Elon Musk’s Business Empire Scores Benefits Under Trump Shake-Up

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

Government investigations into Mr. Musk’s companies are stalling from President Trump’s firings and Biden administration resignations.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls Musk’s bid an attempt to ‘slow us down’

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

In an interview at the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed Elon Musk’s unsolicited $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit as “an attempt to slow [OpenAI] down.” “[Musk] obviously is a competitor,” Altman said. “He’s raised a lot of money for [his AI company] xAI, and they’re trying to […]
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Stripe mulls employee shareholder sale at $85B-plus valuation

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

Stripe is in talks for another shareholder sale that could value the company at “at least” $85 billion, according to multiple reports and a source familiar with the matter. The Information first reported the news that the payments infrastructure giant is working to sell employee-owned stocks. The move would help workers gain some liquidity as […]
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Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

The rapper ran a Super Bowl ad directing viewers to visit Yeezy.com, where it promoted a $20 black t-shirt with a swastika.

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CISA election security officials placed on leave, DHS confirms

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

A senior DHS official confirmed CISA employees involved in election security were put on leave.
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Apple reportedly partners with Alibaba after rejecting DeepSeek for China AI launch

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

According to a report published Tuesday by The Information, Apple is partnering Alibaba to bring its Apple Intelligence platform to China. The deal is said to arrive after the iPhone maker reportedly explored – but ultimately rejected – a potential partnership with uber-buzzy AI startup, DeepSeek, as well as with Bytedance. Apple initially selected Baidu […]
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Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

Think tanks and universities have helped expose problematic Chinese business practices. Now, those businesses are accusing them of defamation.

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Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel)

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

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Vance, in First Foreign Speech, Tells Europe That U.S. Will Dominate A.I.

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

Speaking in Paris at an artificial intelligence summit, the vice president gave an America First vision of the technology — with the U.S. dominating the chips, the software and the rules.

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5 Notes from the Big Paris A.I. Summit

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Techme101

At times, Kevin Roose writes, it feels like he is watching policymakers on horseback trying to install seatbelts on a passing Lamborghini.

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