised […]
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Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can have catastrophic effects. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to reinvent microbiology testing to avoid the next PR crisis in […]
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AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Codeium, an AI-powered coding startup, is raising a new round of funding at a $2.85 billion valuation, including fresh capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the deal.  The round is being led by returning investor Kleiner Perkins, the people said. The new round comes just six months after Silicon Valley-based Codeium announced that […]
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‘For You’ feeds are not for creators, Patreon says

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Techme101

Patreon has continued on its crusade against algorithmic feeds with its latest State of Create report, a look at trends in the creator economy based on internal data, and it’s an effort creators can get behind. In its survey of 1,000 creators and 2,000 fans, the membership platform reported that 53% of creators think it […]
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