Co-op hackers stole ‘significant’ amount of customer data

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

The firm previously said there was ‘no evidence that customer data was compromised’.

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Dating app Raw exposed users’ location data and personal information

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

The app claims it uses end-to-end encryption, but spilled its users’ dating preferences and granular location data to the open web.

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Startups Weekly: Drama or game-changer? You decide

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was low on M&A and IPO news, but there was still some drama to follow, if that’s your thing — and more importantly, some worthy […]

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A DOGE Recruiter Is Staffing a Project to Deploy AI Agents Across the US Government

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

A startup founder told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees. He was met with emojis of clowns and a man licking a boot.

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Earnings show one tech segment starting to feel the tariff pinch fastest

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Advertising-heavy businesses seem to be holding on in the near-term as consumer-focused models start to feel the pinch from slowing spending.

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Uber inks robotaxi deal with Momenta to launch service in Europe next year

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Uber said it’s signed a agreement with Chinese autonomous driving comppany Momenta to deploy robotaxis in international markets starting, with Europe in 2026.

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Google advertising antitrust remedies trial set for Sept. 22, judge says

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

The U.S. government’s remedies trial in the Google antitrust case regarding its ad- tech is scheduled to begin on Sept. 22.

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Ara Partners’ new $800M fund will decarbonize old industrial assets

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Ara Partners recently raised an $800 million infrastructure fund focused on reducing carbon emissions in industrial sectors.

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As Trump’s Family Crypto Business Gains Steam, Ethical Concerns Mount

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

A crypto company part-owned by the Trump family stands to earn millions of dollars from a business deal involving a state-backed investment fund from the UAE. The arrangement amounts to “foreign policy for sale,” critics claim.

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OpenAI pledges to make changes to prevent future ChatGPT sycophancy

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI says it’ll make changes to the way it updates the AI models that power ChatGPT, following an incident that caused the platform to become overly sycophantic for many users. Last weekend, after OpenAI rolled out a tweaked GPT-4o — the default model powering ChatGPT — users on social media noted that ChatGPT began responding in […]

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