Mark Zuckerberg teases a 2025 return to ‘OG Facebook’

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased a “return to OG Facebook” as part of his key goals for 2025 in Wednesday’s Q4 earnings call with investors. While the company was short on details as to what specific changes lay in store, it’s clear that Meta is in desperate need of younger Facebook users to sustain itself […]
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Microsoft stock slumps 5% on disappointing revenue outlook

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Microsoft shares dropped 5% despite topping fiscal second-quarter estimates due to weak guidance.

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Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionaires

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is taking a break from the future to examine his past — and mulling where the billionaires now fit in.

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Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wrongfully censored by them. Meta also reported revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter.

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Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

The tech giant’s revenue was up 12 percent to $69.6 billion, but investors are showing their nerves after a long boom for tech stocks.

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International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Authorities said the two forums — Cracked and Nulled — had more than 10 million users.
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Amazon hikes prices for its Music Unlimited subscriptions

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon is the latest company to announce a price hike for its music streaming subscriptions. The company revealed this week that the price of an Amazon Music Unlimited Individual plan for Prime members is going from $9.99 per month to $10.99. As for subscribers without a Prime membership, the price of their subscription is going […]
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Washington, DC Plane Crash: Everything We Know So Far

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 to switch runways when coming in to land. Black box recordings from the jet and the military helicopter it collided with will help reveal if this contributed to the accident.

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OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI on Thursday said it’s signed a partnership allowing the U.S. National Laboratories to use its latest line of AI models.

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Mexican president pushes back against Google’s renaming of Gulf of Mexico

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Google Maps is planning to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename several American landmarks, including the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a press conference on Wednesday that Mexico will send a letter to Google questioning its choice to update the body of water’s name. […]
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