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China’s open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence
China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty ImagesChina is embracing open-source AI models in a trend market watchers and insiders say is boosting AI adoption and…
Crypto PACs pump cash into Florida, GOP risks thinning House majority
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis delivers remarks before Gov. Ron DeSantis took to the stage during his Don't Tread on Florida Tour in Sarasota on Nov. 6, ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election, 2022.Tiffany Tompkins | Bradenton Herald | Tribune…
Barack Obama joins Bluesky | TechCrunch
Social network Bluesky, an alternative to X built on open source technologies, has scored a big win in terms of attracting notable users to its platform. The company on Sunday confirmed that former president Barack Obama has joined its…
Binance CEO says Trump has been ‘fantastic’ for cryptocurrency
Richard Teng, chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Ore Huiying | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBinance CEO Richard Teng says…
Jonah Peretti helped shaped digital media — can he do it again?
Jonah Peretti’s career to date has been defined by constant reinvention. As the founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, Peretti has been at the forefront of digital media for almost two decades, navigating changes as the once small startup…
StubHub files for IPO as companies start lining up to go public
The StubHub logo is seen in a former store in New York City on April 18, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStubHub, an online marketplace for reselling tickets, on Friday filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the…
Crypto’s long battle with SEC comes to a close with Ripple victory
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | ReutersThe Securities and Exchange Commission's years-long crusade against the crypto…
Week in Review: Google buys Wiz
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of stories to share from this week, like the greatest hits from Nvidia GTC; the NASA astronauts finally came home; Rippling’s lawsuit; and Google bought Wiz. Let’s get to it!
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Microsoft posts weekly gain to end longest losing streak since 2008
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft Build AI Day event in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 1, 2024.Chalinee Thirasupa | ReutersWith about 10 minutes left until the market's close, Microsoft's stock was down for the week. It…
Meta settles UK ‘right to object to ad-tracking’ lawsuit by agreeing not to track…
A human rights campaigner, Tanya O’Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement is contained in a settlement to an individual challenge she lodged against Meta’s…
Bo Hines is ex-football player steering America’s crypto strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Crypto czar David Sacks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets Bo Hines…
Elon Musk tells Tesla employees ‘hang onto your stock’ in all-hands
Tesla CEO Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump talks to the media, outside the White House in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersDuring Elon Musk's two months in Washington, D.C., Tesla shares have been on a…
Wayve CEO shares his key ingredients for scaling autonomous driving tech
Wayve co-founder and CEO Alex Kendall sees promise in bringing his autonomous vehicle startup’s tech to market. That is, if Wayve sticks to its strategy of ensuring its automated driving software is cheap to run, hardware agnostic, and…
Elon Musk received summons in SEC suit over Twitter disclosure
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesElon Musk…
GTC felt more bullish than ever, but Nvidia’s challenges are piling up
Nvidia took San Jose by storm this year, with a record-breaking 25,000 attendees flocking to the San Jose Convention Center and surrounding downtown buildings. Many workshops, talks, and panels were so packed that people had to lean…
Micron (MU) Q2 earnings 2025
Signage outside the Micron offices in San Jose, California, on Dec. 17, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicron shares popped 6% in extended trading Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that beat…
Klarna lands buy now, pay later deal with DoorDash ahead of IPO
Buy now, pay later firms like Klarna and Block's Afterpay could be about to face tougher rules in the U.K.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesKlarna, the buy now, pay later lender that's headed for an initial public offering, said…
TikTok to start pushing Amber Alerts to users’ For You feeds
TikTok is partnering with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to bring real-time Amber Alerts directly to users’ For You feeds in the United States, the company announced on Thursday.
With this new…