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- OpenAI hires Slack CEO Denise Dresser to lead global revenue strategy - Dresser was named Slack's chief executive in 2023 after spending more than a decade at Salesforce.
- Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers - The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.
- Commercial real estate deal volume drops for the first time in nearly two years - Commercial real estate has had a rough year after gaining momentum coming out of the pandemic.
- Corporate America is upbeat on economy, but less so on President Trump's handling of it: CNBC CFO survey - A majority of CFOs are optimistic on the economy and see no recession in 2026, but their view of Trump's handling of the job of president is lukewarm at best.
- Nvidia can sell the more advanced H200 AI chip to China — but will Beijing want them? - Nvidia received the green light from the U.S. to sell its advanced H200 chip to China. But there are questions over whether Beijing will allow this to happen.
- From Llamas to Avocados: Meta's shifting AI strategy is causing internal confusion - Meta’s push to develop its next frontier model, codenamed Avocado, under new AI leadership is creating internal friction as it races rivals OpenAI and Google.
- Ukraine at 'critical moment' in war as European allies ramp up pressure on Russia - "We all know that the destiny of this country is the destiny of Europe," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
- U.S. uncovers scheme to reroute Nvidia GPUs worth $160 million to China despite export bans - Authorities have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network for Nvidia's AI chips, according to a release from a U.S. Attorneys office.
- Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI - It's the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.
- Saudi Arabia eyes data embassies amid sovereign AI push. Here's what we know so far - Only two data embassies currently exist, but Saudi Arabia is looking to make them commonplace.