Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon debuted Haul last year, offering makeup, apparel, accessories and other items that are often priced at or below $20.

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Startup co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia emerges from stealth

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Biograph, a company co-founded by longevity guru Peter Attia and a prominent Silicon Valley VC, has emerged from stealth.
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OpenAI plans to bring Sora’s video generator to ChatGPT

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI intends to eventually integrate its AI video generation tool, Sora, directly into its popular consumer chatbot app, ChatGPT, company leaders said during a Friday office hours session on Discord. Today, Sora is only available through a dedicated web app OpenAI launched in December, which lets users access the AI video model of the same […]
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DOGE’s Misplaced War on Software Licenses

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

DOGE claims that a government agency has nearly three times as many software licenses as employees. Experts say there are plenty of good reasons for that.

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Intel delays Ohio chip plant opening to next decade, was supposed to start production by 2026

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Intel is pushing off the opening of its Ohio chip manufacturing facility, the embattled chipmaker said Friday.

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OpenAI plans to integrate Sora’s video generator into ChatGPT

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI intends to eventually integrate its AI video generation tool, Sora, directly into its popular consumer chatbot app, ChatGPT, company leaders said during a Friday office hours session on Discord. Today, Sora is only available through a dedicated web app OpenAI launched in December, which lets users access the AI video model of the same […]
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Block’s 30% plunge in February leads fintech sell-off, while Stripe shows benefit of staying private

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Fintech stocks plummeted in February, paced by Block’s drop, but Stripe’s valuation soared to a near-record high in the private market.

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FAA clears SpaceX for another Starship test flight after explosion in January

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

SpaceX has attained authorization from regulators to fly its massive Starship rocket once again, the FAA announced Friday.

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IBM Completes HashiCorp Acquisition for $6.4 Billion, Expanding Hybrid Cloud Offerings

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

HashiCorp brings infrastructure provisioning that will help some IBM products run more smoothly in hybrid cloud environments.

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Skype Will Shut Down on May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype contacts to Teams.

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