Instagram may spin off Reels into a separate app

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is mulling launching a standalone app for short-form videos, The Information reported, citing an anonymous source who heard Instagram head Adam Mosseri talking about the project to staff. The project is reportedly code-named Project Ray that aims to improve recommendations for new users and existing users in the U.S., and feature more three-minute videos, […]
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Nvidia warns of growing competition from China’s Huawei, despite U.S. sanctions

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

U.S. chip giant Nvidia is increasingly warning investors about competition from Huawei, despite U.S. restrictions on the Chinese telecommunications company.

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Meta apologizes after Instagram users flag flood of graphic and violent content

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta has apologized for a mistake that resulted in some Instagram users reporting a flood of violent and graphic content on their recommended content feeds.

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Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Being somewhat later than Europe in adopting the idea of parcel delivery, much of Asia built its delivery infrastructure around e-commerce, effectively “Uberizing” how deliveries worked down to the last mile. Think DoorDash but for parcels, not food. This is what the founders of Europe’s Relay realized and decided to bring to the region — […]
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Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Data storage and resilience company Lonestar and semiconductor and storage company Phison launched a data center infrastructure on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday that’s headed to the moon. The companies are sending Phison’s Pascari storage — solid state drives (SSDs) built for data centers —packed with Lonestar’s clients’ data on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
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Commercetools, a pioneer in ‘headless commerce’, lays off dozens of staff

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Commercetools — a “headless commerce” platform that provides APIs to companies building online storefronts — saw a major boost in its business just a few years ago, raising money at whopping $1.9 billion valuation as the world went shopping online in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and businesses rushed to improve their e-commerce operations. […]
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shrugs off DeepSeek as sales soar

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is more bullish about Nvidia’s sales than ever, despite a market panic last month induced by China’s DeepSeek.
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Meta’s oversight board is reviewing the company’s new hate speech policies

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta’s Oversight Board, the company’s independent group created to help with sensitive policy decisions, is preparing to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads handle hate speech, Engadget reported. Zuckerberg announced an overhaul of its content moderation policies in January, shortly before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald […]
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Teladoc shares tumble on wider-than-expected loss, disappointing revenue guidance

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Teladoc shares fell after the company reported fourth-quarter results that showed slowing revenue growth and weak guidance.

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Salesforce misses on revenue, issues disappointing guidance

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Techme101

Salesforce missed analysts’ expectations for quarterly revenue in its top two categories.

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