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Bloomberg:
Samsung unveils the $1,100+ Galaxy S25 Edge, which is 5.8mm thick and weighs 163g, making it 30% thinner and 25% lighter than the S25 Ultra, arriving on May 30  —  The company's latest device, which goes on sale in the US on May 30 for $1,099, is 5.8 millimeters thick and weighs 163 grams …
Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET:
Galaxy S25 Edge hands-on: sturdy, thin design is a breath of fresh air, and many specs match the S25, but the 3,900 mAh battery is down from the S25's 4,000 mAh  —  At 5.8mm thick and 163 grams, this slim phone packs many of the features you'll find on other S25 series devices.
Ari Levy / CNBC:
Coinbase will join the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services, effective before trading on May 19; COIN jumps 10%+  —  Coinbase is joining the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services in the benchmark index, according to a release on Monday.  Shares of the crypto exchange jumped 8% in extended trading.
Christopher Tepedino / Cointelegraph:
US SEC Chair Paul Atkins says blockchains could enable novel securities use cases and “policymaking will no longer result from ad hoc enforcement actions”  —  Blockchain technology could enable “a broad swath of novel use cases for securities” and foster “new kinds of market activities …
Axios:
President Trump issues an EO to cut the de minimis tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%, with the $100 minimum flat fee set to remain, effective May 14  —  Small packages from China are still subject to tariffs of 120%, a White House official confirmed Monday — a major blow …
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%
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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
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 …
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 …
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.
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
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Ticketmaster says it will now show the full price of a ticket up front, ahead of the US 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” …
Angus Loten / Wall Street Journal:
Theom, which helps businesses safeguard and track sensitive data, raised a $20M Series A led by Wing VC, after an oversubscribed $16.4M seed in late 2022  —  Theom, a startup that helps businesses safeguard and track sensitive data, raised $20 million in its latest investing round …
Ateev Bhandari / Reuters:
American Bitcoin, a bitcoin miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, says 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 …
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 …

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