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Meta is bringing AI directly into the hands of businesses on WhatsApp, rolling out its AI agent tool to companies worldwide. The catch is a familiar one — businesses will pay based on token usage, meaning the more their customers chat with the bot, the higher the bill. It is a significant move that turns WhatsApp into a billable AI platform at global scale.
Shifting to the crypto markets, Citi analysts are offering a sobering read on Bitcoin's recent turbulence. While Strategy's decision to unload holdings rattled some investors, Citi says the deeper problem is structural — there simply aren't enough new buyers stepping in. Without fresh demand entering the market, Bitcoin's price floor looks shakier than the headlines about any single seller might suggest.
And a story drawing serious scrutiny in Washington — Dell has secured a nine point seven billion dollar Pentagon contract, and the timing is raising eyebrows. President Trump had recently acquired stock in the company and publicly praised it before the contract was announced. The overlap between personal financial interests and a federal procurement of that size is already drawing calls for closer examination.
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