Snowflake grows startup accelerator with $200M in new capital

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Snowflake plans to expand its startup accelerator with $200 million in additional commitments, the tech giant that specializes in cloud-based data storage said Thursday. The new injection of capital follows a string of activity by Snowflake over the past several months that illustrates that company’s growth ambitions. The Snowflake Startup Accelerator, formerly known as the […]
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Meta plans to release standalone Meta AI app in effort to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta’s upcoming AI app advances CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to make his company the leader in AI by the end of the year, people familiar with the matter said.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s only available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

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Meta announces experimental Aria Gen 2 research smart glasses

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta revealed the latest version of its experimental glasses intended to help bolster research into artificial intelligence, robotics and machine perception.

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Meta fires around 20 employees for leaking confidential information

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Meta has fired “roughly” 20 employees for leaking confidential information, The Verge reports. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” Meta told the publication. “We recently conducted an investigation that resulted in roughly 20 employees […]
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Waymo has doubled its weekly robotaxi rides in less than a year

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a […]
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A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence.

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4 days left to save up to $325 at TechCrunch Sessions: AI

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

Don’t let the world of AI pass you by. You have just four days left to secure your spot at TechCrunch Sessions: AI and get savings of up to $325. But make sure to act fast — this offer ends on March 2 at 11:59 p.m. PT. There’s never been a better time to network […]
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TikTok sunsets its creator marketplace for TikTok One, a broader solution with AI tools

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok is preparing to sunset its creator marketplace in favor of a new, more expanded experience, the company has informed businesses and creators via email. The online platform, which connects brands with creators for collaborating on ads and other sponsorships, will stop allowing creator invitations or the creation of new campaigns as of Saturday the […]
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Slack Outage Disrupted Work Messaging

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Techme101

The messaging service was back up on Thursday with some service alerts still in effect.

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