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Fun fact: even monkeys do not eat the banana fibrous threads and they accurately remove them before eating the fruit.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

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The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft May See Cryogens as Key to Data Centers’ Energy Problem

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Its recent patent adds to several for cryogenic storage that works in tandem with server farms.

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Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Social Media

TikTok Restored Services in the US. Now What?

After a brief blackout period from late Saturday, TikTok began restoring services to US users on Sunday morning.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Workplaces Face a Balancing Act with Generative AI Monitoring
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

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The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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