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Apple and Google restore TikTok to their US app stores after its January 18 removal, following Trump admin assurances that a ban won't immediately be enforced — - Companies had removed the app to abide by US legislation — Trump signed executive order to delay a potential ban
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The doge.gov website tracking Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government pulls from a database that anyone can edit, say two sources who found the vulnerability — The doge.gov website that was spun up to track Elon Musk's cuts to the federal government is insecure and pulls from a database …
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Sources: Apple plans to launch its AI features in China as early as May 2025, using its own on-device models and Alibaba software to censor or filter the output — - Company to use own models, with help from Alibaba and Baidu — Work includes system to censor or block content for government| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google's Gemini can now recall and “reference past chats for more tailored help”, rolling out in English for Advanced subscribers on the web and in the app — Google today is rolling out a new Gemini app feature for Advanced subscribers that can recall and “reference past chats for more tailored help.”| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
The UK renames its AI Safety Institute to AI Security Institute, in a pivot to cybersecurity, and is exploring ways to use Anthropic's Claude in public services — The U.K. government wants to make a hard pivot into boosting its economy and industry with AI, and as part of that …
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Sources: banks sold ~$4.7B of X's debt on February 13, more than the $3B that they originally intended to sell, leaving ~$1B of X debt on their balance sheets — The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk's close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue.
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Coinbase reports Q4 revenue up 138% YoY to $2.27B, vs. $1.88B est., transaction revenue up 194% to $1.56B, vs. $1.29B est., and trading volume up 185% to $439B — Coinbase Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and its biggest quarterly revenue in three years … | Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to President Trump has made employees uncertain and is part of an effort to shift antitrust scrutiny off Meta and onto Apple — Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he called restoring “free expression” … | Financial Times: |
The European Commission's digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, says the EU is reducing regulation to boost AI investments, not due to US Big Tech or Trump pressure — Henna Virkkunen says efforts to cut red tape are not prompted by US pressure — The EU is cutting back tech regulation …
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Ubisoft reports revenue for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, down 31.4% YoY to €990M, net booking down 34.8% to €944M, but remains optimistic about Q4 — Firm also experienced a 51.8% drop in net bookings during its third quarter — Ubisoft has released its financial results …
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Baidu says it plans to open source its next-generation AI model, Ernie 4.5, from June 30, a major shift in strategy as competition heats up following DeepSeek — China's Baidu (9888.HK) said on Friday that it would make the next-generation artificial intelligence model Ernie open-source from June 30.
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Sources: President Xi will chair a symposium on February 17 to boost private sector sentiment, with Tencent CEO Pony Ma and other tech executives set to attend — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended …
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Memo: Meta hires the former CEO of luxury goods marketplace The RealReal as VP of retail, as it seeks to boost sales of Quest, Ray-Ban Meta, and AI wearables — - Company hires John Koryl as retail VP reporting to its CTO — Meta wants to improve retail experience for new AI wearables
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Sources: Meta plans major investment into AI-Powered humanoid robots, with an initial focus on household chores, and has formed a team within Reality Labs — - Company is aiming to be the engine powering humanoid market — Ex-Cruise CEO Marc Whitten to run new group in Reality Labs| Financial Times: |
Sources: Arm plans to launch its own chip in 2025, expected to be a CPU for servers in large data centers, after securing Meta as one of its first customers — Move by SoftBank-owned chip designer threatens to upend the balance of power in the $700bn semiconductor industry
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