SignalFire raises over $1B as LPs embrace data-driven investing

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Thirteen years ago, when Chris Farmer founded early-stage venture firm SignalFire with data analysis at the core of its investment strategy, many were skeptical about the approach — conventional wisdom dictated that nascent companies didn’t have enough data to make investment algorithms effective. “This was a very radical idea, and everyone thought I was crazy,” […]

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OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startup

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI is said to have discussed acquiring the AI hardware startup that former Apple design lead Jony Ive is building with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to The Information, OpenAI could pay around $500 million for the fledgling company, called io Products. Ive, who left Apple in 2019 to start his own design firm called […]

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Apple-UK data privacy row should not be secret, court rules

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

The UK government sought to keep details of its row with Apple over requested access to its encrypted cloud storage tool private.

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Elon Musk’s X to clamp down on parody accounts

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Some users have complained about Elon Musk parody accounts on the platform.

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Best Android Password Managers for 2025

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Password managers store and encrypt your login credentials securely. Discover the best Android password managers in 2025 and find your perfect fit.

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Someone hacked ransomware gang Everest’s leak site

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

“Don’t do crime,” the ransomware gang’s dark web leak site reads.

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The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

New research from Stanford suggests artificial intelligence isn’t ruled by just OpenAI and Google, as competition increases across the US, China, and France.

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AI in E-commerce: The Ultimate Guide to Growth & Automation

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

AI is no longer optional in e-commerce. It is the engine powering personalized experiences, dynamic pricing, and data-driven growth for merchants big and small.

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Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Techme101

Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past two decades evangelizing a vision of an “abundant future” driven by exponential technologies that will lengthen our lives. The serial entrepreneur and founder of organizations like the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University has also cultivated close ties with […]

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French fintech Pennylane doubles valuation to $2.2 billion as Alphabet’s venture capital arm takes stake

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Techme101

Accounting software startup Pennylane has raised 75 million euros ($83 million) in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

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