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Trump Administration Seeks SpaceX Alternatives for ‘Golden Dome’ Project

Jul 22, 2025 · 8:17am PDT
SpaceX is still likely to play some role in the project due to its unmatched launch capacity, but the U.S. is wary of relying too heavily on the company, Reuters reported. 
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OpenAI Greatly Expands Data Center Deal With Oracle

Jul 22, 2025 · 3:00am PDT
In the Tuesday announcement, OpenAI also expanded the definition of Stargate.
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OpenAI, SoftBank at Odds Over Data Center Project

Jul 21, 2025 · 4:14pm PDT
OpenAI has moved ahead without SoftBank to secure more computing power for its technology and products.
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OpenAI’s Incoming ‘CEO of Applications’ Shares Optimistic View for AI

Jul 21, 2025 · 2:30pm PDT
As CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo will oversee areas including product, sales and finance, while CEO Sam Altman will oversee research and compute. 
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CoreWeave to raise additional $1.5 billion in debt

Jul 21, 2025 · 11:52am PDT
The artificial-intelligence chip rental company has soared more than 200% in trading since its March initial public offering
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Blackstone Pulls Out Of Investor Group for U.S. TikTok Operations

Jul 21, 2025 · 11:13am PDT
Blackstone has pulled out of a consortium looking to invest in TikTok’s U.S. operations.
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Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Confidentially Files for US IPO

Jul 21, 2025 · 8:18am PDT
Crypto custody firm BitGo joins a growing number of crypto firms capitalizing on the Trump administration’s support to go public this year.
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft Flaw in File-Sharing Software

Jul 21, 2025 · 7:30am PDT
Dozens of companies and government agencies have already been compromised by hackers, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks.
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Figma Sets Tentative IPO Pricing Range

Jul 21, 2025 · 6:40am PDT
The range is below the $20 billion price at which Adobe wanted to buy Figma but is around what Figma would be valued at in comparison with other software firms.
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Musk Plans AI for Kids Called ‘Baby Grok’

Jul 20, 2025 · 4:33pm PDT
The billionaire’s xAI startup has both wowed the industry—and sparked significant controversy.
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Trump Aides Considered Cuts to SpaceX Contracts

Jul 20, 2025 · 4:29pm PDT
Following Elon Musk's fiery exit from D.C., the White House reviewed the business it does with Musk's space company.
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Trump Sues WSJ For Defamation

Jul 20, 2025 · 4:25pm PDT
The president has filed a libel lawsuit against the Murdoch-owned newspaper over a Jeffrey Epstein story.
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U.S. Lawmaker Presses Commerce Over Nvidia’s AI Chip Sales to China

Jul 18, 2025 · 2:42pm PDT
The letter shows that not every U.S. lawmaker is pleased with the decision by the Trump administration to lift the ban on Nvidia's AI chip sales to China.
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White House Plans Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke’ AI

Jul 18, 2025 · 2:11pm PDT
The order is among several expected to be announced next week.
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Microsoft Cuts Off China Employees from Pentagon Business

Jul 18, 2025 · 1:56pm PDT
The change came several days after ProPublica published an investigation about the program, which raised national security concerns.
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President Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill into Law

Jul 18, 2025 · 1:20pm PDT
The crypto industry scored its first major legislative win under Trump.
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Meta Won’t Sign EU’s AI Code of Practice

Jul 18, 2025 · 1:13pm PDT
Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan called the code overreach.
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Substack Raises $100 Million

Jul 18, 2025 · 12:33pm PDT
The new funds will help Substack invest in its app and new creator tools, as well as expand into new markets and the advertising business.
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Cursor Blocks China-Based Coders from Accessing U.S. AI Models

Jul 17, 2025 · 6:55pm PDT
China-based developers were able to code with Anthropic and Google models until Cursor’s recent crackdown
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OpenAI Commission Recommends Emergency Grants for Civic Organizations

Jul 17, 2025 · 3:42pm PDT
OpenAI's board tasked the commission with forming recommendations for how its nonprofit should operate.