I spent 2 days at a tech summit in Berlin. Here's what I learned about Germany's AI ambitions.

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Sam Altman and Mathias Döpfner.

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Trump calls for the firing of Microsoft's president of global affairs, Lisa Monaco

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Lisa Monaco

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A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires

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Gary Guthart

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Newly released Epstein documents include mention of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, and Steve Bannon

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Documents containing notes about Jeffrey Epstein's schedule mentioned Bill Gates and Elon Musk, according to newly released documents

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Here's what we know about who's buying TikTok's US business

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Trump signed an order blessing a sale of TikTok's US assets.

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The key questions TikTok employees have about the $14 billion Trump-approved deal

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The Trump administration has blessed a TikTok US sale, and employees say that's about all they know.

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Leaked Meta guidelines show how it trains AI chatbots to respond to child sexual exploitation prompts

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We get fresh AI slop from Meta's new 'Vibes' feed. Thanks, Zuck!

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The "Vibes" feed on Meta.ai is all random AI videos.

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3 AI execs say Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee could hinder startups and innovation

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Wall Street is bracing for the impacts of President Trump's new $100,000 H-1B application fee.

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Box CEO says there are 6 things a successful H-1B policy should have

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Box CEO Aaron Levie said a good H-1B policy should positively affect wages and remain economically viable for startups.

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