US indicts five individuals in crackdown on North Korea’s illicit IT workforce

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

The multi-year scheme saw the defendants generate hundreds of thousands in revenue.
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Trump is searching for potential TikTok buyers — who are the likely contenders?

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat. 

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Tata acquires 60% stake in Apple partner Pegatron’s India unit

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Tata Electronics has acquired a 60% controlling stake in the Indian arm of Apple assembly partner, Pegatron, as the conglomerate expands its iPhone manufacturing capacity in the country. Taiwan-based Pegatron operates an iPhone production plant near Chennai in India’s sourthern state of Tamil Nadu. The deal comes less than a year after Tata Electronics acquired […]
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Madrona just announced its biggest fund ever, closing on $770M as other venture funds grow smaller

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Seattle-based Madrona Capital is celebrating its 30 years in business by raising $770 million in fresh capital. This is the firm’s largest fundraise to date, exceeding $690 million across two funds Madrona closed in 2022.  While an 11% capital pool upsize may not seem significant, any increase at a time when many venture outfits are […]
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Tesla starts sales of revamped Model Y in U.S. for about $60,000

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla will start deliveries of the Model Y Juniper in the U.S. in March.

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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

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Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal stake in.

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Reliance plans world’s biggest AI data centre in India, report says

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance is planning to build what could become the world’s largest data center in Jamnagar, India, with a capacity of three gigawatts to capitalize on surging AI demand. The facility would dwarf the current largest data center, Microsoft’s 600-megawatt site in Virginia, Bloomberg reported Friday. The project could cost between $20 billion to […]
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Tesla’s redesigned Model Y is coming to North America in March for $60,000

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

Tesla has announced that its redesigned Model Y SUV is coming to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in March, with a starting price just shy of $60,000. The news comes just two weeks after Tesla first revealed the new-look Model Y and said it was coming to China and other Asian markets, also in March. […]
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Even some of the best AI can’t beat this new benchmark

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Techme101

The nonprofit Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI, a company that provides a number of data labeling and AI development services, have released a challenging new benchmark for frontier AI systems. The benchmark, called Humanity’s Last Exam, includes thousands of crowdsourced questions touching on subjects like mathematics, humanities, and the natural sciences. To make […]
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