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April 10, 2025, 12:35 AM

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause for some countries and a “lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%”, but raises tariffs on China to 125%  —  - President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.
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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Nasdaq jumps 12% after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with Nvidia up 19%, Apple up 15%, Meta up 15%, Amazon up 12%, Microsoft up 10%, Alphabet up 10%  —  The Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 12% for its second best day ever as markets clawed back after a rocky few trading sessions spurred …
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Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog:
Google announces Agent2Agent, an open interoperability protocol to enable seamless collaboration between AI agents across diverse frameworks and vendors  —  Google has announced the launch of Agent2Agent (A2A), an open interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless collaboration between …
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David DiMolfetta / Nextgov/FCW:
President Trump directs the DOJ to investigate former CISA director Chris Krebs, who was fired after he contradicted Trump's baseless 2020 election fraud claims  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday night directing the Justice Department to investigate former top …
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk:
The US Senate confirms former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as SEC chair, succeeding Gary Gensler; Atkins is widely expected to support crypto-friendly policies  —  Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins will be sworn in as the agency's next chair and will oversee future regulation for the crypto sector.
NPR:
Sources: after Jensen Huang went to Mar-a-Lago last week, the White House reversed course on Nvidia H20 export restrictions to China, in the works for months  —  When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago last week, a chip known as the H20 may have been on his mind.
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Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
In her Senate testimony, Sarah Wynn-Williams alleged Meta briefed China on US AI efforts, ignored warnings on China potentially accessing US user data, and more  —  Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its pilot to some top creators of tech that detects the AI-generated likenesses of famous people and declares support for the US' NO FAKES ACT  —  YouTube on Wednesday announced an expansion of its pilot program designed to identify and manage AI-generated content that features the …
Hayden Field / CNBC:
Anthropic debuts Claude's Max plan, with 5x the usage limits of Pro for $100/month or 20x the usage for $200/month, plus early access to new models and features  —  Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Amazon, on Wednesday introduced Claude Max, a new subscription tier …
Vas Panagiotopoulos / Wired:
Docs: NSO Group, which is still on the US Commerce Department's Entity List, has hired Vogel Group, a lobbying firm with direct ties to the Trump administration  —  The Israeli spyware maker, still on the US Commerce Department's “blacklist,” has hired a new lobbying firm with direct ties …
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Framework opens Laptop 12 preorders in the UK, Europe, and Canada starting at €569, £499, and CA$719; US preorders are delayed due to Trump's tariffs  —  More than we were hoping to pay, but less than previous machines. … Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress.com launches an AI tool to help users build simple websites using a chat interface, available to users for free, to compete with Squarespace and Wix  —  Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface.

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