China Reviews Meta’s $2 Billion acquisition of Manus
Manus founders moved to Singapore last year to de-emphasize its Chinese roots.
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Ilya Sutskever Had $4 Billion of Vested OpenAI Equity in 2023
The value of Sutskever’s financial stake has been a point of contention in Musk’s lawsuit.
Musk Pushed OpenAI to Link With Microsoft, Called Amazon’s Bezos a ‘Tool’
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Sought to Hire Greg Brockman, Nadella said.
MSCI Decides to Keep Crypto-Holding Stocks in Indexes
Shares of Strategy, a bitcoin-holding stock, jumped after the index provider’s decision.
XAI Raises $20 Billion From Valor, Nvidia
Musk's AI lab said it had originally set out to raise $15 billion.
AI Lab Hark Hires Leadership from Apple, Meta
The startup aims to develop its own AI devices.
Amazon’s “Buy For Me” Feature Sparks Backlash From Small Retailers
Some retailers objected to their products being sold on Amazon through the feature without their permission first.
Nvidia Unveils Rubin and Announces New Open Source Autonomous Driving Model
Nvidia is making its new self-driving models open source, which could ultimately drive sales of more Nvidia chips.
Venezuela-focused Stablecoin Startup To Make Hacked Customers Whole
Last week The Information reported that JPMorgan in November froze the accounts of Kontigo .
Polymarket Launches Bets on Housing Prices
The prediction market is diversifying the types of bets it offers.
Goldman Sachs Hires ex-Qatalyst Banker Brian Cayne to Co-lead Software
The bank is gearing up for what it anticipates to be an “extremely active” year in software dealmaking.
Polymarket Trader Made 1,242% Return on Venezuela Bet
Bets related to U.S. actions on Venezuela are trending on Polymarket.
xAI Adds Grok Business Options as it Tries to Win Enterprise Customers
The announcement is part of xAI’s effort to build an enterprise business to compete with the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI.
xAI’s Grok Posts Sexualized Images of Minors on X
X staff previously raised concerns that people could use Grok to generate sexualized images of real people, The Information has reported.
Tesla Deliveries Fell 16% in Fourth Quarter, Worsening 2025 Decline
It was a worse-than-expected finish to the company’s second full year of falling sales.
Baidu’s AI Chip Unit Files for Hong Kong Listing
Baidu's move to spin off and list its chip business comes amid a wave of successful IPOs by Chinese AI chip companies.
Chinese AI Chip Firm Biren Soars on Hong Kong Stock Market Debut
Chinese AI chip developers like Biren are expected to play key roles in Beijing’s effort to reduce the country’s dependence on Nvidia.
OpenAI Asks Court to Toss xAI Trade Theft Suit Again
OpenAI said xAI still has no evidence it “actually acquired or disclosed xAI’s trade secrets."
Trump Media Firm To Launch To Crypto Coin
The crypto token may offer benefits to holders such as discounts tied to Trump Media products.
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