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April 5, 2025, 10:30 AM

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Fareed Sahloul / Bloomberg:
Sources: StubHub, Klarna, eToro, and adtech group MNTN have paused their IPO plans as President Trump's trade war upends the global economy and public markets  —  Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions and initial public offerings are on hold as Donald Trump's trade war upends the global economy …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
The Nasdaq fell 5.8% on the second day following Trump's tariffs announcement, with Nvidia closing down 7.4%, Apple 7.3%, Netflix 6.7%, Meta 5%, and Amazon 4.2%  —  Amid steep losses, U.S. president says ‘my policies will never change’  —  Stocks dropped sharply for a second day …
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Trump says he will sign an EO to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days, as a deal “requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed”  —  President Donald Trump on Friday extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. operations of TikTok …
Reuters:
Sources: a TikTok deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over Trump's tariffs  —  A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated that it would not approve the deal following President …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Amazon introduces a Kindle Recaps feature that uses GenAI and moderators to create short summaries of books in a series  —  Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series.
RT Watson / The Block:
The US SEC says that “covered” US dollar stablecoins like USDT and USDC are not securities, and registration is not required for minting or redeeming them  —  - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said “covered” U.S. dollar stablecoins — basically USDT and USDC …
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signs a law criminalizing the “deceptive and dangerous” creation and sharing of deepfakes, including fake AI nudes of minors  —  When Francesca Mani was 14 years old, boys at her New Jersey high school used nudify apps to target her and other girls.
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Microsoft Copilot adds support for memory, personalization, web-based actions, podcast creation, camera and screen analysis, deep research, and more  —  The AI assistant adds personalization, web actions, podcast creation, and more. … As it marks its 50th anniversary …

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