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Financial Times:
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%  —  Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers
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Axios:
The White House says a 120% tariff rate on shipments from China valued under $800, or a flat $100 fee per postal item, will remain, in a blow to Shein and Temu  —  Small packages from China are still subject to tariffs of 120%, a White House official confirmed Monday …
Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank and OpenAI's $100B Stargate investment hits snags on tariff fears; talks with dozens of lenders started earlier in 2025 have yielded no deals
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple considers raising prices for its fall iPhone lineup, a step it is seeking to couple with new features and design changes, without blaming tariffs  —  China still leads production of high-end models, exposing the company to trade risk  —  Apple is weighing price increases …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is planning an AI-powered battery management mode for iOS 19 that analyzes how a person uses their phone and makes adjustments to conserve energy  —  Apple Inc. is planning to use artificial intelligence technology to address a frequent source of customer frustration: the iPhone's battery life.
Ari Levy / CNBC:
Coinbase will join the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services, effective before trading on May 19; COIN jumps 10%+ after hours  —  Coinbase is joining the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services in the benchmark index, according to a release on Monday.
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Perplexity is in advanced talks to raise $500M led by Accel in a round that values it at $14B, up from $9B in November 2024  —  Artificial-intelligence search company is raising $500 million  —  Perplexity is in advanced talks to raise $500 million in a round that values it at $14 billion …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google is updating its “G” icon for the first time in 10 years, with its four colors now blending together on a gradient  —  Following the last update nearly 10 years ago, Google is updating its iconic ‘G’ icon.  —  On September 1, 2015, Google significantly updated its logo …
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
GM names Aurora co-founder and CPO Sterling Anderson as VP of global product and chief product officer, a newly created position at GM, starting on June 2  —  General Motors has turned to Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the autonomous vehicle industry, to oversee its entire product line …
Ateev Bhandari / Reuters:
American Bitcoin, a bitcoin miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, said it will list on the Nasdaq via an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining  —  American Bitcoin, a new bitcoin miner backed by U.S. President Donald Trump's two eldest sons, said on Monday it will list …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Ticketmaster announces it will now show the full price of your ticket up front, ahead of the FTC's ban on junk fees, which goes into effect on May 12  —  Now you can see how much Ticketmaster tacks on before you reach checkout. … The company announced the “All In Prices” …

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Paul Glynn / BBC:
HarperCollins UK drops children's author and comedian David Walliams following allegations of inappropriate behavior toward young women

Natalie Korach / @nataliekorach:
Sources: VF's article by Chris Whipple featuring quotes from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles led to VF's biggest subscription signup day since 2016

Kirsten Chuba / The Hollywood Reporter:
TikTok's first awards show, held on December 18, handed out 14 awards, including Creator of the Year for Keith Lee; at the event, none of the screens worked

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon says the ad tier of Prime Video now reaches 130M+ US customers and it plans AI-powered tools for advertisers on Amazon including contextual ad copy
Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware:
Senator Tom Cotton introduces a bill to mandate that AI chip makers use geo-tracking tech to comply with export rules, taking effect six months after it passes

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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI models
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