So long, Trump bump: Tech stocks wipe out last of post-election gains

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

The Nasdaq’s 2.6% drop on Thursday pushed the index to its lowest since before Donald Trump was elected president.

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Anthropic’s Claude Code tool had a bug that ‘bricked’ some systems

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

The problematic code changed file permissions that broke some systems, users say.
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Scale AI is being investigated by the US Department of Labor

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Scale AI is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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A Look at a Very Silicon Valley Approach to Repopulation

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

On Uncanny Valley this week, our hosts talk about the pronatalism movement, and how the push to increase birth rates is trending among some of Silicon Valley’s biggest and wealthiest names.

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Amazon cloud launches service for helping game companies with streaming

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Video game developer Jackbox Games is using Amazon’s GameLift Streams to build its own direct-to-consumer streaming app.

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Hugging Face’s chief science officer worries AI is becoming ‘yes-men on servers’

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

AI company founders have a reputation for making bold claims about the technology’s potential to reshape fields, particularly the sciences. But Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face’s co-founder and chief science officer, has a more measured take. In an essay published to X on Thursday, Wolf said that he feared AI becoming “yes-men on servers” absent a […]
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Shield AI raises $240M at a $5.3B valuation to commercialize its AI drone tech

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Shield AI is now one of the U.S.’s biggest defense tech startups by valuation, raising
$240 million at a $5.3 billion valuation in its latest round.
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Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized by law enforcement operation

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

An international coalition of law enforcement agencies seized the official website of Garantex, which has previously been sanctioned by the U.S. and E.U. governments.
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If Ukraine Loses Starlink, Here Are the Best Alternatives

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

OneWeb, Project Kuiper, and IRIS2 could all, in time, replace Elon Musk’s satellite communications system in Ukraine, but they will struggle to replicate Starlink’s coverage and usability.

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Marvell plunges 18% as outlook falls short of high expectations

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Techme101

Marvell Technology shares plummeted more than 17% after the chipmaker’s guidance fell short of some elevated buyside estimates.

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