Mike Isaac / New York Times:
How Trump’s tariffs affect Meta, which relies heavily on SMBs around the world for ad revenue; 10% of Meta’s 2023 revenue was from Chinese advertisers like Temu — Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs.
Trump says he will sign an EO to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days, as a deal “requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed” (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Trump says he will sign an EO to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days, as a deal “requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed” — President Donald Trump on Friday extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. operations of TikTok …
Microsoft brings Copilot Vision feature to Windows and its iOS and Android apps, letting it analyze real-time video from a mobile camera, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft brings Copilot Vision feature to Windows and its iOS and Android apps, letting it analyze real-time video from a mobile camera, and more — Copilot Vision on Windows will be able to see your screen and guide you through apps. … Microsoft is bringing its Copilot Vision feature …
Microsoft Copilot adds support for memory, personalization, web-based actions, podcast creation, camera and screen analysis, deep research, and more (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Microsoft Copilot adds support for memory, personalization, web-based actions, podcast creation, camera and screen analysis, deep research, and more — The AI assistant adds personalization, web actions, podcast creation, and more. … As it marks its 50th anniversary …
Despite a tariff exemption on direct chip imports for now, the semiconductor industry faces challenges as higher prices for end products may hurt demand (Asa Fitch/Wall Street Journal)
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Despite a tariff exemption on direct chip imports for now, the semiconductor industry faces challenges as higher prices for end products may hurt demand — Higher prices for the many products that contain chips threaten to hit demand — It sounded like a welcome reprieve.
Q&A with Microsoft’s AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman about the new Copilot updates, differentiating Copilot from other assistants through personality and tone, and more (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Q&A with Microsoft’s AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman about the new Copilot updates, differentiating Copilot from other assistants through personality and tone, and more — Suleyman touts new memory, assistive, and research capabilities as Microsoft pushes forward in the crowded personalized AI assistant space.
Google releases API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 for 1M output tokens for prompts up to 200K tokens, its priciest model yet (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Google releases API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro: $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 for 1M output tokens for prompts up to 200K tokens, its priciest model yet — On Friday, Google released API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an AI reasoning model with industry-leading performance on several benchmarks measuring coding, reasoning, and math.
On Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges and evolves (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
On Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges and evolves — In 2005, Microsoft’s leaders were starting to get worried. Windows and Office were doing well, but the company’s lead software architect, Ray Ozzie …
Sources: Klarna has halted its planned IPO in the wake of Trump’s tariffs turmoil; StubHub has also delayed its IPO plans (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Klarna has halted its planned IPO in the wake of Trump’s tariffs turmoil; StubHub has also delayed its IPO plans — Klarna, the specialty lending and online payments provider, has halted its planned initial public offering, the latest IPO casualty in the wake of Trump administration’s sweeping tariff announcement.
Vimeo launches Vimeo Streaming, letting creators launch subscription streaming services without any coding experience and offering features like AI translations (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vimeo launches Vimeo Streaming, letting creators launch subscription streaming services without any coding experience and offering features like AI translations — The video tech platform is launching Vimeo Streaming, a product that lets creators spool up their own subscription services and apps.