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Meta opens its weights and leans on Macs, Amazon's Bee wants to hear your shopping list, and Tesla's Roadster finally flies.
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Big Tech funded Trump's ballroom according to a donor list obtained by the Washington Post, with Apple and Nvidia each pledging $25 million, Microsoft $10 million, and Amazon and T-Mobile $5 million each, outside campaign finance limits and disclosure requirements.
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Markets · Thu, Oct 15 US stocks opened lower as tech stayed under pressure, then a Nasdaq network disruption hit US equities data feeds, so the closing picture is murky.
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