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March 1, 2025, 6:55 PM

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Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
DeepSeek says its V3 and R1 models' cost of inferencing relative to sales during a 24-hour-period on February 28 put “theoretical” profit margins at 545%  —  Chinese artificial intelligence phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its “theoretical” …
Axios:
President Trump plans to speak at the first-ever White House Crypto Summit on March 7, to be chaired by David Sacks, amid a global sell-off in cryptocurrencies  —  - The Trump family launched the Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania Meme (MELANIA) coins Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 …
Om Malik / On my Om:
Skype was an early harbinger of technology as culture, and its demise is a good lesson in how ineffective middle management can destroy good acquisitions  —  Microsoft is shutting down Skype.  It will go offline in May 2025. … It makes me incredibly sad, but I am not surprised.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
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Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: China instructs its top AI leaders to avoid visiting the US over fears they could divulge confidential info or be detained and used as bargaining chips  —  Beijing increasingly views cutting-edge technology through national-security lens, putting executives on tighter leash
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who leads the UAE's AI fund MGX, which has backed Stargate and sources say is set to be infused with over $50B  —  Abu Dhabi's Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan has more than $1.5 trillion to spend and he's in a hurry; grappling with Mark Zuckerberg
The Information:
Source: SoftBank plans to borrow $16B to invest in AI, and might borrow another $8B in early 2026, which could strain its already debt-heavy balance sheet  —  The biggest risk-taker in tech investing is back to his old playbook, loading up on debt to fund his latest obsession: artificial intelligence.
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Larry Ellison's Sensei Ag, a venture backed by his $500M+ investment to change farming with AI, robotics, and software, has mostly been a bust, so far  —  His Sensei Ag company hasn't succeeded in boosting output and nutrition in its greenhouses with AI, robotics and software

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