Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

The Trump administration is floating a plan to trim about $6 billion from the budget of NASA while emphasizing the importance of going to Mars.

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Temu halts shipping direct from China as de minimis tariff loophole is cut off

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Earlier this week, Temu increased prices and added “import charges” ranging from 130% to 150% on products shipped direct from China.

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Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.

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One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the company’s internal benchmarking. In a technical report published this week, Google reveals that its Gemini 2.5 Flash model is more likely to generate text that violates its safety guidelines than Gemini 2.0 Flash. On two metrics, “text-to-text […]

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Apple and Anthropic reportedly partner to build an AI coding platform

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The iPhone maker is planning to roll out the software internally, according to Bloomberg, but hasn’t decided if it will launch it publicly. The system is […]

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Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

World opened the doors to its new San Francisco storefront with eight brand-new orbs ready for eyeballs to scan.

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Jeff Bezos discloses plan to sell up to $4.8 billion in Amazon stock

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

Bezos’ disclosure of stock sales comes a day after Amazon’s first-quarter earnings report showed the company is bracing for tariff-related uncertainty.

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Justice Dept. Lawyers Say US Wants to Break Up Google’s Ad Technology

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Techme101

In a hearing on Friday, lawyers for the Justice Depart. indicated the government would double down on its requests to break up the tech giant’s business.

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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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