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China tells US to stop turning trade into a political weapon under Trump

Share link:In this post: China openly called out Trump’s administration for turning trade and investments into political weapons. Trump’s “America First” policy labeled China an “adversary,” accusing it of stealing technology and intellectual property. China’s Foreign Ministry accused the US State Department of twisting facts in its updated China fact sheet.

Kanye West is rumored to have sold access to his X account before meme coin launch

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Netflix faces backlash for using AI-generated voice of Gabby Petito

Share link:In this post: Netflix used AI to recreate Gabby Petito’s voice in its new docuseries, and people are calling it disturbing and unethical. Viewers slammed Netflix online, saying AI shouldn’t be used to digitally recreate a murder victim’s voice for a documentary. Gabby’s family approved it, but experts argue that murder victims don’t get a say in how their voice is used after death.

Indian businessman loses $221k in crypto investment scam

Share link:In this post: An Indian businessman has lost about Rs. 1.92 ($221k) to scammers in an elaborate cryptocurrency investment scheme. The criminal contacted the man on Facebook where she proceeded to introduce him to the crypto investment scheme. Authorities have registered a complaint against the scammer, warning the general public about the prevalence of scams in the crypto sector.

Myanmar Prime Minister hacked on X to launch a meme coin

Share link:In this post: Hackers took over Myanmar’s Prime Minister’s X account and used it to promote a fake “national crypto.” Scammers launched multiple Myanmar memecoins, with at least one crashing 95% within minutes. This is part of a bigger trend, with political X accounts like Malaysia’s ex-PM and Cuba’s government also hacked for memecoin scams.

SEC closes investigation into NFT marketplace OpenSea

Share link:In this post: The SEC ended its investigation into OpenSea without taking enforcement action. OpenSea opposed the SEC’s attempt to classify NFTs as securities. The crypto community pushed back against SEC regulations, warning they could hinder innovation.

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Meta greenlights up to 3x salary increment for executives after staff lay off

Share link:In this post: According to reports, Meta has approved a new bonus plan that will allow executives to earn bonuses of up to 200% of their base salary. The bonus plan comes not long after Meta announced plans to reduce its workforce by dismissing up to 4000 low-performing employees. Some employees affected by the layoffs have expressed surprise, citing recent positive performance reviews.

Safemoon CTO pleads guilty to crypto fraud charges

Share link:In this post: On Thursday, Safemoon’s Chief Technology Officer, Thomas Smith, pleaded guilty to two fraud charges. The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Safemoon’s CEO, CTO, and creator, Kyle Nagy. The prosecution and the SEC claimed the trio siphoned approximately $200 million from Safemoon.

NetEase denies western studio shutdowns as Marvel Rivals hits 40M players

Share link:In this post: NetEase, the studio behind Marvel Rivals, clarifies that it is not withdrawing from the US. The studio faced scrutiny after laying off its US-based developers. It happened after Marvel Rivals achieved worldwide success on Steam with 40 million active players.

Strategy lures investors with better terms for $2 billion debt offering

Share link:In this post: Strategy slashes its convertible debt conversion premium to 35%, down from the original 40-50% as stock volatility drops. The company lost $670.8 million in the last quarter, booking a $1.01 billion impairment charge on its Bitcoin holdings. Strategy bought 218,887 Bitcoin for $20.5 billion in its largest quarterly acquisition ever, bringing total holdings to 471,107 BTC.

Elon Musk’s X in talks to raise capital at $44 billion valuation

Share link:In this post: X is in talks to raise funding at a $44 billion valuation. Musk’s other companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, have seen their valuations soar. Musk’s close ties to Trump and the return of advertisers to X have improved investor confidence.

The EU shortchanges artists as its AI Act leaves a “devastating” copyright gap

Share link:In this post: 15 cultural organizations have written to the EU concerned about the Act. The AI Act came into effect last year and was not meant to tackle generative AI models. Work on the Act started before ChatGPT was launched in 2022.

Blockchain Association urges Congress to revoke IRS DeFi rule

Share link:In this post: The Blockchain Association and 75 companies want Congress to revoke an IRS rule that classifies DeFi software as brokers. They argue the rule forces unnecessary data collection and could push U.S. DeFi projects overseas. The group believes bipartisan support will help repeal the rule.

David Portnoy launches GREED, the new meme ended up incurring more losses

Share link:In this post: In the past day, influencer David Portnoy launched two new tokens and rug-pulled one of them by selling his entire share. Despite the warnings of risk, the crypto community is becoming more skeptical and calling out Portnoy for scamming traders. The meme space is slowing down, and the inclusion of professional pumping teams is becoming more worrying to traders.

Baidu integrates DeepSeek AI amid rising competition with Tencent

Share link:In this post: Baidu will adopt DeepSeek AI models into its search engine following Tencent’s similar move. The company also intends to offer access to DeepSeek to enhance AI-based application development. On Monday, Baidu’s stock plunged by 8% following the recent announcement.

Creator of LIBRA blames Javier Milei for the rug pull, says he’s sitting on $100M profits

Share link:In this post: Hayden Davis says he’s holding $100 million from the collapsed Argentinian meme coin Libra but doesn’t know what to do with it. President Javier Milei publicly endorsed Libra, causing a surge, but deleted his post after the crash, leaving investors with massive losses. Hayden admitted to insider trading, sniping, and manipulation, saying every meme coin launch is rigged to benefit insiders first.

Meta issues Trump warning to EU regulators in regulatory standoff

Share link:In this post: Meta’s global affairs lead, Joel Kaplan has threatened to get President Donald Trump involved if the EU doesn’t ease up on Meta. During a panel, Kaplan stated that the EU’s regulations are discriminatory against Meta. President Trump stated previously that the EU should not be fining American companies.

Elon Musk’s DOGE could be on a collision course with Trump supporters with NASA assignment

Share link:In this post: Elon Musk’s team is currently auditing NASA’s expenditures and contracts, particularly the Artemis program. Senator Ted Cruz intends to introduce legislation to safeguard the Artemis project. Musk’s audit has created tension between Republican lawmakers who support the DOGE initiative and those who want to protect the local jobs tied to Artemis.

Will Trump tariffs reduce trade deficits? The nation by nation tariff deal

Share link:In this post: Trump’s efforts to reduce trade deficits, which rose by 14% last year using tariffs, have had no impact. Experts say that the stronger the dollar grows, the more the trade deficit increases. The US president believes that Brazil, India, and the EU have treated the United States unfairly with their taxes.

Anthropic warns Google search proposal will harm US AI investment

Share link:In this post: Anthropic told a federal court that banning Google from AI investments would hurt US innovation and give OpenAI and Meta an unfair advantage. Google invested $3 billion in Anthropic, but regulators want to cut that off as part of an antitrust case, even though Google’s own DeepMind would be unaffected. Google AI chief Demis Hassabis dismissed concerns about China’s DeepSeek, calling its claims exaggerated but admitting it’s the best AI team to come out of China.

Ripple omits CBDCs in new website design, aligns with Trump executive order

Share link:In this post: Ripple has removed CBDCs from its redesigned website, aligning with United States President Donald Trump’s executive order. The XRP community has shared perspectives about the removal of CBDCs from the revamped website. Ripple’s broader plans are in focus after Donald Trump’s executive order.

Amazon delays the revamped AI assistant again, faces technical glitches

Share link:In this post: Amazon will delay the release of its upgraded Alexa again, almost a year and a half after it was first announced. Alexa is reportedly giving incorrect answers, resulting in delays in releasing the virtual assistant. Meanwhile, Apple is also reportedly experiencing engineering glitches with its Siri.

Abu Dhabi, Wisconsin deepen Bitcoin exposure with $757M investment in BlackRock’s ETF

Share link:In this post: Wisconsin’s pension fund now holds $588M in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF after buying 3.1M more shares in Q4 2024. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, invested $436.9M into IBIT, buying in after BlackRock got a UAE crypto license. Institutional players like Barclays, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan are also stacking Bitcoin ETFs, fueling record $5B inflows in January alone.

Nvidia invests in self-driving after offloading AI chipmaker ARM

Share link:In this post: Nvidia invested $25 million in China’s self-driving startup WeRide, grabbing 1.7 million shares and sending WeRide’s stock soaring over 90% in premarket trading. Nvidia slashed its stake in Arm Holdings by 44%, cutting its investment to $136 million, but Arm remains its biggest equity holding. The company dumped multiple AI investments, including Serve Robotics, SoundHound AI, and Nano-X Imaging, causing their stocks to plummet up to 36%.

Ethereum developers clash over EOF implementation as network upgrade faces key test

Share link:In this post: ETH developers disagree on EOF implementation on the pending Fuaka upgrade. The Geth team, in particular, is opposed to the EOF implementation, although Wijden seems not to be too concerned. The Pectra upgrade is expected to launch on the mainnet on April 8.

Chinese stocks in Hong Kong near October high fueled by DeepSeek optimism

Share link:In this post: Chinese stocks have extended their recent surge on Friday. Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose as much as 2.7%. The rally follows a wave of enthusiasm sparked by AI startup DeepSeek.