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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  —  SoftBank Group Corp.'s plans to invest $100 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US have slowed …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Bloomberg:
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz disclosed last month that he had gifted $1B+ worth of CrowdStrike stock to undisclosed recipients, cutting his voting power to 2.5%  —  The disposition is the latest in a series of transactions that have slashed his voting power in CrowdStrike to 2.5% from 31% in 2022 …
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