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 its 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  —  Current Time 0:00 Loaded: 27.09% Playback Rate

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

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Sam Altman discussed spinning out OpenAI's robotics and consumer hardware divisions in late 2025 to give them more room to grow; the plan was rejected  —  Company is considering an Alphabet-like structure for its portfolio of products, though no discussions are currently active