Wall Street banks are getting ready to sell up to billion of debt holdings in X, the social media platform controlled by Elon Musk, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

   Meta Platforms will begin test launching ads on its social media platform Threads with a few brands in the U.S. and Japan, it said on Friday, as the app hits over million monthly active users.

   The companies behind the crypto exchanges Kraken and Blockchain.com have joined the dozens of corporations and wealthy individuals that have hired the President Trump tied lobbying firm Ballard Partners since November’s elections, records show.

   Texas Instruments forecast first quarter profit below analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as the analog chipmaker grapples with an inventory buildup in its key automotive and industrial markets.

   Amazon’s Prime Video has shifted its strategic focus towards live sports and away from original television shows and movies, seeking to meet internal corporate profit targets, The Information reported on Friday.

   Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof held critical conversations with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, he said on Friday, including discussions on human rights and on semiconductor equipment supplier ASML .

   Crypto markets crept up on Friday, still holding below recent highs even after President Donald Trump ordered a new working group to draw up crypto regulations long hoped for by the industry and explore the creation of a U.S. cryptocurrency stockpile.

   Indian book publishers and their international counterparts have filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in New Delhi, a representative said on Friday, the latest in a series of global cases seeking to stop the ChatGPT chatbot accessing proprietary content.

   Meta Platforms plans to spend as much as billion this year to expand its AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, aiming to bolster the company’s position against rivals OpenAI and Google in the race to dominate the technology.

   The European Commission has asked social media giants including Facebook, TikTok and X to take part in a test to see whether they are doing enough to counter disinformation in the run up to next month’s German election, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.

   AT amp;T said on Friday it has secured million through the sale leaseback of its underused central office facilities that house its legacy copper networks to real estate development firm Reign Capital.

   Euro zone banks need a digital euro to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to promote stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency typically pegged to the U.S. dollar, European Central Bank board member Piero Cipollone said on Friday.

   Verizon Communications on Friday reported its best quarterly wireless subscriber growth in five years, fueled by robust demand for its customizable myPlan, Black Friday deals and trade in offers for the AI powered iPhone series.

   Polish game developer Big Cheese Studio was hit by a hacker attack early on Friday, its management confirmed to the Polish Press Agency PAP .

   President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to usher in a boom time for crypto but a Reuters review shows very few members of the incoming congress are invested in bitcoin or other digital currencies.

   The European Commission has completed its initial probe into social media platform X and will soon decide to impose a fine worth millions of euros, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Friday, citing three high ranking officials from the bloc.

   Google will do more to tackle fake reviews, including sanctioning UK businesses and people involved in manipulating star ratings, Britain’s competition regulator said on Friday following a lengthy investigation.

   The chief executive of Japanese IT company NTT DATA said global standards in regulation of artificial intelligence AI would reduce risks in the development of the fast emerging technology.

   South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution LGES said on Friday it plans to cut capital expenditure by up to this year on slowing electrical vehicle demand growth, after posting a quarterly loss for the first time in three years.

   U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the creation of a cryptocurrency working group tasked with proposing new digital asset regulations and exploring the creation of a national cryptocurrency stockpile, making good on his promise to quickly overhaul U.S. crypto policy.