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Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes ‘throwback to OG Facebook’

Meta debuts Friends tab, which Mark Zuckerberg calls a ‘throwback to OG Facebook’

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Ubisoft spins out new unit for Assassin’s Creed and other games, Tencent to take $1.25 billion stake

Ubisoft on Thursday announced it’s creating a new gaming subsidiary and that Chinese technology giant Tencent will invest 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit.

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Robinhood CEO sees Amazon-like subscription model as path to ‘loyalty’ in financial services

Robinhood is evolving from a simple-to-use brokerage for young investors to a provider of wealth management and broader banking services.

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Nvidia to anchor CoreWeave IPO at $40 a share, source says

Wall Street was optimistic that President Trump term would be more favorable for technology stocks, but the sector has gotten off to a rough start to the year.

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Alibaba launches new open-source AI model for ‘cost-effective AI agents’

Alibaba Cloud has launched its latest AI model in its “Qwen series,” as large language model competition in China continues to heat up.

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Trump says Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn’t advise on auto tariffs despite DOGE role

When asked by reporters whether the new tariffs would be good for Musk’s autos business, Tesla, President Donald Trump said they may be “net neutral or they may be good.”

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Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal

“Maybe I’ll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done,” President Donald Trump said about a deal involving TikTok’s U.S. operations

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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger jumps to venture capital, joins Playground Global

After retiring as Intel’s CEO in December, Pat Gelsinger is becoming a general partner at early-stage venture firm Playground Global.

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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages

Utah’s signing of the law is a political win for Meta, which has been aiming to put more political and regulatory pressure on Apple.

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23andMe co-founder lashes out at CEO Wojcicki after bankruptcy filing, says board lacked oversight

23andMe co-founder Linda Avey expressed frustration about the fall of the genetics testing company in a social media post.

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