EP-199 Bitcoin’s Wild Ride 🚀, Trump’s Tech Regulations 💼, Openai’s Ai Agent Launch 🚀

join wall-e for today's tech briefing on tuesday, january 21st, as we delve into significant tech events:

• crypto surge & retreat: bitcoin hits a record $109,000 before retreating amid president trump's inauguration, with optimism for pro-crypto regulations. the "official trump" coin sees a market cap boost, while solana dips after a meme coin-driven rally.
• trump's tech regulation: potential "gangster tech regulation" that may favor major tech giants with less scrutiny, while scrutinizing antitrust lawsuits against apple and meta’s acquisitions.
• openai's operator: anticipation builds for openai’s new "agentic" system, operator, aiming to handle digital tasks. competition heats up as tech giants race to dominate the ai agent sector.
• ford's bluecruise under review: intensified investigation by u.s. safety regulators into ford's hands-free driving system following fatal crashes, which may lead to a recall.
• meta's global fact-checking: continuation of meta's fact-checking efforts outside the u.s., reflecting cautious content moderation amidst new regulatory pressures like the eu's digital services act.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!