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Trump’s AI Strategy Against China Gets Its First Big Test at APEC Meeting in South Korea – The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s AI Strategy Against China Gets Its First Big Test at APEC Meeting in South Korea  The Wall Street Journal How spy agencies are experimenting with the newest AI models  The Economist Tech Vendors: Here’s What It Takes to Win the AI Race  Gartner Global AI rivalry is a dangerous game  Financial Times The next 24 months in AI could shape the next 100 …

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Dylan Field, Figma’s 33-year-old cofounder, is a former LinkedIn intern who launched the $68 billion Wall Street darling with $100k from Peter Thiel

Dylan Field, Figma’s 33-year-old cofounder, is a former LinkedIn intern who launched the  billion Wall Street darling with 0k from Peter Thiel

Fifteen years ago, Dylan Field was a freshman computer science student at Brown University. On Thursday, the company he started in college and now runs, Figma, made its blockbuster debut on the New York Stock Exchange, marking the largest U.S. venture-capital-backed tech IPO in four years.  Figma’s stock surged 250% on its debut, making it the largest first-day pop for …

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Apple crushes Wall Street expectations as iPhone sales soar

Apple crushes Wall Street expectations as iPhone sales soar

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Thursday reported sales and profit that far surpassed expectations, showing that its efforts to re-route its sprawling global supply chain away from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war have so far succeeded. Apple said it earned $94.04 billion in revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended June 28, up nearly 10% from a year earlier …

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Stock market today: Dow sinks more than 500 points as job numbers shock Wall Street

Stock market today: Dow sinks more than 500 points as job numbers shock Wall Street

More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors on Friday. At the close of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 542 points (-1.23%). The Nasdaq sank 2.24%, and the S&P 500 plunged -1.6%. Nonfarm payrolls were up by 73,000 last month, which was far less than the 100,000 economists were expecting. …

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Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass. – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass. – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like N.B.A. Stars.  The New York Times Not a single person has accepted the offer: Mira Murati on her team rejecting Mark Zuckerberg’s $1 billio  The Times of India Meta dishes out $250M to lure 24-year-old …

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Center for Public Broadcasting cuts hit a nonprofit that’s helped fund Sesame Street

Center for Public Broadcasting cuts hit a nonprofit that’s helped fund Sesame Street

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and television stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street” and “Finding Your Roots,” said Friday that it would close after the U.S. government withdrew funding. The organization told employees that most staff positions will end with the fiscal year on Sept. 30. A small transition …

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Stock Market Today: Dow Falls 600 Points on Weak Jobs Report, New Trump Tariffs — Live Updates – The Wall Street Journal

Stock Market Today: Dow Falls 600 Points on Weak Jobs Report, New Trump Tariffs — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slump after weak jobs report, Trump’s tariff redux  Yahoo Finance Wall Street’s Months-Long Truce With Washington Is Shattering  Bloomberg Stocks tumble after Trump unveils sweeping new tariffs  ABC News Live updates: U.S. stock market and global …

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Stocks to Watch Friday: Amazon, Coinbase, Reddit, Apple – The Wall Street Journal

Stocks to Watch Friday: Amazon, Coinbase, Reddit, Apple  The Wall Street Journal Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Amazon, Monolithic Power, Reddit and more  CNBC Earnings live: Exxon, Chevron oil output boosts profits, Moderna stock tumbles, Amazon sinks  Yahoo Finance Apple, Amazon, Figma, Fluor, Eastman Chemical, MicroStrategy, Coinbase, and More Movers  Barron’s Biggest stock movers Friday: AMZN, FIG, ROKU, MRNA, and more  Seeking Alpha …

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