Only 3 more days to save up to $325 at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

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Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here’s how it lost out to video call rivals

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

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Intel delays its Ohio chip factory to 2030

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Intel’s first chip fabrication plant in Ohio may not open until 2030 at the earliest. According to a report in The Columbus Dispatch, Intel has slowed the building of its promised $28 billion semiconductor project in central Ohio for the second time this year. Construction won’t be completed until 2030, the chipmaker told the publication, […]
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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring it from active duty on May 5 to double down on Teams. Skype users have 10 weeks to decide what they want […]
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Belgium investigating alleged cyberattack on intelligence agency by China-linked hackers

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

The hackers reportedly exploited a flaw in US cybersecurity firm Barracuda’s software to access VSSE’s email server
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The SEC Is Abandoning Its Biggest Crypto Lawsuits

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission have called a sudden truce with the cryptocurrency industry, bringing an end to years of legal conflict.

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Amazon Restricted Vaginal Health Products for Being ‘Potentially Embarrassing’

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Big Tech’s restrictions on adult content are crippling businesses and organizations focused on sexual health, according to a new report shared exclusively with WIRED.

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Lloyds, Halifax and TSB banking apps down, thousands report

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Technical issues are affecting UK banking app users on payday for the second-month running in 2025.

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OpenAI’s Sora is now available in the EU, UK

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI is finally making its video generation model, Sora, available to users in the European Union, the U.K., Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The company said on Friday that ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers in these regions will be able to create videos using the model. The AI startup first unveiled Sora in February 2024, […]
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Bitcoin hits over 3-month low, reversing gains post Trump election

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

A week-long rout in Bitcoin worsened Friday, with the digital asset hitting an over 3-month low, reversing gains that followed the election of the U.S. President Donald Trump.

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