Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on his plan to make Uber an everything app, Uber's AI integrations, investing in autonomous cars, and more  —  Uber's CEO on his plan to make Uber an everything app and take over travel. … Today, I'm talking with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

Bloomberg:
How Europe is falling behind in the global crypto race, as delays to the ECB's digital euro leave the bloc exposed to US-led stablecoin dominance  —  In the contest over the future of money, the US dollar has a huge head start  —  When Christine Lagarde addressed a central bank conference late last year, her frustration was clear.

@mingchikuo:
Kuo: OpenAI appears to be fast-tracking its AI agent phone with two NPUs and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9600 SoC, targeting mass production as early as H1 2027  —  【Industry Check Update】OpenAI appears to be fast-tracking its first AI agent phone, with mass production targeted as early as 1H27. Potential drivers include supporting a year-end IPO narrative and intensifying competition in AI agent phones. MediaTek currently appears better

Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple held exploratory talks with Intel and Apple executives visited a Samsung plant in Texas to explore producing core chips for its devices in the US  —  Apple Considers Using Intel, Samsung to Build Device Processors  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Unmute

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
Inference cloud startup DeepInfra raised a $107M Series B co-led by 500 Global and Georges Harik, and currently supports 190+ open models, including Nemotron  —  Dedicated inference cloud startup Deepinfra Inc. is looking to expand its global capacity after raising $107 million in a Series B round …