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China is rolling back rare earth mineral restrictions, White House says

The White House released more details Saturday about a trade deal reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Meta has an AI product problem 

Meta’s AI spending is starting to make Wall Street nervous.

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Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious

Mustafa Suleyman has become one of the most influential voices in tech to come out against building seemingly conscious AI.

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Microsoft plans to hire more but with ‘a lot more leverage’ thanks to AI, CEO Satya Nadella says

The company wants to ensure that all of its employees can access its Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot artificial intelligence tools, CEO Satya Nadella said.

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Elon Musk wants you to know that Sam Altman got a refund for his Tesla Roadster

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are still taking swipes at each other on Musk’s social media platform X.

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Evolve Bank CEO fired after propositioning FBI agent who pretended to be a teen boy

In August, Evolve hired Hartheimer, who brought experience in financial regulatory matters, to help the bank recover from the collapse of startup Synapse.

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Where the Nexperia auto chip crisis stands now as the U.S., China and EU race to contain fallout

The Nexperia crisis is still threatening vehicle production worldwide.

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Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs

A majority of consumers say they’re worried about data centers driving up electricity costs. Is the industry prepared for a possible backlash?

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls the prediction markets

While Armstrong may have helped some Kalshi and Polymarket users make a little money, he was also illustrating how easily these markets can be manipulated.

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AI researchers ’embodied’ an LLM into a robot – and it started channeling Robin Williams

AI researchers at Andon Labs embedded various LLMs in a vacuum robot to test how ready they were to be embodied. And hilarity ensued.

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