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ByteDance sidesteps US restrictions to buy Nvidia chips
13+ min ago (777+ words) TikTok's parent company is sidestepping US restrictions to use Nvidia's most advanced AI chips. ByteDance has gained access to the Blackwell semiconductors by hiring computing power from a Malaysia-based company, fueling the Chinese firm's ambition of becoming a global AI…...
EU, Canada seek strength amid US threats
17+ min ago (145+ words) Canada announced more than $25 billion in defense and infrastructure projects in the Arctic. EU, Canada seek strength amid US threats Two of the US" closest historical allies made moves to strengthen their positions in the face of the threats from…...
DR Congo opens first gold refining facility
9+ min ago (143+ words) Governments across Africa have courted foreign investment to help build their manufacturing base, including for mineral and metal refining. DR Congo opens first gold refining facility The Democratic Republic of Congo opened its first gold refining facility, joining other African…...
US tanker plane crashes in Iraq, killing four
20+ min ago (136+ words) It is the fourth US manned aircraft lost since the Iran war began. Four US crew members were killed when a tanker plane accidentally crashed in Iraq, adding to the mounting cost of the Iran war It is the fourth…...
White House turns to a familiar promise of pain for gain as oil spikes
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (934+ words) As the war in Iran spikes oil prices, the Trump White House and its allies are offering reassurances similar to how they marketed tariffs and tax cuts: The short-term pain will be worth the long-term gain. One poll this week…...
Debatable: Iran war funding
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (364+ words) With no clear end in sight for the US-Israel war on Iran, Congress will soon weigh whether to approve additional funding for the Pentagon. The debate is taking on added urgency as the US military burns through its weapons stockpiles....
Upwork’s CEO on the AI agents that try to hire human workers
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (410+ words) This article first appeared in The CEO Signal. Request an invitation. Hayden Brown has seen some unusual visitors recently to Upwork, the freelancer marketplace she runs. Clients" AI agents have been posting job ads to its platform, trying to hire…...
How Kyle Clark got BETA’s air taxis ready for takeoff
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (591+ words) This article first appeared in The CEO Signal. Request an invitation. When Kyle Clark pitched his plans for BETA Technologies to Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder replied: "Oh, you know what you have? You have the ability to defer gratification." Now…...
Why Vlad Tenev thinks you’ll want Robinhood’s ‘James Bond’ credit card
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1252+ words) This article first appeared in The CEO Signal. Request an invitation. "That's the heaviest card ever made," says Vlad Tenev as he slides a silvery metallic rectangle weighing 50 grams across a conference-room table. "You want to be James Bond?" Robinhood…...
US destroys Iranian mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
2+ day, 23+ min ago (131+ words) Iran had reportedly begun laying mines in the crucial maritime trade route. The Iran war intensified as Washington and Tehran focused their attention on the Strait of Hormuz and showed little sign of easing their aerial campaigns Iran has reportedly…...