Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 1/24/25. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 1/24/25. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Will start my threadcast later today 👏
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!summarize #aaronglenn #nfl #nyjets
"To see the DeepSeek new model, it's super impressive in terms of both how they have really effectively done an open-source model that does this inference-time compute, and is super-compute efficient," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. "We should take the developments out of China very, very seriously."
DeepSeek also had to navigate the strict semiconductor restrictions that the U.S. government has imposed on China, cutting the country off from access to the most powerful chips, like Nvidia's H100s. The latest advancements suggest DeepSeek either found a way to work around the rules, or that the export controls were not the chokehold Washington intended.
!summarize #investing #retail #warrenbuffett
!summarize #petealonso #nymets #freeagency
"They can take a really good, big model and use a process called distillation," said Benchmark General Partner Chetan Puttagunta. "Basically you use a very large model to help your small model get smart at the thing you want it to get smart at. That's actually very cost-efficient."
Little is known about the lab and its founder, Liang WenFeng. DeepSeek was was born of a Chinese hedge fund called High-Flyer Quant that manages about $8 billion in assets, according to media reports.
But DeepSeek isn't the only Chinese company making inroads.
!summarize #newtgingrich #trump
Leading AI researcher Kai-Fu Lee has said his startup 01.ai was trained using only $3 million. TikTok parent company ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its model that claims to outperform OpenAI's o1 in a key benchmark test.
"Necessity is the mother of invention," said Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas. "Because they had to figure out work-arounds, they actually ended up building something a lot more efficient."
!summarize #economics #keynesian #neoclassical
!summarize #hollywood #culturewar
!summarize #gold #markets #china
"We'll be working with Treasury and the other regulators to figure out how we can offer that in a safe way," Pick said.
Trump has nominated multiple crypto advocates to critical positions across his administration. They include Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he was a commissioner under President George W. Bush. Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is Trump's pick for secretary of Commerce, and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent was tapped to lead Treasury.
!summarize #recession #economy
!summarize #jfk #rfk #mlk #trump #declassification
If confirmed, Bessent would oversee the IRS and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which both play key roles in shaping tax and compliance policies for crypto transactions and setting guidelines for crypto adoption in the U.S.
Pick says Morgan Stanley will be working with federal regulators to determine whether it's possible to deepen the bank's ties to the cryptocurrency markets. His firm has been more aggressive than its Wall Street peers.
!summarize #ubs #trump #ceo #banking
!summarize #wealth #warrenbuffett
In 2021, Morgan Stanley became the first big U.S. bank to offer its wealthy clients access to bitcoin funds. Last August, it was the first major Wall Street player to let its financial advisors start pitching clients on some of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds that launched early last year. So far, wealth management businesses have only facilitated trades if customers requested exposure to the new spot crypto funds.
Pick suggested that the more bitcoin seeps into the mainstream, the more it's viewed as a legitimate part of the financial system.
"The longer it trades, perception becomes reality," he said.
!summarize #trump #china #tariffs #trade
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan echoed a willingness to embrace crypto, specifically as a payment option, if the regulatory environment shifts under the new administration. Speaking in Davos, Moynihan emphasized that clear guidelines could unlock broader adoption.
"If the rules come in and make it a real thing that you can actually do business with, you'll find that the banking system will come in hard on the transactional side of it," Moynihan said in an interview on Tuesday with CNBC.
!summarize #retirement #investing #money
Moynihan, who runs the second-biggest bank by assets in the U.S., noted that crypto could become "just another form of payment," like Visa, Mastercard or Apple Pay. However, he steered clear of discussing cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as investments or stores of value, calling it "a separate question."
Another major roadblock to Wall Street's adoption of cryptocurrencies is an accounting rule, issued by the SEC in 2022, that requires banks to classify cryptocurrencies as liabilities on their balance sheets. The rule subjects those assets to strict capital requirements, significantly raising the financial and regulatory risks of offering crypto custody services.
!summarize #kevinoleary #trump #tariffs #davos
Efforts to overturn the rule, known as SAB 121, gained bipartisan support in Congress last year. But then-President Joe Biden vetoed the proposed legislation, leaving the rule intact and further discouraging banks from adopting digital assets. Banks have been largely forbidden from expanding their crypto offerings beyond derivatives trading and offering ETFs to wealth management clients.
"At the moment, from a regulatory perspective, we can't own" bitcoin, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC in an interview in Davos this week. He said the bank would revisit the issue if the rules changed.
!summarize #tesla #semi #factory #trucking
!summarize #tesla #gigaberlin #automotive
With the pro-crypto Trump administration now in power, there is renewed optimism that SAB 121 could be repealed or revised, allowing banks to custody crypto assets without such burdensome capital requirements.
Bitcoin hit a record of nearly $110,000 on Monday ahead of Trump's inauguration leading broader gains in the crypto market. As of late Thursday, it was trading at around $104,000.
!summarize #ice #police #immigrants
!summarize #elonmusk #disruption #technology
"Elon Musk continues to be front and center as a potential bidder for TikTok which likely includes some tech partners/outside investors to get a deal done," Wedbush said in a research note on Wednesday.
"Musk would be hand picked by Beijing and his ironclad relationship with Trump would make this a very logical choice in our view," the note added.
Nat Schindler, an analyst at Scotiabank, also noted that Musk's acquisition of Twitter has demonstrated his interest in global social media platforms. However, he also sees some potential obstacles for the tech tycoon.
!summarize #tesla #rivian #lucid #ev
"Musk is under fire already for owning X and the perception that he is using it to promote certain political ideas, and any involvement in TikTok could draw additional fire and potentially antitrust scrutiny," Schindler said.
Trump has also said he'd "like" to see Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchase the platform.
Ellison, a longtime Trump supporter, stood beside the President at a press conference on his AI infrastructure investment plans on Tuesday, where Trump was asked questions about a potential TikTok deal.
"What I'm thinking about saying to somebody is, buy it, and give half to the United States of America. Half and we'll give you the permit," Trump said before turning to Ellison to ask if the deal sounded reasonable.
"Sounds like a good deal to me Mr. President," Ellison replied.
!summarize #investing #trump #money #markets #stock
Ellison and his company are currently at the center of the TikTok dilemma, operating as a cloud infrastructure provider for ByteDance in the U.S.
Given its existing relationship with Tiktok, Oracle and is "directly invested in Tiktok's success in the region," Scotiabank's Schindler said.
Ellison had bid for Tiktok, along with Walmart, back in 2020 when Trump first pushed for a ban on the platform. Neither company responded to CNBC's request for comment.
!summarize #tesla #modely #juniper #price #unitedstates
Trump had approved of the Walmart-Oracle deal in principle, which would've seen the tech and retail giants partner to take over the video-sharing app in the U.S., avoiding a shutdown. However, the Trump administration's attempt to ban TikTok in the U.S. fell through in the face of legal challenges.
Ellison later joined a group of investors that helped Elon Musk buy social media platform Twitter, now known as X, in 2022.
"[We believe] Oracle/Ellison could play a pivotal role in any deal given their key technology partnership with TikTok and his appearance at the White House with Project Stargate," Wedbush said.
!summarize #mini #rv #winnebago
Wedbush added that it expects a slew of TikTok bids to come over the coming weeks from a host of players with Musk and Ellison leading the pack.
Big players, serious money
In addition to Musk and Ellison, experts flagged several other parties likely to be interested in a potential deal for TikTok, adding that the barriers to entry were high.
Given the financial stakes of a TikTok deal, it's unlikely that some rogue investor is going to swoop in and buy the platform on the cheap, Paul Triolo of Albright Stone Group told CNBC.
"While an up-to-date valuation on TikTok is difficult to come up with, it is likely to the order of $40-80 billion, meaning whoever decides to jump in has to be ready with some serious money," he said.
He added that potential suitors are likely to include some of America's largest social media and technology players, such as Meta and Google, in addition to Musk's X.
Meta and Google didn't immediately respond to a CNBC inquiry.
Sarah Kreps, the director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, however, warned that players such as Meta, Google and Musk getting a substantial stake in TikTok could raise antitrust questions.
!summarize #trump #asheville #losangeles #disasters
Scotiabank analyst Nat Schindler noted that there were also a number of other players, including existing investors BlackRock, Coatue, and General Atlantic, who own a large chunk of TikTok's parent company. According to him, some of these investors are likely to participate in any sale of the U.S. platform by investing in the new entity.
"Other large VCs, hedge funds, and asset managers from Tiger to Fidelity would also likely show interest in a fast growing global platform with such a huge viewer base," said Schindler, adding that finding investors to own a part of Tiktok won't be a problem.
!summarize #china #phd #jobs #value #employment
Recently, some people on Chinese social media have expressed frustration, claiming that doctoral degrees in China are becoming increasingly undervalued, to the point where they are as common as "street goods.
MrBeast
The fervor surrounding a purchase of TikTok U.S. has also seen some unconventional players enter the fray.
Social media superstar MrBeast — real name Jimmy Donaldson — who has more than 100 million TikTok followers has posted several videos in which he indicated serious interest in buying the platform, claiming he has had talks with billionaires.
In one video, the internet personality claimed he had an official offer ready, jesting that he might be the new TikTok CEO.
Media reports have also mentioned Donaldson and a group of investors preparing to make a bid for TikTok.
On Thursday, Matthew Hiltzik, a spokesperson for Donaldson, told CNBC that "Several potential buyers are in ongoing discussions with Jimmy, but he has no exclusive agreements with any of them."
!summarize #construction #engineering #styrofoam
'The People's Bid for TikTok'
Led by Project Liberty Founder Frank McCourt and involving Canadian businessman and TV personality Kevin O'Leary, "The People's Bid for TikTok," has made a $20 billion cash offer to buy TikTok.
O'Leary told CNBC last year that he wanted to buy the platform at a discount as any possible deal won't include TikTok's original algorithm. The organization said it already has a replacement for the algorithm to use for TikTok U.S.
Following Trump's comments on a 50% stake in the platform, both McCourt and O'Leary told CNBC this week that they were interested in a TikTok deal and were hoping to work with Trump to make it happen.
!summarize #wef #trump #schwab #globalism #davos
McCourt has also told CNBC that he wants TikTok to run a decentralized social networking protocol, or DSNP, overseen by the Project Liberty Institute, a nonprofit founded by the billionaire.
Bidding interest aside, a number of legal and tech experts have told CNBC that Trump's executive order to delay the TikTok ban contradicts the Supreme Court's earlier ruling to uphold the PAFACA and could face legal opposition.
O'Leary also told CNBC on Monday that a TikTok deal could not happen under the current law, after the Supreme Court upheld an impending ban on TikTok under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, or PAFACA, on Sunday.
Beijing and its pending negotiations with Trump regarding trade with the U.S. is also expected to play a determining factor in whether the Chinese government would allow ByteDance to make a divestiture.
"In this game of high stakes poker between the Trump Administration and Beijing it's clear TikTok is a big chip on the table," Wedush said
Tesla's last new model, the angular steel Cybertruck, began rolling out to customers at the end of 2023. While it became the bestselling electric truck in the U.S. last year, sales didn't make up for a decline in overall deliveries, which fell for the first time in 2024.
Musk, who also runs SpaceX and owns social media site X, has been at the center of attention in recent months because of his hefty financing of President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and his position in the newly elected president's inner circle.
After his inauguration Monday to begin his second White House term, Trump signed an executive order indicating he will likely repeal the federal electric vehicle tax credit, which was approved by Congress during the Biden administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Tesla has long benefited from the government-supported incentives, but ending the credits will likely have a more harmful impact on competitors in the EV market.
!summarize #nba #anthonyedwards #charlesbarkely #allstar
!summarize #optimus #tesla #cybertruck #labor
Dr. Jeffrey Cadeddu used the da Vinci single port robotic system and Levita’s MARS platform together for the first time to remove the prostate of a 67-year-old man with Stage 2 prostate cancer at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The dual method reduces the number of incisions, leading to less pain, fewer complications, faster recovery and fewer scars.
“Technologies that are made by different companies are usually not made to work together … but we can work together, which is what was cool about it,” said Cadeddu, a urologist, professor and member of Levita’s medical advisory board.
!summarize #fence #Building #machine
The da Vinci single port, launched in the US in 2018 by Intuitive Surgical, requires only one small incision because the camera and three instruments are grouped in one shaft.
The single-arm design — which Cadeddu likens to an octopus — allows for greater range of motion and minimizes collisions between instruments.
The da Vinci provides deep and narrow access to tissue, while the MARS system uses magnetic forces for precise tissue retraction and manipulation of internal organs.
An external magnet on the patient’s skin controls a magnetic grasper inside the body.
!summarize #realestate #jpmorgan #economy
“The actual cutting out of the prostate is done by the [da Vinci] robot, but the manipulation of adjacent tissues is done by the MARS magnetic robot,” Cadeddu explained. “Marrying the two in one operation — two robots, one controlling the grasper, one controlling the scissors and the dissection by the surgeon — that’s the novelty.”
MARS, launched in 2023, has been utilized independently for weight loss surgeries, gallbladder removals and colorectal procedures.
The plan is to use the dual technology in surgeries beyond prostate removal and to expand to other locations. Rodriguez-Navarro hopes to implement the technique in New York hospitals this year.
!summarize #australia #bigiron #mining
!summarize #business #millionaires #wealth #investing
!summarize #unitedstates #earth #equipment
!summarize #travel #paris #france #wealthy #realestate
Sawyer Merritt, who runs a prominent X account that frequently interacts with Musk, panned the BMW UK account.
“Their posts got an average of 12 likes,” Merritt wrote.
When reached for comment, a BMW UK spokesman said the division would “continue to be active on X” despite no longer posting on the account.
The spokesman did not respond to questions about whether Musk’s behavior had prompted the move.
“The social media presence of BMW Group brands is managed by each country/region to address their unique requirements,” the spokesman said in a statement.
“In the UK we’ll continue to be active on X, providing a dedicated customer support channel to meet the needs of our customers,” the spokesman added.
“This approach will differ across our brands and regions, reflecting the specific needs of each market.”
!summarize #superyacht #manufacturing #engineering
Musk, 55, has fired back at those who accused him of giving a Nazi salute.
“Frankly, they need better dirty tricks. The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired,” Musk, said in a post on X.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among those who came to Musk’s defense.
“Elon is a great friend of Israel. He visited Israel after the October 7 massacre in which Hamas terrorists committed the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Netanyahu said.
!summarize #boston #celtics #nba
!summarize #joerogan #sunnyhostin #arrest #rico #husband
!summarize #politicians #inflation #investing
!summarize #yacht #range #wealth #sunreef
!summarize #media #legacy
!summarize #tesla #optimus #humanoid #robots
!summarize #trump #letitajames
!summarize #crane #supercrane #equipment #construction
!summarize #bentley #britain #factory #automotive
!summarize #algorithm #math #computerscience
!summarize #tokyo #masterplan #japan
!summarize #donaldhoffman #consciousness
!summarize #causation #simonblackburn
!summarize #consciousness #neuralink #hardproblem
!summarize #donaldhoffman #simulation #reality
In this video, Donald Hoffman explains why scientists will likely NEVER solve the hard problem of consciousness. Donald is in conversation with the host of a New Way of Being Simon Mundie and non-dual philosopher Rupert Spira.
!summarize #consiousness #materialism #immoratlity
!summarize #retirement #finance #money
!summarize #espn #woke #ryanclark #outkick #sports
!summarize #tesla #modely #unitedstates #orders #ev
!summarize #consciousness
!summarize #vw #fine #automotive
!summarize #riotinto #ai #ceo
!summarize #modely #automotive #tesla
!summarize #kenstabler #quarterback #nfl
!summarize #toronto #bluejays #mlb #petealonso #freeagency
!summarize #women #relationships #china #leftoverwomen #rural #bachelor
!summarize #consciousness
!summarize #winter #storm #unitedstates
!summarize #military #unitedstates #war #warfields
!summarize #liebhen #mobile #cranes #manufacturing #construction
!summarize #elonmusk #airforceone #boeing
!summarize #marriage #relationships
!summarize #neineken #history #family #beer #germany
!summarize #gildedage #mansion #travel #tour
!summarize #spiritual #awakening
!summarize #ai #digital #reality #agi #mixedreality
!summarize #bigtech #earning #markets #investing
!summarize #nba #westernconference #allstars
!summarize #deepmind #demishassabis #google #agi #ai
!summarize #inversion #yieldcurve #bonds #interestrates
!summarize #aaronglenn #mikewesthoff #nfl #coach #nyjets
!summarize #trump #unitedstates #wef #davos
Trump announces bold moves at Davos: dismantling the Paris Climate Accord, axing EV mandates, and prioritizing energy independence at Davos. The Home team comments on BlackRock CEO Larry Fink clash with citizen journalists in a fiery exchange.
!summarize #johnthume #peehegseth #senate #confirmation #trump #cabinet
Trump had pledged to pardon the entrepreneur while on the campaign trail—including at the Libertarian National Convention last May, despite being heckled and booed by the crowd.
More than 2.5 BTC (worth about $277,000 at the time of writing) has been donated to an official wallet belonging to the Free Ross campaign, with crypto exchange Kraken sending $111,000 to help him "land on his feet."
!summarize #genes #intelligence #morphicfields
!summarize #morphogenetics #fields #biology
!summarize #mlb #cardinals #stloius #cardinalway
!summarize #rupertsheldrake #morphicfields #systemicfamily
!summarize #ericweinstein #left #politics
!summarize #aoc #trump #politics
!summarize #ericschmidt #google #ai #china
!summarize #unitedstates #infrastructure #megaprojects #construction #engineering
!summarize #michaelschllenberger #californa #leadership #politics
!summarize #blueorigin #jeffbezos #space
!summarize #Richardfrynman #physics #science
!summarize #systems #ai #lie #hallucinations
!summarize #spinors #math #physics
!summarize #ai #billionaire #agents
!summarize #jimacosta #cnn #cartoonnetwork #media #legacy
!summarize #maya #colllapse #civilization #history
!summarize #simulation #electrical #chuckmissler
!summarize #multiverse #daviddeutsche
!summarize #deionsanders #draft #nfl
!summarize #michaeljordan #wisdom #sports
!summarize #documetary #tibet #remote
As Decrypt reported, that's despite Coinbase executive Conor Grogan revealing that Ulbricht may be sitting on a crypto fortune.
An estimated 430 BTC that was never seized by the government currently sits untouched across a myriad of wallets linked to Ulbricht, but it's unclear whether he has the private keys to access this $47 million windfall.
!summarize #toyota #automotive #west #legacy
!summarize #ai #robotics #jobs
!summarize #xi #jinping #china #ccp
!summarize #ai #yuvalnoahharari #technology #creation
!summarize3 #morphicfields #biology
!summarize #woke #college #liberal
!summarize #cnn #layoffs #ratings #jimacosta #media
!summarize #abc #cnn #defamation #lawsuits #piersmorgan
!summarize #trump #politics #wef #unitedstates
!summarize #trump #fauci #security #money
Megyn Kelly is joined by Piers Morgan, host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored," to talk about the significance of ABC News agreeing to pay millions to settle a Trump defamation lawsuit, CNN settling their defamation case after being found guilty, the BS Russia collusion hoax and whether Trump should consider suing news organizations over it, and more.
!summarize #china #russia #war #economy #putin
!summarize #stargate #ai #unitedstates #davos #unitedstates
!summarize #vanityfair #meghanmarkle #princeharry #piersmorgan
!summarize #piersmorgan #media #media #youtube
!summarize #deportation #flights #immgration #trump
!summarize #revengeporn #crime #destiny #influencer #sex
!summarize #charlespayne #elite #davos
!summarize #duda #poland #president #trump
!summarize #desantis #journalist #immigration #crime
!summarize #science
!summarize #trump #gavinnewsom #california
!summrize #ronbaron #elonmusk #technology
!summarize #rhodeisland #centralfalls #judge #fbi #raid #resignation
!summarize #argentina #economy #milei
!summarize #gordanramsey #oysters #smoked #food
!summarize #trump #newsom #california #politics #disaster
!summarize #paramount #universalbros #southpark #hollywood
!summarize #defamation #cnn #navy
!summarize #economy #money
!summarize #lasvegas #casino #cheat #gambling
!summarize #ushavance #media #jdvance #politics #attacks
There are a lot of factors killing college football, but the glaring factor is hypocrisy. You said it. Money. The idea of paying athletes who are supposed to be getting a college education instead is now laughable. Just do away with the hypocrisy by having collegiate farm teams in all sports. No one has to learn anything. No one has to attend class. No one has to take an entrance exam. Just pay the farm team to play and be done with this lunacy. And, yes, we all know over the decades complete illiterates have played the sport while being enrolled in college and moving on to pro sports while still completely illiterate. Dexter Manley comes to mind. A University of Arkansas football running back sued the university back in the day because they taught him nothing. Can't recall his name. Just remember the NCAA killed the Pony Express back in the day for paying their players. Now? Hypocrisy.
!summarize #trump #newsom #california
!summarize #munetakamurakami #japan #nymets #mlb
!summarize #trump #stellantis #economy #investment #war
!summarize #trump #democrats #backlash
!summarize #Elpaso #texas #deportation #biggs
How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance
An AI lab out of China has ignited panic in Silicon Valley after releasing impressive AI models more cheaply and with less-powerful chips than U.S. AI giants.
A little-known AI lab out of China has ignited panic throughout Silicon Valley after releasing AI models that can outperform America's best despite being built more cheaply and with less-powerful chips.
DeepSeek, as the lab is called, unveiled a free, open-source large-language model in late December that it says took only two months and less than $6 million to build, using reduced-capability chips from Nvidia called H800s.
#deepseek #unitedstates #ai #china
The new developments have raised alarms on whether America's global lead in artificial intelligence is shrinking and called into question big tech's massive spend on building AI models and data centers.
In a set of third-party benchmark tests, DeepSeek's model outperformed Meta's Llama 3.1, OpenAI's GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 3.5 in accuracy ranging from complex problem-solving to math and coding.
DeepSeek on Monday released r1, a reasoning model that also outperformed OpenAI's latest o1 in many of those third-party tests.
!summarize #tesla #production
Trump crypto plans have Wall Street CEOs ready to jump into digital assets
Top Wall Street banks say they're ready to get more active in crypto if the Trump administration rolls out favorable policies.
Just days into President Donald Trump's second administration, Wall Street is singing a different tune on crypto.
"For us, the equation is really around whether we, as a highly regulated financial institution, can act as transactors," Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick told CNBC on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
#trump #crypto #wallstreet #digitalassets #policy
The newfound optimism among an increasing number of bank execs who were in Davos this week is tied to Trump's pro-crypto agenda. Trump, a vocal crypto skeptic in his first term, flipped on the issue during his 2024 campaign and came to rely on the crypto industry's money in his effort to defeat former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The president on Thursday issued a sweeping executive order on crypto, with an emphasis on "protecting and promoting" the use and development of digital assets. Banks have been reluctant to support crypto and enable transactions to this point in large part because of the government's position. The SEC has brought more than 200 cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions since 2013, according to Cornerstone Research.
seems everyone wants to get into it. Let's hope they got good plans not bad plans like thenomes that ruined Fiat
Trump is searching for potential TikTok buyers — who are the likely contenders?
After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat.
President Donald Trump wants a U.S. investor to take a major stake in ByteDance's TikTok. Several parties are in contention even as potential buyers face a litany of legal hurdles and barriers.
After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat.
He has put forward a proposal for an American stakeholder to buy the company and then sell a 50% stake to the U.S. government, which will jointly run the app along with the private party.
#trump #tiktok #buyers #socialmedia
Trump has already flagged several major investors within his inner circle as acceptable buyers, one of which is Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk.
The world's richest person is leading Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, has close business ties to China and has voiced opposition to the TikTok ban.
Bloomberg reported earlier this month that the Chinese government was considering a plan to have Musk acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, citing anonymous sources. That followed a report from the Wall Street Journal, which claimed TikTok's CEO had been soliciting advice from Musk ahead of Trump's inauguration.
!summarize #tesla #labor #robots #Humanoid
!summarize #cable #television #cordcutting
Tesla starts sales of revamped Model Y in U.S. for about $60,000
Tesla will start deliveries of the Model Y Juniper in the U.S. in March.
Tesla will start deliveries of a revamped version of its Model Y SUV in the U.S. in March, according to new listings on the company's website.
The Model Y Juniper has a price tag of $59,990, not including a federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric vehicle purchases. It features a redesigned fascia, front and rear light bars, and an upgraded interior with ventilated seats, reclining second-row seats and faster Wi-Fi, the website shows.
@tesla #juniper #modely #unitedstates
Tesla began taking orders for the new Model Y variant from customers in Canada and Europe on Thursday, and started sales in China about two weeks ago. CEO Elon Musk shared a video from the Tesla account on X Thursday night showing off the new Model Y.
Tesla is looking to revitalize its core automotive business, which faces increased competition across the globe. Executives are expected to discuss Tesla's fourth-quarter and year-end results on Wednesday after markets close.
Groundbreaking robotic surgery aims to preserve erections
About 13% of American men will develop prostate cancer at some point, putting their erectile function at risk.
Goodbye, flop era!
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the US, aside from skin cancer. About 13% of male Americans will get it — and treatment often comes with the risk of erectile dysfunction.
Relief is coming — the world’s first dual-robotic surgery to remove a prostate gland was performed last month in Texas. This groundbreaking approach aims to preserve the nerves that control erectile function.
#erection #surgery #robotic #penis #sex #healthcare
“We have a magnetic technology that enables better retraction of the tissues and better visualization,” Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, founder and CEO of Levita Magnetics, told The Post.
“In the case of the prostate, this might result in the surgeon better seeing the nerve bundles,” Rodriguez-Navarro continued. “The nerves are very important because they are related to incontinence, like urinary incontinence, and also sexual function, so preserving those nerves is critical.”
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BMW trolled after announcing it's 'no longer posting' on X: 'Becoming More Woke'
German car maker BMW’s UK division got trolled by X users on Thursday after abruptly announcing that it was “no longer posting” on the platform
Musk has faced scrutiny this week after twice extending his arm in an awkward gesture that critics called a “Nazi salute” during an appearance at President Trump’s inauguration.
“We’re no longer posting on X,” BMW UK wrote on its official X account — without providing a reason for its decision.
“Don’t worry though, our Customer Support team is still here if you need us. You can also see all the latest BMW news by following us on Facebook and Instagram at BMWUK.”
The company was quickly lambasted by X users, who pointed to BMW’s own fraught history with Nazi Germany.
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“This you?” alt-right activist Jack Posobiec wrote, and posted a black-and-white photo of Adolf Hitler touring a BMW facility.
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee even called for a boycott of the brand that touts itself as “ultimate driving machine.”
“BMW = “Becoming More Woke,’” Lee wrote on X. “Don’t buy their cars.”
In 2016, the company expressed “profound regret” for the “enormous suffering” caused by its use of slave labor during World War II.
“Elon just said ‘my heart goes out to you.’ You on the other hand… Your early history is not too clean, is it?” X user @Left_Right_2 said.
One user quipped that BMW’s announcement was a “historic event” that “marks the first time a BMW has signaled before lane departure.”
OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
OpenAI has launched a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can control a web browser and independently perform certain actions. Operator is coming first to US users on ChatGPT Pro but will roll out to users on its Plus, Team, and Enterprise tiers eventually. OpenAI plans to integrate Operator into all of its ChatGPT clients. Operator is powered by a Computer-Using Agent that combines the vision capabilities of GPT-4o with reasoning abilities from the company's more advanced models. While Operator can perform many tasks, it currently cannot handle complex or specialized tasks or interact with highly customized or non-standard web interfaces.
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Instagram luring TikTok influencers with $50K cash bonuses — to help them 'get off the ground': report
Instagram is attempting to reel in TikTok’s creators.
The Meta-owned company is offering creators large cash bonuses to exclusively post Reels on Instagram, according to a report from The Information,
The bonuses reportedly range from $10,000 to $50,000 per month.
To qualify for the payout, creators would have to post videos on Instagram before publishing them on any other platform, including TikTok.
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Meta spokesperson Paige Cohen confirmed to The Verge that they launched a Breakthrough Bonus program, in which accepted creators will automatically start earning money through the Content Monetization program — plus up to $5,000 in bonuses to help them “get off the ground” for the first 90 days.
“Over the coming months, we’ll also offer some TikTok creators content deals to help grow their communities on Instagram and Facebook,” Cohen told the outlet.
This isn’t the first time Meta has attempted to poach creators with a bonus incentive, though it wasn’t as successful as they had hoped.
Instagram’s profile grids now display all posts as rectangles with a 4:5 ratio rather than squares, — a change that rolled out this past weekend. They are also looking into moving story highlights into the grid, making a separate tab for them.
Additionally, now your friends can see what Reels you like on Instagram.
a major chance for Instagram to get a lot of big time influencers. That's millions of good creators
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TikTok ban could be resolved without selling to a US company, says American board member
One of ByteDance's directors has suggested that a compromise deal to the TikTok ban may be possible. There are a number of alternative solutions that the company is discussing with the Trump administration that fall short of selling the company. It isn't clear what form that compromise might take, but it may allow the company to continue to operate, albeit with a change of control of some kind. ByteDance is optimistic about the dialogue that is emerging between President Trump and President Xi.
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First-ever data center on the Moon set to launch next month
Lonestar Data Holdings, a Florida-based startup, is set to launch the first Moon-based data center in February. Dubbed the 'Freedom Data Center', the information hub will piggyback on an upcoming lunar lander mission by Intuitive Machines aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Storing data on the Moon offers unique benefits - it provides unmatched physical security and protection and is much more environmentally friendly. The company still needs to overcome enormous technical challenges as deploying a data center on the lunar surface is complex. Lonestar will maintain a ground-based backup at a Flexential facility in Tampa.
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This is weird as the moon is under constant bombardment from space. I hope they have some really good protective measures.
https://www.livescience.com/how-many-moon-meteorites#:~:text=That%20adds%20up%20to%20roughly,%2C%20too%2C%20but%20less%20often.
True.... but then again, China is planning on building a base there in the next decade or so so perhaps the meteorite threat has already been solved. I don't know how though
Back in the day when they landed on the moon a 1mm space rock could penetrate a space suit. Kinda scary. Yet chance of a man in a space suit being hit are super low.
Probably they have plans for the bigger rocks but there is a lot of small rocks bombing the surface.
We will see how it works out.
I guess so
This one could be nothing but a publicity stunt too... we will see
FDA-Approved Nasal Spray For Depression Is First Of Its Kind
The FDA has approved a ketamine-based nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression in the US. The Johnson & Johnson drug, Spravato, can now be prescribed to adult patients with depression who have tried at least two antidepressants without adequate improvement in symptoms, as well as those with major depressive disorder who have acute thoughts of self-harm or suicide. While it's not clear yet why the drug works as an antidepressant, studies show that it can alleviate symptoms of depression as soon as 24 hours after the first spray, with 22.5% of patients achieving remission after four weeks of treatment. Spravato is the first new medication for major depression approved by the FDA in decades.
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Google rolling out Android 16 Beta 1 for Pixel
Android 14 Beta 1 is now rolling out to Pixel devices. The beta is available as an over-the-air update for those enrolled in the Android Beta Program. It introduces Live Updates, a new class of notifications that helps users monitor and quickly access important ongoing activities. It also adds support for the Advanced Professional Video codec, designed for high-quality video recording and post production. Other changes in the beta are detailed in the article.
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Apple announces new App Store tool to give developers more In-App Purchase options
Apple's new Advanced Commerce API offers expanded options for managing In-App Purchases. It allows eligible App Store business models to more flexibly manage In-App Purchases within their apps. Full details of the API should be available soon.
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'Stargate' Squares Some AI Circles
The Stargate Project, spearheaded by OpenAI, is an ambitious project that aims to invest $500 billion over the next four years into building out AI infrastructure for the US. While the announcement of the project is an early win for the Trump administration, looking below the surface yields a lot of questions. It appears that previously announced deals and projects will be roped into this new initiative. Stargate will provide a lot of positive media for all of the companies involved while making a lot of money for some partners.
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Meta genai org in panic mode
Meta engineers are frantically trying to dissect DeepSeek's models and copy everything they can learn from it. Its management is worried about justifying the massive cost of the company's GenAI organization, especially when every single leader is making more than what it cost to train DeepSeek V3 - and there are dozens of such 'leaders'. DeepSeek V3, trained with a $5.5 million budget, is already ahead of Llama 4 in benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 made things even scarier for the Meta.
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How shutdown Bay Area tech companies ditch their fancy gear fast
Companies like Silicon Valley Disposition auction off assets from dead companies.
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We Tried OpenAI’s New Agent—Here’s What We Found
OpenAI's Operator can autonomously perform actions for users like shopping for airline tickets, making restaurant reservations, buying flowers, and more.
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Way more game makers are working on PC titles than ever, survey says
Four out of five game developers are currently working on a project for the PC, up from 66% of developers a year ago.
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Even some of the best AI can’t beat this new benchmark
Every publicly available flagship AI system scored below 11% on Humanity's Last Exam, a benchmark that includes thousands of crowdsourced questions in multiple formats.
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New AI software could speed up drug development
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Ross Ulbricht Thanks Trump for Pardon: 'There's a Lot to Talk About'
Looking exhausted and relieved, the Silk Road founder said his release feels "amazing"—and that he now plans to spend time with his family.
Ross Ulbricht has thanked Donald Trump for giving him a full and unconditional pardon—and hinted that he plans to play a role in public life.
The 40-year-old founded Silk Road, a darknet marketplace where illegal drugs were bought and sold anonymously using Bitcoin.
It operated from 2011 to 2013, and Ulbricht was later handed two life sentences plus 40 years with no chance of parole for his role in running the marketplace.
In a video posted on Twitter, he said: "Thank you so much President Trump, for giving me this amazing blessing. I am so, so grateful to have my life back, to have my future back, to have this second chance."
More than 600,000 people had signed a Change.org petition asking for clemency given that Ulbricht was a first-time, non-violent offender. Bitcoiners had argued he embodied the cryptocurrency's core values.
"This is a victory, and it's your victory too," Ulbricht said. "This is an important moment for everybody, everywhere who loves freedom and who cares about second chances."
Looking exhausted and relieved, he said his release feels "amazing" and "overwhelming"—and that he now plans to spend time with his family "so that we can reunite, be whole again and heal."
Ulbricht added: "But there's a lot to talk about, and I look forward to re-engaging with the free world. Once I'm feeling up to it, we'll talk again."
OpenAI's New AI Agent: Operator
OpenAI just introduced Operator, a next-level AI agent that can browse the web and complete tasks on its own. It’s starting with ChatGPT Pro users in the US, with plans to expand to Plus, Team, and Enterprise users. Powered by GPT-4o’s vision skills and advanced reasoning models, Operator tackles everyday tasks but struggles with complex or super-customized ones. Think of it as a helpful co-pilot, not a full-fledged expert just yet.
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A Data Center on the Moon? It's Happening in February
Lonestar Data Holdings, a Florida startup, is sending the Freedom Data Center to the Moon in February aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Partnering with Intuitive Machines, this project promises secure, eco-friendly data storage beyond Earth. The Moon offers unmatched safety from natural disasters and power outages. But it’s not all smooth sailing—building on the lunar surface is no small feat. For backup, they’ll rely on Flexential’s Tampa facility.
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$500 Billion Stargate Project: Big Promise or Just a Name Change?
OpenAI’s Stargate Project is pledging $500 billion over four years to supercharge AI infrastructure in the US. While it’s a win for the Trump administration, many of these "new" plans seem to repackage older projects. Stargate offers a shiny PR boost for tech players and major profits for select partners. The big question: is this real progress or just rebranding with a big price tag?
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Meta’s GenAI Panic Mode
Meta’s engineers are scrambling to reverse-engineer DeepSeek V3, a $5.5M powerhouse already outperforming Llama 4 on key benchmarks. Meanwhile, DeepSeek R1 adds fuel to the fire, leaving Meta’s execs sweating over the sky-high costs of their GenAI team—each leader earns more than the entire training cost of DeepSeek V3. With dozens of these pricey execs and competition heating up, the pressure is on for Meta to justify their investment.
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Ray2: The Future of Text-to-Video is Here
Ray2 just leveled up video generation. It creates ultra-realistic visuals with smooth motion and logical events—like watching real life unfold. Built on Luma’s upgraded multi-modal architecture, it’s 10x more powerful than Ray1. Starting now, paid subscribers to Dream Machine can create stunning 5-second videos from simple text prompts. The possibilities? Practically endless.
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Building AI You Can Trust
Anthropic just launched a Citations API that helps AI models back up their answers with solid, verifiable sources. Think of it like turning every AI into a research assistant that can show its work—no more guessing where info comes from. This update could change how we fact-check and rely on AI, especially in fields like education and research. It's a big step toward making AI more transparent and trustworthy.
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AI NPCs: Cool Tech or Just Awkward Robots?
At CES 2025, NVIDIA unveiled ACE, an AI tech for NPCs in games like PUBG and ZooPunk. It promises smarter, more dynamic characters, but in practice? Conversations feel clunky, with robotic voices and awkward replies that break immersion. While it's a step toward lifelike NPCs, there’s still work to be done before gaming worlds feel truly alive.
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The Future of Riding: AI in Your Helmet
Intelligent Cranium Helmets just dropped the iC-R, a game-changing smart motorcycle helmet powered by AI. This high-tech gear offers enhanced safety and seamless connectivity, turning your helmet into a co-pilot. Think real-time alerts, hands-free features, and smarter rides all wrapped in sleek design. It’s not just a helmet—it’s like having a personal assistant for your motorcycle adventures.
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Your Data Could Be Training AI—Without You Knowing
Did you know apps might use your personal data to train AI? Many companies integrate AI into their software, but often without telling you exactly how your data is used. This raises serious privacy concerns, especially as AI models get smarter by learning from what you share online—think photos, chats, or voice commands. Transparency is key, but it's not always there. Be mindful of app permissions and privacy settings to stay in control of your info.
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Blast from the Past: Apollo's DSKY Inspires New Moonwatch
Remember the Apollo missions? The astronauts interacted with their spacecraft using a device called the DSKY—a combination of display and keyboard that was the brainchild of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. Fast forward to today, and this iconic interface has inspired the design of the new Moonwatch, blending vintage space tech aesthetics with modern functionality. It's like having a piece of space history right on your wrist!
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