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OpenAI debuts Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers and limited to 100 queries per month — OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company's AI-powered chatbot platform.
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A look at six engineers with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel ties, between 19 and 24 years old, playing key DOGE roles, as Musk seizes control of US infrastructure — Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk's companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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| Financial Times: |
The US' largest companies, like Visa, United, Amazon, Apple, and Oracle, are cutting deals with Elon Musk's businesses as he solidifies his power in government — Companies from Boeing to Amazon have sought out the world's richest man as he seeks to remake US government| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward — Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements …
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| Bloomberg: |
The Seoul High Court upholds a decision clearing Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of fraud and stock-rigging, a major victory for Samsung — - Seoul court upholds Jay Y. Lee's earlier victory on appeal — The Samsung scion can now focus on turning around the firm| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Stablecoins are becoming a core part of financial infrastructure in emerging markets, expanding beyond cross-border payments into consumer finance and more — Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the European Commission and four member nations plan a probe into Shein over illegal products, opening the fast fashion marketplace to potential fines — The Chinese-founded massive online marketplace Shein faces potential fines with the European Union imminently set to open a probe … | Financial Times: |
Analysis: Meta has invested $80B+ in AR and VR since 2014 when it bought Oculus, and is on track to top $100B in 2025; a source says it sold 1M Ray-Bans in 2024 — Tech group reveals it put $19.9bn into its Reality Labs division, which develops its smart glasses and headsets, last year| Washington Post: |
An analysis of FEC filings shows Elon Musk spent $288M+ to elect Trump and other Republicans, the 2024 election's biggest donor; Musk's America PAC raised $263M — Billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates … | Monique Mulima / Bloomberg: |
MicroStrategy says it didn't buy any bitcoin in the prior week, ending a run of 12 consecutive weekly purchases worth $20B+ starting in October 2024 — The purchases had coincided with a record-breaking rally in the digital currency that had been driven in part by Donald Trump's embrace … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French startup Riot, which educates staff about cybersecurity risks, raised a $30M Series B, a source says at a $170M valuation, and had $10M in 2024 revenue — French startup Riot has raised a $30 million Series B round after reaching $10 million in annual revenue in 2024.| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
The Beatles' Now and Then, created using AI and an original 1970s lo-fi demo, won Best Rock Performance at the Grammys; McCartney and Starr completed it in 2021 — The “Now and Then” track was released in 2023 after machine learning was used to clean up an old John Lennon demo.
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