AI In America

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As one of its first orders of business, the new Trump administration is set to announce a major AI infrastructure project in partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.

The Big Picture: AI was always destined to become one of the biggest topics of the incoming administration as the industry becomes the new global innovation battleground. The deal demonstrates that Donald Trump plans to work alongside leading companies to supercharge growth… potentially at the expense of robust safeguards.

Behind the Money: President Trump wants to ensure that AI is made in America.

The Future: The seeds of the joint venture seemingly started when OpenAI announced that it was talking to the United Arab Emirates about funding for data centers, which would then be built in the kingdom. Under the Biden administration, officials in Washington raised concerns about that plan. According to NYT, a joint venture was already being discussed before Trump took office.

Additionally, Trump rescinded Biden’s executive order that required AI companies to share safety data with the federal government, mandated the government develop standards for safety testing and assess catastrophic risks of AI systems, and create safeguards for workers and consumers.

The theme now might be: “AI at all costs.”

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It turns out that Gen Z is bringing malls back to cultural dominance, re-establishing them as the hub for shopping and social gathering.

Why It Sells: The internet has dominated commerce, communication, and culture over the past decade as ecommerce and social media became the rage. But Gen Z, now looking for a reprieve from online life, is reclaiming physical spaces as places of connection.

Between the Stores: What was old is now new again — malls are cool.

Checkout: Malls have also embraced live events and the experience economy (American Dream Mall in NJ has a ski slope), making them an ironic backdrop for social media content. To that end, the American Dream Mall (which also houses MrBeast’s Beast Burgers) gives Twitch streamers Kai Cenat and Adin Ross free reign for their videos, and Simon Property Group (the largest mall operator) has turned to influencers for marketing. Expect more malls to create spaces that are both an IRL and a digital destination.

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64.4% of you voted No in yesterday’s poll: Do you think the TikTok ban will ultimately stick in the US?

“The entire event felt like a hoax after the app reappeared with a Thank You message from China to Trump, as if Trump is using this as a bargaining chip to gain trust from younger people. It’s... icky.”

“TikTok is being used as political propaganda for Gen Zers.”

“Trump will work out a deal, but I sure wish he wouldn’t and would just keep the company banned.”

“Either it sticks, or the Supreme Court becomes irrelevant.”

“It seems like Trump has the power to keep it going.”

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📺 Netflix gained a record 19 million subscribers last quarter, bringing the streamer’s total count to 302 million.

🎤 Trevor Noah is returning as the host of the Grammys, which takes place on February 2nd.

😂 Comedians Bill Burr and Shane Gillis are doing a one-night comedy show in LA to benefit the Wildfire Relief Fund.

✋ The US is enacting 25% tariffs on Mexico starting on February 1st.

📦 Amazon is pausing its drone-delivery service after two crashes.

🦆 Stripe accidentally sent employees an image of a cartoon duck in layoff emails.

📱 President Trump signed an executive order delaying TikTok’s ban for 75 days… and China signaled it may let ByteDance make a deal.

💰 Meta is rolling out a flurry of updates and cash bonuses to get TikTokers to migrate to Reels.

🤳 The Ankler is launching a trade publication centered on the creator economy titled Like & Subscribe.