Mistral urges telcos to get into the hyperscaler game

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch brought a sales pitch to Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, urging delegates at the world’s biggest telecoms confab in Barcelona to invest in building data center infrastructure and “becoming hyperscalers” to boost the regional AI ecosystem. “We would welcome more domestic effort in making more data centers,” he said during an on-stage […]
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Mach Industries, founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, lands US Army contract, builds weapons factory

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Sequoia-backed Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, landed a contract with the U.S. Army and has plans for its first factory, Thornton told TechCrunch. The factory will be 115,000 square feet in Huntington Beach, California, where Mach’s headquarters is located, CEO Thorton said. While that sounds like an expensive zip code […]
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Smartphone startup Nothing tries to stir market out of ‘sea of sameness’ with $400 phone

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Nothing’s new Phone (3a) features different shapes and so-called “Glyph” lights on the back that light up to preset ringtones and notification sound effects.

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Man threatens to kill Twitch streamers during livestream from LA

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Cinna, Valkyrae and Emiru were streaming in LA when a man chased and threatened to kill them.

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The 6 Top Credit Card Readers: Picks & Comparisons

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Your choice of credit card readers​ should match the way you do business. Check out my list of top credit card readers from leading brands in the space.

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Cino cracks bill-splitting at the moment of payment, raises seed round

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

While Venmo or Splitwise are effectively ‘debt collector’ tools, which require one person to pay a full bill and then request funds from others, neither have cracked bill-splitting at the moment of payment. European startup Cino, which has come up with just such a product, has now raised €3.5m in a Seed funding round led […]
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Dutch startup QuantWare seeks to fast-track quantum computing

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Big tech companies aren’t sleeping on quantum chips: Amazon Web Services introduced Ocelot; Microsoft, Majorana; and Google, Willow. But although all of these can be considered to be breakthroughs, quantum startups often focus on more practical advancements — and they are making progress. Founded in 2020, Dutch startup QuantWare is one of these, which claims […]
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Moonwatt secures $8.3M to dial up solar’s staying power with sodium-ion storage

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

The drive to decarbonize our economies through electrification and clean energy continues to generate momentum around battery technologies, as storage has a key role to play in enabling the green transition. While renewables are clean sources of energy compared to burning fossil fuels, their power output isn’t always consistent. In the case of solar — […]
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Asian tech stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs, keeping investors on edge

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Asian tech stocks were also under pressure from the 8.69% fall in artificial intelligence darling Nvidia’s shares overnight.

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Malaysia will take ‘necessary action’ if its companies are involved in Nvidia fraud case: Trade minister

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Techme101

Malaysian says its authorities are discussing the issue with the data center companies and checking if the chips have gone to the right parties.

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