Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

London startup Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the very crowded world of expense management with a focus on applying AI to optimize a single area where businesses, collectively, are currently sinking hundreds of billions of dollars in IT budgets that are exceeding $5 trillion annually: software and cloud spend. […]
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US tech giants announce AI plan worth up to $500bn

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank join forces to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Truecaller for iOS has been updated with live caller ID support for its premium iPhone users.
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Kevin O’Leary says he would ‘love to do a TikTok deal,’ but the law prevents it

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Kevin O’Leary says that he’s still interested in deal for TikTok, but that it’s no longer legally viable, even after Trump extended a ban on the platform.

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Microsoft loses status as OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft won’t be the sole cloud provider for OpenAI but can decide whether to deliver the company with capacity or allow another party to fill the need.

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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mother and the Libertarian movement. In 2015, a federal […]
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Trump Frees Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Donald Trump pardoned the creator of the world’s first dark web drug market, who is now a libertarian cause célèbre in some parts of the crypto community.

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Trump says he’s open to TikTok sale to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

At a press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that he’s open to the idea of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok.

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Netflix to raise prices as new subscribers soar

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

Squid Game and live sports, including the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight, fuelled new memberships.

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MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Techme101

An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok.
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