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1. Waymo will start offering rides to San Francisco airport

   Alphabet's Waymo division said it will begin taking some passengers to San Francisco's airport and will expand in the coming months.

2. Tesla sold $430 million worth of its Megapack backup batteries to Musk's xAI in 2025

   In Tesla's annual financial filing, the company said that last year it sold $430 million worth of its energy storage products to xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup.

3. Apple acquires Israeli startup Q.ai

   Q.ai was led by Aviad Maizels, who previously sold a startup called PrimeSense to Apple in 2013.

4. Senate panel passes crypto CFTC regulation bill

   The Senate Agriculture Committee voted Thursday to advance its crypto market structure bill to create CFTC regulatory authority over cryptocurrencies.

5. Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter

   Apple's fiscal first quarter ended in December and the company has already signaled last year it's expecting a big earnings report.

6. A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

   U.S. regulators are investigating the behavior of Waymo driverless vehicles around schools and school buses

7. Meta and Microsoft are making big moves in opposite directions after earnings

   Meta jumped, while Microsoft plunged post-earnings as investors hunt for signs that big AI investments are paying off.

8. Powell's press conference, Big Tech earnings, U.S. dollar volatility and more in Morning Squawk

   Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

9. World’s largest sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, driven by tech and banking rally

   Norway's $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund holds stakes in many of the world's biggest companies, including Apple, Nvidia and JPMorgan Chase.

10. What tariffs? Toyota hits record sales in 2025, despite Trump’s auto levies

    Toyota Motor retained its position as the world's top-selling automaker with record sales of 10.5 million in 2025, the Japanese auto giant reported on Thursday.