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• The Fed is going to hold out on rate cuts longer than we think, a John Hancock strategist said.
• Consumer spending and market momentum are strong, while elevated rates haven't created meaningful cracks in the economy.
• "We're seeing riskier areas like crypto-related stocks and AI darlings' momentum

• Apple still hasn't responded to Spotify's request to update its EU app with price information.
• Spotify claims the silence is Apple's way of "avoiding" compliance with the DMA, per The Verge.
• Spotify issued the update a day after the EU hit Apple with a

This week, Spotify announced a new feature to let audiobook authors and publishers tease their new releases. Countdown Pages, which debuted for music artists last year and has been used by the likes of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, let fans pre-save an upcoming title and have it pop into their library when it’s released. The page is

Godzilla is so massive that the only thing that can cast a shadow on him is... another Godzilla. And that’s exactly what happened between Godzilla Minus One, the Toho-released Oscar-winning smash hit, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the Warner Bros. MonsterVerse sequel coming to theaters March 29. Minus One, even…

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• Two OpenAI execs raised concerns about Sam Altman before his ouster, The New York Times reported.
• The outlet reported that the company's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, played a key role. 
• Murati's attorneys have pushed back against the Times' characterization.

While it's still unclear what exactly went down before OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Sony is reportedly working on a PlayStation 5 Pro model that may well include a far more powerful GPU that’s up to three times faster than the existing PS5 models. YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead claims to have gotten access to a technical overview document for the PS5 Pro, codenamed Trinity, and now Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming reports

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into Reddit’s AI licensing deals, the company disclosed in paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, which is in the midst of its Initial Public Offering, said that the regulator notified Reddit officials that it “intended to request information and documents” about the company’s AI deals.

It’s not clear why the FTC is

• Trump's New York hush-money trial is now back on track for mid-April.
• Justice Juan Merchan agreed Friday to push back the original March 25 start date.
• The delay will give Merchan, prosecutors, and defense lawyers time to contend with late evidence.

The Manhattan judge who

Do you remember Ajit Pai? The former FCC Chairman handpicked by then-president Donald Trump? You know, the one who was infamous for drinking out of a giant Reese's coffee mug and…oh yeah, killing net neutrality?

In 2021, when he was on the way out of the agency, Pai declared that a paltry 25 megabits per second (mbps) minimum speed requirement for broadband in the U.S. was more than enough for

Are you a billionaire in trouble? Why not try coming out as a Republican and fully pivoting into very public complaints about the “woke agenda?” That’s precisely what Sam Bankman-Fried was thinking, according to newly released notes made by the crypto fraudster after FTX’s stunning collapse in 2022.

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