Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Larry Summers and OpenAI say he has resigned from the OpenAI board, after a US House Committee released his emails with Jeffrey Epstein  —  Former Treasury secretary and Harvard president Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board, he and the company told Axios in separate statements Wednesday …

Sorry, Elon Musk — it’s looking like the rupture between President Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) might actually be the messiest breakup of Trump’s second term.  If you haven’t heard, Greene — yes, of Jewish space lasers fame — seems to be turning against Trump over his hesitancy to call on the […]

Reuters:
The EU's General Court dismisses Amazon's request to remove its designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA; platforms with 45M+ users qualify  —  - Amazon had contested ‘very large platform’ status  — EU court says large online marketplaces can pose systemic risk

Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Crypto miners like IREN are pivoting to AI data centers amid the AI boom; IREN's stock, down to ~$1 in 2022, is up 300% in 2025, giving it a $13B+ market cap  —  Developers desperately need access to electricity—and bitcoin miners are in prime position to assist

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
NetEase says 2M+ people played martial arts game Where the Winds Meet in the 24 hours after its global release, as Chinese companies' cultural influence expands  —  The big story  —  From Nezha 2 to Labubu, it's been quite a year for Chinese cultural exports.