Trump denies talks with Oracle about a TikTok deal, says "I have spoken to many people about TikTok" and expects a decision in the next 30 days (Reuters)

Reuters:
Trump denies talks with Oracle about a TikTok deal, says “I have spoken to many people about TikTok” and expects a decision in the next 30 days  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision …

Chinese esports companies, including Tencent and Huya, face growth challenges in China, the world's biggest esports market; the industry earned ~$3.8B in 2024 (Wataru Suzuki/Nikkei Asia)

Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia:
Chinese esports companies, including Tencent and Huya, face growth challenges in China, the world's biggest esports market; the industry earned ~$3.8B in 2024  —  BEIJING — One chilly Saturday evening late last year, 33,000 people gathered at Beijing Workers' Stadium to watch …

Major Chinese social media apps have mastered the "shoppertainment" experience, blending social media with shopping, that Western competitors struggle to match (Rest of World)

Rest of World:
Major Chinese social media apps have mastered the “shoppertainment” experience, blending social media with shopping, that Western competitors struggle to match  —  Addictive algorithms fuse social networking with shopping and entertainment.  —  In the days leading …

Some crypto executives worry Trump's memecoin undercut the industry's credibility at the very moment crypto is seeking a prominent place in mainstream finance (New York Times)

New York Times:
Some crypto executives worry Trump's memecoin undercut the industry's credibility at the very moment crypto is seeking a prominent place in mainstream finance  —  The president's promotion of a speculative digital coin left some crypto investors feeling blindsided, while others saw it as a gimmick …

Sources: people affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains as they explore using a blockchain to track federal spending (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: people affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains as they explore using a blockchain to track federal spending  —  - Conversations said to be held with multiple public blockchains  — The technology may be used to track government spending

Hands-on with the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses live translation feature: adept at translating a basic conversation, but struggles with slang and faster speech (Victoria Song/The Verge)

Victoria Song / The Verge:
Hands-on with the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses live translation feature: adept at translating a basic conversation, but struggles with slang and faster speech  —  I was in middle school the last time I took a Spanish class.  I remember enough for toddler talk — phrases like …