Did Trump's Crypto Order Deliver On His Promise Of A Bitcoin Strategic Reserve? - Investopedia

President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order to establish U.S. dominance in the digital asset market and make the country the global center of crypto. But does that order deliver on what Trump said he'd accomplish?

Meta Plans to Spend as Much as $65B in 'Defining Year for AI' Says Zuckerberg - Investopedia

Meta Platforms shares climbed to an all-time high Friday as CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled plans to invest as much as $65 billion in capital expenditures this year as the tech giant expands its artificial intelligence efforts.

UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach - TechCrunch

The number of individuals confirmed to be affected by the data breach is almost double the company's previous estimate.

How small Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek shocked Silicon Valley - Financial Times

Hedge fund billionaire Liang Wenfeng builds model on tight budget despite US attempt to halt China’s high-tech ambitions

Trump Returns While CNN Burns - The Daily Wire

The media are having a very tough time with President Trump taking over. A prime example is CNN, which is slashing jobs like there is no tomorrow. According to The Wall Street Journal: CNN is laying off roughly 200 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, par…

Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles, not securities - Fortune

Sacks likened Trump’s recently-released memecoin to ‘a baseball card or a stamp.’

'You're Going To Be In Rough Shape': Rivian CEO To Rivals Backing Off EVs - InsideEVs

CEO R.J. Scaringe told InsideEVs that he's not worried about EV tax credits going away—but he is worried the U.S. could fall behind in the race.

Tesla Stock Slides as Model Y Price Hike Fuels New Car Speculation - Barron's

Housing market rewind: Home sales drop in 2024 to level not seen since the '90s - Yahoo Finance

High mortgage rates and home prices made 2024 the slowest year for home sales since 1995.

Spirit Airlines bans ‘lewd’ clothing, tattoos - The Hill

Spirit Airlines said its passengers may not be allowed to board the aircraft or can be forced to leave if they are sporting “lewd” clothing and/or have not covered “offensive” tattoos, according to updated rules.  The low-budget airline outlined in its contra…

Trump FDA officially withdraws long-delayed menthol cigarette ban - The Hill

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a rule that would have banned menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, putting a formal end to a policy that had been indefinitely delayed under the Biden administration.  A regulatory filing showed the rule…

Elon Musk email to X staff: ‘we’re barely breaking even’ - The Verge

Elon Musk told X employees that user growth is stagnant while banks prepare to sell off some of the billions in debt they hold from financing his Twitter purchase.

Coke is returning to Costco’s food courts. Pepsi is out - CNN

Coca-Cola lovers for more than a decade were forced to wash down their $1.50 hot dogs at Costco’s food courts with Pepsi. But Costco plans to bring back Coca-Coca at its food court soda fountains this summer and ditch its archrival.

People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook - The Associated Press

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts. But it is not clear if there are many buyers at those prices. TikTok was briefly unavailable to U.S. users over the we…

Trump Spurs Surprise World Rally in First Week on Trade Respite - Bloomberg

Week one of the Trump administration was, as advertised, full of excitement in financial markets — just not the kind of excitement most investors had anticipated.

Target says it is ending its DEI goals and programs, citing an ‘evolving external landscape’ - PBS NewsHour

Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, …