Reuters: Sources: US negotiators pressing Ukraine for access to its minerals raised the possibility of cutting the country’s access to Starlink if a deal is not reached  —  U.S. negotiators pressing Kyiv for access to Ukraine’s critical minerals have raised the possibility of cutting the country’s access … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Muyao Shen / Bloomberg Tax: NFT marketplace OpenSea says the US SEC has ended an investigation into the company, after OpenSea received a Wells Notice in August 2024  —  Nonfungible-token marketplace OpenSea said that it was informed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the regulator has ended an investigation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, including tariffs, on countries that impose digital service taxes on US tech companies  —  President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum to impose tariffs on countries that levy digital service taxes on U.S. technology companies, a White House official said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Fluidstack, which wants to build a €10B AI data center in France as part of Macron’s €109B data center pledge, is in talks to raise a ~$200M Series A  —  – UK company part of Macron’s €109 billion data center pledge  — Startup has ordered shipment of Nvidia’s new Blackwell chips Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Trump says Tim Cook told him that Apple “stopped two plants in Mexico” and will build products in the US instead, a move Apple hasn’t publicly discussed  —  – President says tariff threat prompted move from planned plants  — Cook, Trump held private meeting Thursday at the White House Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Trump directs CFIUS to limit Chinese investments in key areas, and says US will consider outbound investment restrictions to China in sectors like chips and AI  —  President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to restrict investments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confirms  —  Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has experienced $1.46 billion worth of “suspicious outflows,” according to blockchain sleuth ZachXBT.  —  The wallet in question appears to have sent 401,346 ETH ($1.1 billion) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Fluidstack, which wants to build a €10B AI data center in France as part of Macron’s €109B data center pledge, is in talks to raise a ~$200M Series A  —  – UK company part of Macron’s €109 billion data center pledge  — Startup has ordered shipment of Nvidia’s new Blackwell chips Lees verder op Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea’s Lazarus Group is behind Bybit’s $1.5B hack, which is the largest single theft in crypto history  —  – Arkham Intelligence said Lazarus Group hacked Bybit for over $1.5 billion, citing information provided by online sleuth ZachXBT. Lees verder op Tech Meme