Shark Tank’s O’Leary: U.S. TikTok Deal Could Improve China Relations
O'Leary has joined one of the groups that say they are interested in acquiring TikTok's assets.
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Files Confidentially for IPO
The crypto exchange is working with Goldman Sachs and Citi, according to Bloomberg.
U.S. Banking Regulator Withdraws Crypto Guidance
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said banks no longer need its signoff on crypto activities.
Google’s AI Unit Reorganizes Product Work, Announces Changes to Gemini App Team
Google DeepMind disbanded its “product impact unit,” whose goal was to incorporate DeepMind research into Google products, as it attempts to streamline the process of creating AI products.
Perplexity Strikes Fact-Check Marketing Deal With Daily Wire Podcast
Ben Shapiro will incorporate Perplexity's answers into his podcast, instead of reading a Perplexity ad
Apple Delays Personalized Siri AI Features
The personalized features were the most promising of the AI features that Apple showed off in June of last year.
Microsoft Trains New In-House AI Models; Tests Out DeepSeek, Meta in Copilot
Microsoft is also developing reasoning models that could compete with the likes of OpenAI’s o1 model.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Build Bitcoin Reserve
Crypto prices fell after executive order said stockpile will only be existing government holdings.
Rival Creator Startups Passes and Fanfix Discussed Deal
The talks, which fizzled, point to the growing appetite among creator startups to discuss acquisitions amid a still-strained environment for venture funding.
Labor Department Investigates Scale AI
The AI training company has previously faced accusations of wage theft by workers.
Flights Halted After SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explodes
The eighth launch of the gargantuan rocket ended with the failure of Starship’s upper stage.
Sam Bankman-Fried Slams Biden, Praises Trump in Jailhouse Interview
Former FTX CEO has been on a quest to get pardoned by Donald Trump.
Broadcom’s AI Chip Revenue Rises 77%, Lifting Shares
CEO Hock Tan continued to make upbeat comments about growth from AI chips in the coming years.
Trump Says He’s Willing to Extend TikTok Deal Deadline
President Trump told reporters he'd be willing to extend the deadline for a sale of TikTok if a deal is not reached by April 5.
Michael Grimes Expected to Lead Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
Grimes left Morgan Stanley to join the administration.
Microsoft Cuts Back on CoreWeave Services, FT Reports
Microsoft's pullback renews questions about the durability of its spending on CoreWeave ahead of its IPO.
Microsoft, Salesforce Vie for Attention With Dueling AI Launches
The battle between Microsoft and Salesforce for corporate AI spending is heating up, as evidenced by a competing set of AI agent announcements.
Italy Has Doubts About Starlink Deal
The Starlink news, combined with falling Tesla sales in Europe and China, demonstrate the damage that Elon Musk's businesses could suffer from his association with President Trump.
UK Clears Microsoft’s Investment in OpenAI
Microsoft has “material influence” over the startup but not “de facto control,” meaning that the deal isn’t subject to the country’s merger rules, the UK said.
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