Techmeme
October 24, 2025, 7:40 PM

Top News

Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:
The EU accuses Meta and TikTok of violating their obligations to give researchers adequate access to public data on their platforms under the DSA  —  Move comes as EU faces pressure over enforcing its tech lawbooks.  —  BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday accused Meta and TikTok …
Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal:
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Sources: JPMorgan plans to allow institutional clients globally to use their holdings of bitcoin and ether as collateral for loans by end of year  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow institutional clients to use their holdings of Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans by the end …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
OpenAI launches a “company knowledge” ChatGPT update to let Business, Enterprise, and Education users search for data in connected apps like Slack and GitHub  —  The ‘company knowledge’ update allows ChatGPT to be used as a search engine for workspace data.
Matt Day / Bloomberg:
Interviews with 23 current and ex-AWS employees and others about AWS' challenges, including intense competition, internal bureaucracy, and lackluster AI efforts  —  The company that basically invented the cloud business is widely perceived as trailing its rivals in artificial intelligence.
The Information:
With an influx of Meta alums, some OpenAI staffers worry it is adopting Meta's tactics, like using social media dynamics with Sora and a softening stance on ads  —  This summer, Fidji Simo wasted no time addressing a concern among many at OpenAI.  —  Leading her first all-hands meeting …
Zachary Small / New York Times:
Microsoft plans to bring its Halo franchise to the PlayStation for the first time with the launch of a 25th‑anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2026  —  As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony's competing console for the first time.
Bloomberg:
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company expects to earn close to $15B in profit in 2025, up from around $13B in 2024  —  Tether Holdings Ltd. expects close to $15 billion in profit this year, as the stablecoin issuer's rapid growth continues to attract investors keen to back the closely-held company.
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Sources: X's advertising chief John Nitti, who joined in January, has left; X's CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki left in early October after less than a year in the role  —  John Nitti was considered a contender for CEO of the social media platform after Linda Yaccarino quit in July
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
IBM says it was able to run a key algorithm for correcting qubit errors, which runs alongside quantum chips, on readily available AMD chips; AMD closes up 7.63%  —  IBM (IBM.N) said on Friday it is able to run a key quantum computing algorithm on commonly available chips from Advanced Micro Devices …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail how Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others brokered a call between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and Trump to stop National Guard deployment  —  Sam Altman, Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff conferred with Mayor Daniel Lurie on how to persuade the president not to deploy the National Guard
Bloomberg Law:
Source: President Trump has picked Michael Selig, the chief counsel for the SEC's crypto task force, to chair the CFTC, amid a crypto push  —  President Donald Trump has picked Michael Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to an administration official …
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
New York-based Valthos, which is developing AI tools to detect and prevent AI-enabled bioweapon attacks, raised $30M from OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Lux Capital  —  OpenAI, Founders Fund and Lux Capital have invested in Valthos, a startup using AI to try to prevent AI-enabled destruction.
Emily Mason / Bloomberg:
Crypto.com follows Circle, BitGo, and others in applying for a US bank charter, as it seeks to further its custody-service business for products such as ETFs  —  Crypto.com became the latest cryptocurrency firm to pursue a US bank charter as it seeks to further its custody-service business …

Sponsor Posts

Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning  —  SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds.  Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything.  Cape doesn't.  —  Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more.  Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
Introducing Zoho Sign MCP: AI-powered digital signature workflows for business  —  Ever wish you could have your AI agent send a document for signatures and track its progress for you?
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.

Featured Podcasts

Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Tony Xu from DoorDash
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Invest Like the Best:
Sam Altman - How to Make an Abundant Future
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
Ex-Twitter CEO on Why AI Needs a New Internet | Parag Agrawal
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Anthropic's first technical PM on token maxing, the jagged edge, and living in the future | Dianne Penn
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
What Happens If AI Fails?, Subprime Data Center Crisis, How Bad Can SpaceX Get?
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:40 PM ET, October 24, 2025.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Jeannine Amodeo / Bloomberg:
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:

Earlier Picks

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac:
Max Chafkin / Bloomberg:
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
Tom Warren / The Verge: