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1. Amazon's cloud business giving federal agencies up to $1 billion in discounts

   The GSA has also reached deals with cloud provider Oracle and OpenAI to give federal agencies access to ChatGPT at a discount.

2. Duolingo stock skyrockets 30% on boosted guidance as AI powers user growth

   Duolingo shares skyrocketed after the language learning platform boosted its guidance due to strong user growth driven by artificial intelligence.

3. Democrats question Google's Trump talks over censorship suit and possible 'quid-pro-quo' deal

   A group of Democratic senators wrote a letter to Google expressing concern over a possible settlement between the company and President Trump.

4. Bitcoin jumps as Trump is set to sign an order that allows cryptocurrencies in 401(k)s

   The crypto market jumped Thursday on excitement that bitcoin and other digital assets could soon be coming to 401(k) retirement plans.

5. Intel shares drop after Trump calls for CEO to resign immediately

   Intel shares were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker's CEO to resign immediately.

6. What the world's biggest chipmakers are doing to stave off Trump's tariffs

   Shares of major chip stocks rose as investors bet these companies' U.S. investments may help mitigate President Trump's proposed 100% semiconductor tariffs.

7. Trump's latest chip tariff declaration raises more questions than answers

   U.S. President Donald Trump has divulged more of his semiconductor tariff plans, but his latest threats create as many questions than answers. 

8. SoftBank's Vision Fund posts best performance in 4 years

   In the fiscal first quarter, SoftBank said the fair value of its Vision Funds rose $4.8 billion.

9. Firefly Aerospace prices shares at $45, above the expected range

   Firefly will be the next space technology company to go public, following Voyager Technology and Karman Holdings this year.

10. Trump vows 100% tariff on chips, unless companies are building in the U.S.

    President Donald Trump said he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips, but not for companies that are "building in the United States."