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March 3, 2025, 8:35 AM

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President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges  —  U.S. President Donald Trump named XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) as three assets to be included in a U.S. strategic crypto reserve on Sunday …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
An in-depth look at Apple's AI crisis, as some in Apple's AI division believe that a true conversational “LLM Siri” won't be ready until iOS 20 at best in 2027  —  Also: An inside look at Tim Cook's trade with President Donald Trump, the iPad Air sees shortages ahead of a pending refresh …
Reuters:
The UK ICO says it is probing how TikTok uses 13 to 17-year-olds' personal data for content suggestions, and how Reddit and Imgur verify the ages of child users  —  The watchdog said it is probing how ByteDance's short-form video-sharing platform TikTok uses 13-17-year-olds' personal information to suggest content in their feed.
George Hammond / Financial Times:
New York-based corporate payments startup Ramp hit a $13B valuation in a $150M share sale to GIC, Stripes, Thrive, and others, up from $7.65B in April 2024  —  US payments start-up completes share sale as business rebounds after period of low customer spending
Simon Hill / Wired:
Xiaomi launches the 6.36" Xiaomi 15 and 6.73" Xiaomi 15 Ultra in the EU and the UK, offering Snapdragon 8 Elite, 120Hz displays, and more, for €999+ and €1,499+  —  Not much is new with Xiaomi's latest flagship phones, but I still love the quad-lens camera on the Ultra.  —  Rating:
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Honor pledges $10B in AI investments over the next five years and demos a proof-of-concept AI agent powered by Gemini 2 that can book restaurant reservations  —  BARCELONA — Honor on Sunday pledged $10 billion in artificial intelligence investments over the next five years and announced …
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
MWC 2025: Lenovo unveils new laptops, including the $1,799+ Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition, with GenAI features, updates its ThinkPad lineup, and demos new concepts  —  They will soon be available in North America.  —  Lenovo has announced new laptops with generative AI features …
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:
CrowdStrike: in 2024, 79% of cyber intrusions were malware-free, up from 40% in 2019, voice phishing overtook phishing as the main first access method, and more  —  A new report out today from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. highlights how cyberthreats evolved significantly in 2024 …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google demos new Gemini features, including Screenshare to let users ask questions based on their phone's screen, and video search, coming later in March 2025  —  Google is adding new features to its AI assistant, Gemini, that let users ask it questions using video and content on the screen in real time.

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