In today’s DealBook: Michael de la Merced on where donors stand in the latest wave of campus protests; @bernhardwarner with a tech earnings cheat sheet; @laurenshirsch on the F.T.C.’s case against a fashion deal; tariq panja on Apple’s soccer bet; and more nyti.ms/49QrTld

Crisis management guru Eric Dezenhall on billionaires revisiting university donations: 'Some of this is your fault.'

“The mere fact that we’re partnering with two different companies to put our models on the cloud…shows that we’re not beholden to one particular company. We’re an independent actor,' says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Google & Amazon partnerships.

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“There is a Rubicon that’s been crossed here,” says @SangeryNYT on Iran’s attack on Israel. “In the 45 years since the Iranian Revolution, Iran has never attacked Israel directly. I think the taboo on the Israelis attacking back is lifted.”

Trying to understand Bitcoin's price movements this weekend...If it is, as Bitcoin bulls believe, a store of value, during a war, wouldn't it be a considered safe haven? And if it is a hedge against inflation, wouldn't buyers rush to it out of fear that countries will spend more

I’m headed to Seattle, where I’ll be hosting Squawk Box for an exclusive interview with $AMZN CEO Andy Jassy at 8:30 am ET. Any q’s?

I thought I was standing on top of what must have been the subway rumbling by. I didn’t give it a second thought.

'It wouldn't be a great strategy if I said on TV what I thought the business was worth if I was trying to buy it,' says Steven Mnuchin on TikTok. 'The number one issue that needs to be solved is the technology transfer.'

'It's a great business and I'm going to put together a group to buy TikTok,' says Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. 'The issue is all about the technology. This needs to be controlled by U.S. businesses.'

🚨Mnuchin just told us on Squawk Box that he is putting together a group to try to buy TikTok US.

“There’s a lot of good and a lot of bad with TikTok. But the thing I don’t like is, without TikTok you can make Facebook bigger,” says Donald J. Trump. “And I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people.”

I was just sent this from Broadway and 12th.
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In 2015, I interviewed Elon Musk and Sam Altman together on stage, in part, about AI just as OpenAI was being formed. Here’s how they thought about AI then:

Drop the 🎤. Bravo Ben Affleck, jlo, Tom Brady and Matt Damon. 👏

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I don’t normally reply to the most out-of-context stuff on here. But the truth is my comment/question (from years ago) was meant to point out the INEQUALITY and OPPORTUNITY that technology may create.

VR may allow people to “travel” to places they could never afford to see

Catch my exclusive interview with @Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday morning on Squawk Box. We talk about the future of artificial intelligence, election safety, sports streaming ahead of the Super Bowl, company culture and much more..

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Adam Neumann wants to buy back WeWork. And he's teaming up with Dan Loeb's Third Point to do it.

Breaking in @DealBook this AM...
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This is my mantra...

Was SBF (sort of) right? It turns out, FTX lawyers now say it will be able to pay creditors in full. DealBook nytimes.com/2024/02/03/bus…