Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News
Techmeme
March 7, 2025, 1:40 PM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Jesse Coghlan / Cointelegraph:
Trump signs an EO to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile using BTC and other digital assets forfeited in criminal or civil cases  —  US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve “just a few minutes ago,” says crypto tsar David Sacks.
More: The White House, CNBC, Business Insider, The Verge, Reuters, Ars Technica, New York Times, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, The Information, CNBC, Axios, CoinGape, Bitcoin Insider, Crypto Briefing, Benzinga, Bloomberg, Townhall, New York Post, The Daily Wire, Politico, ZyCrypto, Wu Blockchain, Los Angeles Times, NewsBTC, Protos, MarketWatch, Washington Post, Coinpedia Fintech News, The Hill, UPI, The Block, crypto.news, Gulf News, Raw Story, CryptoPotato, Associated Press, Times of India, BTC Times, Cryptopolitan, ZeroHedge News, The Economic Times, CNN, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, and Decrypt
Bluesky: @tyleraking.com and @tyleraking.com
Mastodon: @dave@social.masto.land and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
X: @davidsacks47, @margomartin47, @matt_hougan, @jconorgrogan, @kobeissiletter, @senlummis, @matt_hougan, @davidmarcus, @pkedrosky, @cryptoub, @jenniferjjacobs, @iamdcinvestor, @kkirkbos, @cburniske, @robertjsalvador, @byzgeneral, @rasterlyrock, @mattzeitlin, @functi0nzer0, @cryptoub, @0xferg, @poordart, @runnerxbt, @cobie, @muneeb, @dcfgod, @3orovik, @cryptopathic, @cryptocevo, @jasonklau, @cryptokaleo, @cliffordasness, @avifelman, @altcap, @eleanorterrett, @coldbloodshill, @avifelman, @thestalwart, @inversebrah, @byrnehobart, @cynthiamlummis, @adamscochran, @byrnehobart, @deitaone, @lsdinmycoffee, @johnedeaton1, @tradermayne, @ercwl, @udiwertheimer, @iamdcinvestor, @iamnomad, @cameron, @krugermacro, @cryptopathic, @cryptocevo, @tradermercury, @nathanmccauley, @cobie, @arrington, @johnedeaton1, and @justinsuntron
Forums: r/FinanzenAT, r/wallstreetbets, r/Pennsylvania, r/news, and r/DeepFuckingValue
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the White House is weighing measures to restrict DeepSeek, including banning its app from US app stores, because of national security concerns  —  Trump administration also considers broader measures against the AI model over national-security concerns
NewsGuard's Reality Check:
NewsGuard audit: the 10 top AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, repeated false claims from a pro-Kremlin disinformation network 33% of the time  —  An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscow's disinformation goals by repeating false claims …
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Apple confirms that it is delaying the “more personalized Siri” Apple Intelligence feature and anticipates rolling it out “in the coming year”  —  Here's a statement I got this morning from Apple spokeswoman Jacqueline Roy, verbatim:
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
Reflection AI, which wants to achieve superintelligence through autonomous coding agents, emerges from stealth with a $105M Series A and $25M in seed funding  —  Reflection AI is building coding agents that can function autonomously.  —  Two top researchers from Google's artificial intelligence lab DeepMind …
Financial Times:
Analysis: the $TRUMP memecoin generated $314M from token sales and $36M in fees within three weeks of its launch, likely fueling conflict of interest concerns  —  Donald Trump's crypto project made at least $350mn from the launch of his memecoin, a windfall that is likely to fuel concerns …
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
A Brazilian judge gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS in Brazil, saying the “limitations” imposed by Apple on developers could deter new competitors  —  After the EU forced Apple to implement major changes to how iOS and the App Store work for European users …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple plans to start mass producing a $2,000+ book-style foldable iPhone in Q4 2026, with a ~7.8" “crease-free” inner display and a ~5.5" outer display  —  Apple's first foldable iPhone should arrive around the end of 2026 or early 2027 with a book-style design and a premium price tag …
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Kuo: Apple is developing an updated C1 modem chip for mass production in 2026 with mmWave support and improved power consumption and transmission speed

Sponsor Posts

Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups  —  Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better.  We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts.  Join the waitlist for early access!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit  —  Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23.  Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Don't Do.  Just Tell.  With Zoho MCP for Bigin.  —  Dear small business owners,This one's a little different.We're not here to walk you through a checklist of features.  We're here to tell you about something …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Sponsor Techmeme

Featured Podcasts

Invest Like the Best:
 Alex Sacerdote - How to Invest Through Technology Cycles
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
 Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
 Will Apple (Finally) Get AI Right At WWDC?, Anthropic's Worry, Microsoft vs. OpenAI
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
The Upstarts Podcast:
 Vanta's Christina Cacioppo: The Underdog Turning 'Nonsense' Compliance Into A $4.2B Security Standout
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Hard Fork:
 Hot I.P.O Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
 AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:40 PM ET, March 7, 2025.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

From Mediagazer

Axios:
Sources: Paramount seeks a business-side counterpart to Bari Weiss, implying she would oversee editorial across CBS News and CNN if Paramount's WBD deal closes

Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Email: the WH press corps won't be allowed on White House grounds Sunday due to the UFC fight; only press poolers will be allowed unless UFC gives credentials

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Reuters and Time started blocking all AI bots by default and created whitelists of approved bots, following the default disallow strategy of People and others

More News

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
HPE reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $7.85B, vs. $7.82B est., Q2 and FY 2025 guidance below est., and plans to cut ~2,500 staff over 18 months; HPE drops 15%+

Earlier Picks

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Broadcom reports Q1 revenue up 25% YoY to $14.92B, vs. $14.61B est., net income up 315% YoY to $5.5B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above est.; AVGO jumps 5%+
Marc Caputo / Axios:
The US State Department says it will use AI to review social media accounts to revoke visas of students who seem to support designated terror groups like Hamas
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
The US Secret Service, Europol, and others take down and seize Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange accused of being associated with ransomware hackers
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
Sources: Larry Page has formed Dynatomics, which is trying to use LLMs to create highly optimized designs for various objects and then have a factory build them
CoinDesk:
In a Tucker Carlson interview, Sam Bankman-Fried says he was becoming closer to the GOP in the lead-up to his arrest and that played a role in his sentencing
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Reddit adds tools like Post Insights, Post Recovery, and Post Check, which helps users see if what they are posting potentially goes against a subreddit's rules
Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
1Password now lets users add specific physical locations to items like passwords, which then show up in its mobile app's Nearby section when the user is close
Emma Roth / The Verge:
DuckDuckGo says AI answers are out of beta and now get info from across the web, not just Wikipedia; setting AI answers to “often” shows them ~20% of the time
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter