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How Meme Coins Could Go Mainstream: Event Recap

By Rocket Drew · Feb 12, 2025 1:03pm PST

Crypto has been in the spotlight since the election of President Donald Trump, who has promised to ease regulations and make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world. What the crypto industry probably didn’t anticipate, however, is that Trump himself would also be at the center of a new mania—meme coins—that’s stoking trading... Crypto has been in the spotlight since the election of President Donald Trump, who has promised...

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew

Expect ‘Uncertainty Around TikTok for Years’: Event Recap

By Rocket Drew · Jan 22, 2025 1:10pm PST · 1 comment

TikTok got a second life after President Donald Trump extended the deadline for the app to find a U.S. buyer by another 75 days. But its future remains far from clear, given questions about whether Trump, ByteDance and the Chinese government will eventually agree on a deal. And that means rivals, creators and advertisers will be in limbo for a... TikTok got a second life after President Donald Trump extended the deadline for the app to find a...

What Trump Could Do First in AI, China and Chips

By Rocket Drew · Nov 6, 2024 4:56pm PST · 4 comments

As the next president, Donald Trump will make his mark on several key issues for tech, from China trade to taxes to artificial intelligence. While much is uncertain, he is likely to promptly repeal the artificial intelligence executive order Biden signed last year. And he could also speed up construction of data centers by loosening regulations... As the next president, Donald Trump will make his mark on several key issues for tech, from China...

Stills from our subscriber call on SB 1047. Photo via The Information.

California’s AI Bill Won’t Harm Open Source, Says Author

By Laura Mandaro · Aug 30, 2024 4:22pm PDT

Stills from our subscriber call on SB 1047. Photo via The Information.

California’s AI Bill Won’t Harm Open Source, Says Author

By Laura Mandaro · Aug 30, 2024 4:22pm PDT

A California bill that could penalize the makers of large artificial intelligence models if they’re found to cause harm is headed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, where its outcome is uncertain. “I do not know what the governor will do,” said Scott Wiener, the state senator from San Francisco who authored SB 1047, in a... A California bill that could penalize the makers of large artificial intelligence models if...

Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller. Photo by Bloomberg via Getty

Nvidia’s Aggressive Sales Tactics Will Backfire, Says Rival

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Amir Efrati · Aug 21, 2024 12:23pm PDT · 9 comments

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating accusations by customers and rivals of Nvidia, including Advanced Micro Devices, that the artificial intelligence chip designer is behaving in an anti-competitive way, including in how it bundles its products. One longtime rival argues that while Nvidia’s sharp-edged tactics don’t... The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating accusations by customers and rivals of Nvidia,...

A panel from our 2018 Autonomous Vehicle Summit. Credit: Erin Beach.

Announcing The Information’s 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Event

By Amir Efrati · Dec 13, 2018 1:48pm PST

We are excited to announce that our third annual Autonomous Vehicle Summit will be held June 13, 2019 at Fort Mason in San Francisco.The purpose of this event is to bring together the technologists, investors, business leaders and strategists who are actively deploying self-driving technology and building next-generation businesses around it.... We are excited to announce that our third annual Autonomous Vehicle Summit will be held June 13,...

Come to China With The Information!

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jan 26, 2016 7:51am PST · 2 comments

As you know, we’re very excited about China at The Information. And so, we’re thrilled to invite a small number of our subscribers to join me for a special opportunity for exclusive, on-the-ground access to technology leaders in Beijing the week of March 14, 2016.We’re looking for a small number of U.S. entrepreneurs,... As you know, we’re very excited about China at The Information. And so, we’re...