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| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
Trump signs an EO seeking to pause the TikTok ban for 75 days, in a bid to give him time to negotiate a resolution and protect TikTok's providers from liability — President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide a liability shield …
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| Washington Post: |
Legal experts and lawmakers: Trump's EO halting the TikTok ban may not protect companies that host or distribute the app, as Trump cannot overturn Congress' law — Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Trump signs an EO renaming the US Digital Service as the US DOGE Service, directing agency heads to form “DOGE Teams” of at least four employees within 30 days — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory commission spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk recommending deep cuts …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Elon Musk is likely to get a West Wing office, putting him close to Donald Trump, after Musk had for many days been asking about his level of access — The world's richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.
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| Radhika Rajkumar / ZDNET: |
DeepSeek's new MIT-licensed AI models can be accessed via DeepSeek's API at a fraction of the cost of comparable OpenAI models but there are censorship concerns — Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) has reached another milestone — and the cost differences it represents could shake up the industry.
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| Counterpoint Research: |
Chinese smartphone sales fell 3.2% YoY in Q4 2024, the only negative quarter in 2024; Apple fell 18.2% to a 17.1% share and Huawei rose 15.5% to an 18.1% share — - During the quarter, Huawei secured the top spot, followed by Xiaomi. Huawei's sales grew 15.5% YoY, supported by the release of the Mate 70 series in early December.| Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
The UK debuts digital driving licenses and veteran ID cards, launching in 2025 via the GOV.UK Wallet, and AI tools, nicknamed “Humphrey”, to help civil servants — New app will also include documents showing criminal record checks and proof of eligibility for state benefits
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| James Hunt / The Block: |
MicroStrategy bought 11K bitcoin for ~$1.1B from January 13 to 20, at an average of $101,191 per BTC, taking its holding to 461K, worth $48B+, or 2%+ of supply — - MicroStrategy has purchased another 11,000 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion at an average price of $101,191 per bitcoin.| Max Goldbart / Deadline: |
Parrot Analytics estimates Severance season 1 earned $200M+, with ~50% coming in the year following the finale; Ted Lasso generated $609.4M from Q3'20 to Q3'24 — Parrot came to these figures via its Content Valuation methodology, which uses a formula to correlate audience demand with subscribers and therefore revenue.
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| Jeff Cox / CNBC: |
The SEC launches a “Crypto 2.0” task force led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, to create a “comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets” — The Trump administration took its firs steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency.| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Trump revokes Biden's 2023 executive order that sought to reduce the risks that AI poses to consumers, workers, and national security, fulfilling a GOP pledge — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta will soon let users link WhatsApp accounts with Instagram and Facebook, allowing cross posts of WhatsApp Statuses as Stories on Instagram and Facebook — Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple says installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3 will turn on Apple Intelligence automatically on compatible devices; users can opt out later — When installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically on compatible devices …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta says it will offer eligible TikTok creators free verification, content deals, and up to $5,000 in bonuses to post Reels — Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities.| The Information: |
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| Noah Smith / Noahpinion: |
How purchasing Trump's memecoin, of which he reportedly holds $50B+ at January 19 prices, could be used to buy favors without actually transferring him funds — Crypto is, in fact, about sending people money. — Financial disclosure: I hold a modest amount of BTC and ETH.
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