FRom TLDR 2025-01-24

TIKTOK BAN COULD BE RESOLVED WITHOUT SELLING TO A US COMPANY, SAYS
AMERICAN BOARD MEMBER (2 MINUTE READ) [7]

One of ByteDance's directors has suggested that a compromise deal to
the TikTok ban may be possible. There are a number of alternative
solutions that the company is discussing with the Trump administration
that fall short of selling the company. It isn't clear what form that compromise might take, but it may allow the company to continue to
operate, albeit with a change of control of some kind. ByteDance is
optimistic about the dialogue that is emerging between President Trump
and President Xi.

FIRST-EVER DATA CENTER ON THE MOON SET TO LAUNCH NEXT MONTH (2 MINUTE
READ) [8]

Lonestar Data Holdings, a Florida-based startup, is set to launch the
first Moon-based data center in February. Dubbed the 'Freedom Data
Center', the information hub will piggyback on an upcoming lunar
lander mission by Intuitive Machines aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Storing data on the Moon offers unique benefits - it provides
unmatched physical security and protection and is much more
environmentally friendly. The company still needs to overcome enormous technical challenges as deploying a data center on the lunar surface
is complex. Lonestar will maintain a ground-based backup at a
Flexential facility in Tampa.

FDA-APPROVED NASAL SPRAY FOR DEPRESSION IS FIRST OF ITS KIND (4
MINUTE READ) [9]

The FDA has approved a ketamine-based nasal spray for
treatment-resistant depression in the US. The Johnson & Johnson drug,
Spravato, can now be prescribed to adult patients with depression who
have tried at least two antidepressants without adequate improvement
in symptoms, as well as those with major depressive disorder who have
acute thoughts of self-harm or suicide. While it's not clear yet why
the drug works as an antidepressant, studies show that it can
alleviate symptoms of depression as soon as 24 hours after the first
spray, with 22.5% of patients achieving remission after four weeks of treatment. Spravato is the first new medication for major depression
approved by the FDA in decades.

'STARGATE' SQUARES SOME AI CIRCLES (11 MINUTE READ) [12]

The Stargate Project, spearheaded by OpenAI, is an ambitious project
that aims to invest $500 billion over the next four years into
building out AI infrastructure for the US. While the announcement of
the project is an early win for the Trump administration, looking
below the surface yields a lot of questions. It appears that
previously announced deals and projects will be roped into this new
initiative. Stargate will provide a lot of positive media for all of
the companies involved while making a lot of money for some partners.

META'S GENAI ORG IN PANIC MODE (1 MINUTE READ) [13]

Meta engineers are frantically trying to dissect DeepSeek's models
and copy everything they can learn from it. Its management is worried
about justifying the massive cost of the company's GenAI organization, especially when every single leader is making more than what it cost
to train DeepSeek V3 - and there are dozens of such 'leaders'.
DeepSeek V3, trained with a $5.5 million budget, is already ahead of
Llama 4 in benchmarks. DeepSeek R1 made things even scarier for the
Meta.

WHY AMAZON IS STRUGGLING TO CRACK ARGENTINA (8 MINUTE READ) [19]

Custom duties and fees delay deliveries and make items significantly
more expensive.

Links:
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[7] https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/23/tiktok-ban-could-be-resolved-without-selling -to-a-us-company-says-american-board-member/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[8] https://www.techspot.com/news/106470-first-ever-data-center-moon-set-launch -next.html?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[9] https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-approved-nasal-spray-for-depression-is-fir st-of-its-kind?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[12] https://spyglass.org/project-stargate-agi-openai/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter [13] https://www.teamblind.com/post/Meta-genai-org-in-panic-mode-KccnF41n?utm_s ource=tldrnewsletter
[19] https://restofworld.org/2025/amazon-argentina-shipping-mercado-libre/?utm_ source=tldrnewsletter

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