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Mark Zuckerberg saying Tim Cook 'had a bad week' is the latest in a long-running rivalry

businessinsider.com Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, have criticized each other's companies and products over the years. AP; Francois Mori/AP Meta CEO Mark…

Jony Ive kept design simple at Apple. He's now embracing his 'ornament era.'

businessinsider.com Jony Ive with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Getty Images Jony Ive was known for delivering simple designs at Apple. Ive said in a fireside chat that his design mantra at his new…

How Zuck Runs Meta: No 1-on-1s, 'Core Army' of 30, Few Direct Reports

businessinsider.com Mark Zuckerberg lifted the lid on his management style at Stripe's Sessions conference. - Zuckerberg said a "core army" of up to 30 people is tasked with running about 15…

Mark Zuckerberg runs Meta by only managing a ‘small group’ of 30—but even they don’t have one-to-ones

fortune.com Mark Zuckerberg directly oversees a “core army" of 25–30 lieutenants at Meta and largely relies on them to manage themselves. In a conversation with Stripe President John…

New digital borders are shaking up your company’s tech stack. Here’s how to adapt

fortune.com The recent wave of American tariffs on allies and adversaries alike has fractured the global economy to a degree we haven’t seen in decades. While the tariffs have, for now,…

Stripe announces ‘world’s first’ AI model for payments

siliconrepublic.com The fintech giants also introduced stablecoin money management capabilities, as well as a stronger partnership with Nvidia. Read more: Stripe announces ‘world’s first’ AI…

Meta Is Looking to Enter Red-Hot Stablecoin Market: Fortune

coindesk.com is looking to introduce a stablecoin to manage payouts, Fortune reported, citing five sources familiar with the matter. Meta has also hired a vice president of product,…

Vertex's $15M Investment Elevates Kintsugi To $150M Valuation–The Startup Aims To Simplify Tax Compliance For SMBs Worldwide

benzinga.com Kintsugi, a San Francisco-based AI-driven tax compliance startup, has secured $18 million in new funding, doubling its valuation to $150 million within six months. The…

Meta in talks to deploy stablecoins three years after giving up on landmark crypto project

fortune.com In 2019, Meta announced an audacious project: A new cryptocurrency that could be used across Facebook, WhatsApp and a host of other digital platforms. The company, though,…

What Stripe’s new Stablecoin Financial Accounts mean for adoption

blockworks.co This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. If spending $1.1 billion wasn’t enough of a sign that Stripe is serious about stablecoins and…

Stripe Unveils Payments Products Powered by 'Gale-Force Tailwind' Stablecoins

coindesk.com Stripe is ramping up its stablecoin capabilities, expanding the provision for businesses to receive and hold payments on cryptocurrency rails. Following on from Stripe's…

Coinbase to acquire Deribit in $2.9B deal

blockworks.co Coinbase has agreed to snap up Deribit in a $2.9 billion deal, executives from both companies told The Wall Street Journal. The deal is the single largest acquisition in…

Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump Trade Tease Lifts Market While Movement's Fees Evaporate

coindesk.com The crypto market is a sea of green as traders look past the stagflation specter raised by the Fed on Wednesday and cheer President Donald Trump's hint of a big trade-deal…

Stripe unveils new stablecoin feature following $1.1 billion Bridge acquisition

theblock.co The new product allows businesses to hold balances in dollar-backed stablecoins, and send stablecoins globally.

Stripe Launches Stablecoin Accounts and AI Model for Payments

pymnts.com Stripe announced Wednesday (May 7) new product launches focused on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and stablecoins to support business growth. Among these, the…

Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments, reveals ‘deeper partnership’ with Nvidia

techcrunch.com Fintech giant Stripe announced Wednesday a slew of new product launches at its annual Stripe Sessions user event. The highlights include: a new AI foundation model for…

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

techcrunch.com The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far…

Stripe Introduces Stablecoin Accounts in More Than 100 Countries

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2026 Chevrolet Corvette's Redesigned Interior Is Way More User-Friendly But Thankfully Still Strange

jalopnik.com 2026 Chevrolet Corvette's Redesigned Interior Is Way More User-Friendly But Thankfully Still Strange When the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette debuted in 2019 it was…

California Sex Trafficking Fight Erupts Over Punishment for Soliciting Minors

reason.com It's rare to see politicians of any stripe fight against sex-trafficking overreach—or any tough-on-crime gestures, really. In California, Democrats have been finding out…

Shopify Stock: Trump Tariff 'De Minimis' Impact Eyed In 2025 Guidance

investors.com When e-commerce firm Shopify (SHOP) reports first quarter earnings on Thursday, analysts will be looking for management commentary on the Trump administration's halt to "de…

The Growing Institutional Adoption of Crypto: An Interview with Nick Hammer, CEO, BlockFills

finance.yahoo.com The institutional acceptance of crypto around the world has accelerated significantly recently, developing hand in hand with better-defined regulation. Here, BlockFills CEO…

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ad tool sounds like a social media nightmare

techcrunch.com Tech executives have long talked about how AI is going to revolutionize the advertising industry. In particularly, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been quite vocal about how…

Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK

coindesk.com Global payments service provider Visa's (V) venture capital arm made a strategic investment in BVNK, a startup building stablecoin-based payment infrastructure, in a move…

Crypto Daybook Americas: Powell Will Set the Tone While Markets Eye Asia Battles, Trade

coindesk.com By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) It's Federal Open Market Committee day in the U.S., and while there's little expectation of a change in…

I visited a Rivian and Tesla showroom in NYC. Their vibes couldn't be more different

businessinsider.com I visited a Rivian and a Tesla showroom in New York City. Ana Altchek I visited a Rivian and Tesla showroom in New York City, and the vibes felt completely different. Rivian…

Ahead of Historic Senate Vote, Key Stakeholders Voice Support for GENIUS Act

banking.senate.gov Ahead of Historic Senate Vote, Key Stakeholders Voice Support for GENIUS Act Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s historic vote on legislation to establish the…

Outrage As Kindergarten Takes Christian Children To Mosque To Kneel And Praise Allah

zerohedge.com Outrage As Kindergarten Takes Christian Children To Mosque To Kneel And Praise Allah Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Children at a private Catholic nursery in…

Sen. Blumenthal says the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations opened an inquiry into Trump's crypto empire, calling his memecoin dinner “pay-for-play”

cnbc.com Democrats turned up the pressure on President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency ventures this week and the fortune that he and his family are making off the efforts as a vote…