Google drops pledge on AI use for weapons

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.

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Krafton leads Cashfree’s $53M funding at $700M valuation

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Cashfree, an Indian payments startup that facilitates and processes more than $80 billion for its customers each year, has raised $53 million in a new round of funding as it gears up to deepen its presence in some international markets. Krafton, maker of sleeper hit titles such as PUBG and BGMI, led Cashfree’s Series C […]
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Brightpick’s new warehouse robot can reach 20-foot-high shelves

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Brightpick, a maker of autonomous mobile robots, on Tuesday announced a lofty addition to its current line. The appropriately named Giraffe system is notable for its large, retractable platform capable of reaching up to 20 feet (6 meters) in height to pick items from warehouse shelves. It’s a novel approach to warehouses with ceilings well […]
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Alphabet praises DeepSeek, but it’s massively ramping up its AI spending

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Alphabet is shrugging off concerns sparked by DeepSeek over AI spending, boosting its capital expenditures to a whopping $75 billion.
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Sophos Acquires Secureworks for $859 Million

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Sophos has completed its acquisition of managed cyber security services provider Secureworks.

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Gartner: Samsung was the Top Semiconductor Vendor Globally in 2024

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Samsung Electronics returned to number one partially on the strength of its memory device sales. Intel and NVIDIA followed in the rankings in spots two and three, respectively.

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Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

During Snap’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future has positively affected its business. “We’re not trying to draw too many conclusions from some of the engagement lift we saw when [TikTok] went dark for that brief period of time. I would say that the overall environment […]
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A16z hires acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny as an investor 

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Techme101

Powerhouse venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny as an investor, its webpage confirms.  Penny is the former Marine who was tried last year and found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway. After the man acted erratically, Penny held him in […]
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Match appoints Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff as CEO

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Techme101

Match Group announced Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff as its new CEO in a release Tuesday.

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Miist, founded by a 25-year-old, wants people to vape their way out of smoking addiction and migraines

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Techme101

As a university student, Dalton Signor was troubled by how many people around him smoked or vaped, including his grandmother and 14-year-old sister. Signor (pictured center) felt that existing smoking cessation medicines, whether patches, gums, or lozenges, are not very effective because they take too long to start working. “They take about 30 minutes to […]
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