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Bloomberg:
The Trump administration exempts smartphones, laptops, hard drives, processors, memory chips, and machines used to make semiconductors from reciprocal tariffs  —  President Donald Trump's administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs …
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Washington Post:
Arguments start Monday in the FTC's antitrust suit targeting Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, amid reports Zuckerberg asked Trump to intervene  —  Arguments start Monday in the FTC's blockbuster antitrust suit targeting Facebook's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp, as Zuckerberg pleads for the White House to intervene.
Bloomberg:
Netflix is testing an OpenAI-powered search engine that lets users find shows via inquiries that go beyond genres or actors' names, like the subscriber's mood  —  The OpenAI-powered search engine lets customers look for shows using far more specific terms, including the subscriber's mood, for example, the company said.
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Sources: Palantir is helping DOGE build an API layer above all IRS databases; DOGE wants Palantir's Foundry software to be the “read center of all IRS systems”  —  For the past three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Binance asked the US Treasury last month to loosen oversight on its AML compliance, after Binance entered into deal talks with Trump's crypto venture  —  Executives for the cryptocurrency exchange met with Treasury officials last month after the company entered into talks with a Trump family venture
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Meta adds Dina Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser to Trump in his first term, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to its board  —  Dina Powell McCormick, a prominent banking executive and former Republican official, and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison are joining Meta's board, Axios has learned.
Sophie McEvoy / GamesIndustry.biz:
Newzoo: global consumer spending for PC and console gaming fell 2% YoY to $80.2B in 2024, with console revenues leading market share with $42.8B, down 3.9% YoY  —  Firm estimates PC and console gaming market to reach $92.7 billion by 2027  —  Global consumer spending for PC and console gaming fell …
Meaghan Tobin / New York Times:
ByteDance, which spent an estimated $11B in 2024 on infrastructure for AI, is using data from ~1B users of its apps as the linchpin of its growing AI business  —  A set of popular apps helped China's ByteDance develop a key component of advanced artificial intelligence: information on how a billion people use the internet.
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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
Sources: Nexstar has begun directing stations to fill local newscasts with segments from Nexstar's NewsNation instead of national networks' content like NBC's

Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Source: The Athletic is investigating reporter Dianna Russini's explanation about photos of her with NFL coach Mike Vrabel and “reviewing her coverage”

Wall Street Journal:
Mubi, which raised $100M led by Sequoia in 2025, faced backlash over Sequoia's ties to Israeli defense tech startups, but has since rebuilt subscriber numbers

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Kate O'Keeffe / Bloomberg:
US investigators are probing whether the China ties of TP-Link Systems Inc., the US-based business of Wi-Fi router giant TP-Link, pose an “unacceptable risk”
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
YipitData: Waymo's robotaxis made up about 20% of rides offered by Uber in Austin in the last week of March, after launching on March 4

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Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Blue Water Autonomy, which says it is building a 100-ton autonomous naval ship, emerges from stealth with a $14M seed from Eclipse VC, Riot, and Impatient
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group of former OpenAI employees files an amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit opposing OpenAI's for-profit transition
Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: Google cuts hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on Android, Pixel, and Chrome, after offering buyouts in January 2025
Charles Rollet / TechCrunch:
The DOJ charges AI shopping app Nate's ex-CEO, Albert Saniger, with fraud, alleging the app relies heavily on workers in the Philippines; Nate had raised $50M+
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