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Tanaya Macheel / CNBC: BTC jumped 7%+ to ~$83K, while ETH, DOGE, XRP, and SOL gained over 12% as Trump paused some tariffs; Strategy closed up 25%, Robinhood up 24%, Coinbase up 17%  —  Bitcoin spiked on Wednesday afternoon after President Donald Trump said on social media that he authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Framework opens Laptop 12 preorders in the UK, Europe, and Canada starting at €569, £499, and CA$719; US preorders are delayed due to Trump’s tariffs  —  More than we were hoping to pay, but less than previous machines. … Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: Nasdaq jumps 12% after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with Nvidia up 19%, Apple up 15%, Meta up 15%, Amazon up 12%, Microsoft up 10%, Alphabet up 10%  —  The Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 12% for its second best day ever as markets clawed back after a rocky few trading sessions spurred … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The UK’s BoE plans to track AI use by banks and hedge funds, saying their risk managers may not fully understand the AI being run, which may threaten markets  —  The Bank of England plans to closely monitor the use of artificial intelligence by banks and hedge funds over concerns that the technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: Italy is seeking €1.2B from fintech group ION following a probe by prosecutors in Bologna into alleged tax evasion over the 2013-2023 period  —  Italy is seeking 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) from fintech group ION following a probe by prosecutors in the northern city … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexey Shabanov / TestingCatalog: Google announces Agent2Agent, an open interoperability protocol to enable seamless collaboration between AI agents across diverse frameworks and vendors  —  Google has announced the launch of Agent2Agent (A2A), an open interoperability protocol designed to enable seamless collaboration between … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Sen. Ron Wyden plans to block the nomination of Sean Plankey to head CISA until the agency releases a 2022 report about security flaws at US telecom companies  —  Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube expands its pilot to some top creators of tech that detects the AI-generated likenesses of famous people and declares support for the US’ NO FAKES ACT  —  YouTube on Wednesday announced an expansion of its pilot program designed to identify and manage AI-generated content that features the … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Mangan / CNBC: Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause for some countries and a “lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%”, but raises tariffs on China to 125%  —  – President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hayden Field / CNBC: Anthropic debuts Claude’s Max plan, with 5x the usage limits of Pro for $100/month or 20x the usage for $200/month, plus early access to new models and features  —  Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Amazon, on Wednesday introduced Claude Max, a new subscription tier … Lees verder op Tech Meme