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[ad_1] William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. on Tuesday added dozens of Chinese tech companies to its export blacklist in its first such effort under the Donald Trump administration, as it doubles down on curtailing Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added…

[ad_1] Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, U.S., February 26, 2025.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Amazon, in an effort to infuse generative artificial intelligence across a wider swath of its e-commerce universe, recently began testing a shopping assistant and a health-focused chatbot with a subset of…

[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Crypto czar David Sacks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Executive Director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets Bo Hines attend the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein |…

[ad_1] Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022.  Mike Blake | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission’s years-long crusade against the crypto industry appears to be over. The final chapter closed on Wednesday, when Ripple announced that the SEC had officially…

[ad_1] Binance CEO Richard Teng says the Trump administration has been a “fantastic” reset for the cryptocurrency industry. “It’s an extremely different environment that we’re operating in,” Teng told CNBC on Tuesday. In the span of 16 months, Binance has gone from a political outcast to a possible power broker in Washington. Once the poster…

[ad_1] A handout picture from October 2019 shows Sundar Pichai with one of Google’s Quantum Computers in the Santa Barbara lab, California, U.S. Picture taken in October 2019. Google/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Handout . | Reuters One of Google’s top executives working on quantum computers said he…

[ad_1] Signage at 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images 23andMe has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which means its assets — including its vast genetic database — will soon be up for sale. The company continues to sell its at-home…

[ad_1] Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement to end their long-running legal battle. Following last week’s news that the SEC would drop its appeal without conditions, Ripple has now agreed to withdraw its cross-appeal, Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said on X…

[ad_1] Google’s acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz could be a turning point for an uncertain IPO market and a mergers and acquisitions environment aching from a slowdown in deal activity. The search giant announced Tuesday it plans to buy the Israeli cybersecurity startup for $32 billion in its biggest acquisition ever. The deal came months…

[ad_1] Waymo self-driving cars with roof-mounted sensor arrays traveling near palm trees and modern buildings along the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California, February 21, 2025.  Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Waymo’s officially on its way to the nation’s capital. The Alphabet-owned autonomous driving robotaxi service will be available in Washington, D.C., in 2026,…