US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

U.S. prosecutors accused an Argentinian national living in Spain of being an “active administrator” of Nulled, one of the two hacking forums seized and shut down by authorities.
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Microsoft signs massive carbon credit deal with reforestation startup Chestnut Carbon

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

The 25-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to reforest 60,000 acres of land across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.
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UPS shares tank 15% after weak guidance, plan to slash Amazon deliveries by more than half

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

UPS has shifted away from less profitable large contracts in recent years, while Amazon has built up its own in-house logistics empire.

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Apple reports first-quarter earnings after the bell

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Analysts are concerned about how Apple will signal the March quarter is shaking out.

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Waymo employees can hail fully autonomous rides in Atlanta now

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Waymo said it is launching fully driverless robotaxi rides for employees in Atlanta, an important step before the company opens the service up to members of the public later in 2025. This is the latest signal of Waymo’s push into new markets, and it comes two months after the company closed a $5.6 billion Series […]
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Factorial Capital takes a fresh approach to finding startups with a technical edge

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

To make smart bets on the current wave of startups, Matt Hartman thinks venture capitalists will need a deeper understanding of the tech those startups are building. Hartman (pictured above) spent nine years as a partner Betaworks before starting a new firm, Factorial Capital, where he’s developed a different approach to identifying the startups with […]
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Crypto super PAC Fairshake has $116 million on hand to grow industry’s influence in 2026 election

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Major backers like Coinbase, a16z, Jump Crypto, Uniswap Labs, and Ripple Labs have doubled down on their commitment to electing pro-crypto candidates.

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IBM rallies nearly 13%, heads for best day since 2000 on strong earnings

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

CEO Arvind Krishna said that the company posted $5 billion in bookings for its generative AI segment.

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Mexico asks Google Maps not to rename Gulf of Mexico

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

US President Donald Trump has ordered that the body of water be renamed the Gulf of America.

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Threads adds a ‘media’ tab and the ability to tag people in photos

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Techme101

Meta’s newer social network Threads announced on Thursday that it’s introducing a dedicated “media” tab for both photos and videos, only days after its rivals, including X (formerly Twitter) and the startup Bluesky, did the same for videos. In addition, Meta will also now allow users to tag people in the photos they share. Instagram […]
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