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Bloomberg Technology

Spotify surged 15% on record user growth reaching 751 million, while Paramount enhanced its Warner Bros. Discovery bid by covering $2.8 billion in breakup fees. Alphabet raised $32 billion in debt including a 100-year bond to fund AI infrastructure, as analysts argue software sector disruption fears are overblown compared to infrastructure opportunities.

Reuters

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt outlined Trump's busy week including meetings with Netanyahu, major deregulation announcements saving Americans $1.3 trillion, and the launch of Trump investment accounts giving every newborn $1,000 to start building wealth.

Yahoo Finance

Spotify shares surged nearly 17% on record subscriber growth and margin expansion, while December data confirmed a starkly bifurcated 'K-shaped' economy where wealthy households increased holiday spending by 29% year-over-year as middle and low-income consumers cut back by 4%.

WIRED

Figure skater Maxim Naumov breaks down the biomechanics of six jump types, explains how skaters train their vestibular systems to overcome dizziness, and predicts that quintuple jumps are inevitable given current technical progression.

Yahoo Finance

The video contrasts divergent views on AI's impact on software stocks, featuring investor Eric Jackson's bearish stance that legacy names like Salesforce face permanent decline against Superhuman CEO Shashir Matra's argument that adaptive AI-assistance platforms will thrive by augmenting human productivity rather than replacing workers.

Reuters

Senator Schumer and Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez introduced "Virginia's Law," named after the late Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, to eliminate federal statutes of limitations for civil claims by adult survivors of sex trafficking and create a look-back window for previously barred cases.

Yahoo Finance

Coca-Cola narrowly beat quarterly earnings but issued disappointing guidance amid international weakness and K-shaped consumer trends, while broader markets show investors rotating from AI-uncertain tech stocks into energy and industrials.

Reuters

A House Homeland Security Committee hearing on CBP operations revealed stark partisan divisions, with Republicans citing historic declines in illegal border crossings while Democrats accused the Trump administration's DHS of civil rights violations, excessive force resulting in American deaths, and systematic obstruction of congressional oversight.

Reuters

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers meet with families of political prisoners outside the National Assembly to advance an Amnesty Law aimed at securing full freedom for detainees, while relatives denounce forced disappearances and demand proof of life for missing loved ones.

Reuters

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his government's focus on cost-of-living issues amid recent political turmoil, outlining specific relief measures while framing the 'real fight' as against right-wing divisive politics rather than internal party disputes.

Yahoo Finance

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt outlines President Trump's busy week ahead, including meetings with Netanyahu, major deregulation actions saving $1.3 trillion, and announces new Trump investment accounts for children with $1,000 government seed funding.

The Verge

After nine months of silence and speculation that it was vaporware, Trump Mobile executives unexpectedly contacted The Verge to confirm the Trump Phone T1 is a real device nearing shipment, pending T-Mobile certification expected in mid-March.