After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs
Some consumer electronics are also exempted in a major boost to Big Tech.
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Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE
Tesla has a lot riding on the swift success of its so-called Full Self-Driving software.
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Samsung turns to China to boost its ailing semiconductor division
Samsung's contract chipmaking business has struggled to secure big US customers.
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DeepMind is holding back release of AI research to give Google an edge
A tougher vetting process and more bureaucracy make it harder to publish.
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Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs
“It’s whatever amount is enough to stay off the naughty list,” says ad executive.
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EU will go easy with Apple, Facebook punishment to avoid Trump’s wrath
Lawbreaking under DMA to be punished—but not too severely.
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TSMC’s $100 billion pledge won’t resurrect US chipmaking, says Intel’s ex-CEO
US must boost R&D to gain "semiconductor leadership."
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What’s behind the changed relationship between Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump?
Amazon founder has executed a sharp public reversal in his relationship with Trump.
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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara
Goal is to compete with Starlink, connecting remote areas to the Internet.
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Jeff Bezos brings Amazon work culture to Blue Origin
Job cuts and longer hours at Blue Origin as founder takes prominent role.
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AI firms follow DeepSeek’s lead, create cheaper models with “distillation”
Technique uses a "teacher" LLM to train smaller AI systems.
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Chegg sues Google, explores sale after AI search summaries hit revenues
Company's CEO says Google AI overviews serve to keep users on Google.
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Big Tech data center buildouts have led to $5.4 billion in public health costs
Cancers and asthma among illnesses linked to air pollution from powering data centers.
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Protesters demonstrate outside Tesla showrooms in US
CEO Elon Musk the focus of outrage over indiscriminate Trump administration cuts in funding.
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Arm to start making server CPUs in-house
Meta will be one of Arm's first customers.
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US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit
US stance is "180-degree turnaround" from Biden administration.
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Citing EV “rollercoaster” in US, BMW invests in internal combustion
17 percent of BMW sales are EVs; another 7 percent are hybrids.
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$58 billion Honda-Nissan merger is in deep trouble
Honda's proposal to turn Nissan into fully owned subsidiary didn't go over well.
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China responds to tariffs with antitrust investigations of Google, Nvidia
Beijing seeks leverage against US president by reviving probes into tech giants.
Zijing Wu, Cheng Leng, Ryan McMorrow, and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times
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Why the markets are freaking out about Chinese AI newcomer DeepSeek
A big day for short sellers after Nvidia loses $600 billion off its market value.
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UK opens probe into Google’s and Apple’s mobile platforms
Regulator will examine how the tech giants compete with one another, treat developers.
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Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion
AI group is closing in on a $60 billion valuation.
George Hammond, Madhumita Murgia, and Arash Massoudi, Financial Times
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Elon Musk complains about China’s ban on X
"Something needs to change," he posted on X.
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European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents
EC has also requested access to information on how X moderates and amplifies content.
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With Bitcoin near $100,000, even pension funds are buying cryptocurrency
Michigan's and Wisconsin's state employee pension funds among top holders.
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Amazon must solve hallucination problem before launching AI-enabled Alexa
Rollout of upgraded voice assistant hit by delays.
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Elon Musk wants courts to force OpenAI to auction off a large ownership stake
Owner of Grok has asked judges in California and Delaware to force sale.
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AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Hyper-personalized emails use "an immense amount" of scraped data.
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Weight loss drugs may also treat addiction, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease
Pharmaceutical companies are already cashing in on their other health benefits.
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Trump targets Mexico and Canada with tariffs, plus an extra 10% for China
Tariffs are retaliation for drug trafficking and illegal migration.
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$300 billion pledge at COP29 climate summit a “paltry sum”
Poorer countries reluctantly accept package from wealthy nations.
Attracta Mooney and Kenza Bryan, Financial Times
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Microsoft president asks Trump to “push harder” against Russian hacks
Brad Smith wants US to take a tougher approach to state-sponsored cyberattacks.
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FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business
Microsoft is accused of using punitive licensing terms for Azure.
Arash Massoudi, James Fontanella-Khan, Stephen Morris, and Stefania Palma, Financial Times
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EU fines Meta €800 million for breaking law with Marketplace
EU: Tying the free Facebook Marketplace to the social network undermines rivals.
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Seeking favor with Musk and Trump, advertisers plot return to X
Lack of moderation, spike in racist content had led to an exodus by brands.
Hannah Murphy, Daniel Thomas, and Eric Platt, Financial Times
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Amazon ready to use its own AI chips, reduce its dependence on Nvidia
Annapurna Labs, acquired by Amazon in 2015, will release the Trainium 2 in December.
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