US-Ukraine Minerals Deal, Tesla Leadership, and AI-Powered Shopping

From a US-Ukraine minerals agreement to Tesla's board denials and the future of AI-powered retail, today's episode examines significant developments in international relations, corporate leadership, and technological innovation.

What we know about US-Ukraine minerals deal - BBC

US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist - BBC

Tesla board denies launching search for Musk's successor - Financial Times

Trump admin freaks out over report Amazon planned to be transparent about tariffs - TechDirt

Microsoft puts brakes on AI spending as profit increases 18% - Slashdot

Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping - TechCrunch

Meta blows past Q1 expectations, ups capex target for full-year 2025 - Variety

Duolingo said it just doubled its language courses thanks to AI - The Verge

mineral resources, Tesla leadership, tariff transparency, AI spending, language learning, corporate earnings, consumer awareness