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FDA approves fruit-flavored vapes for first time after reported Trump pressure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the marketing of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes, marking the first time it has authorized fruit-flavored vaping products. The FDA said the products are pods made by Los Angeles-based Glas Inc., a vaping manufacturer that uses age-verification technology to restrict access.The pods come in…

Baby formula recalled after toxin detected as officials warn parents

A baby formula brand has recalled three batches after a toxin was discovered, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the FDA’s report on Saturday, The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) voluntarily recalled its imported a2 Platinum Premium USA label infant formula for children between 0 and…

Bay Area banker wants to swap his M estate for AI company stock

An investment banker is offering up about $8 million in Bay Area real estate, including a nearly $5 million house, in exchange for stock options for AI giant Anthropic ahead of the company’s potential initial public offering (IPO). Storm Duncan, the founder of tech investment bank Ignatious, is proposing a…

SEC releases proposal to usher Wall Street into optional semiannual reporting

U.S. financial regulators are proposing to switch required filings for publicly traded companies from quarterly reporting to semiannual. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday released its amended proposal for optional semiannual reporting for companies on Wall Street. SEC officials say the change in frequency of reporting won’t impact the…

Trump admin to review AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI ahead of public release

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it had reached new agreements with Microsoft, Google DeepMind and Elon Musk’s xAI to expand collaboration with Big Tech companies in researching artificial intelligence (AI) and security. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), which is part of the Commerce Department’s National…