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Top stories today:
- Trump signs executive orders to delay TikTok ban, threatens tariffs
- DOGE office to have āabout 20 peopleā working for Elon
- Chinaās DeepSeek releases R1 open-weight āreasoningā AI models
- Weight-loss drugs reduce risk of Alzheimerās by 12%, study shows
- Elon Muskās X rolling out dedicated vertical video feed in U.S.
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1. Trump signs executive orders to delay TikTok ban for 75 days, as he threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada
āWe may have to get approval from Chinaā¦ I'm sure they'll approve,ā Trump said.
China has signaled its willingness to work with Trump.
āI think Feb. 1ā: when Trump threatened to tariff Canada and Mexico. No mentions of China.
With other executive orders, Trump:
Revoked a 2023 AI safety order signed by Biden.
Ended DEI programs across the federal government.
Tried to end birthright citizenship via executive order, which has already been challenged in the courts.
āEnding federal censorshipā across the federal government.
Pardoned 1,500+ Jan. 6 rioters.
No orders on crypto so far.
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3. DOGE office to have āabout 20 peopleā working for Elon, with Ramaswamy out to run for Ohio Gov.
Elon is likely to get an office space in the West Wing.
Unclear whether Elon will legally head the department, now with Vivek Ramaswamy out.
Elon could become a special government employee (can only work <=130 days per year) to avoid a stringent conflict of interest standards for federal workers.
4. Chinaās DeepSeek releases R1 open-weight āreasoningā AI models to take on OpenAIās o1
DeepSeek-R1 performed on par with the o1 model in benchmark results shared by DeepSeek:
