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	Podcast:		Hashtag Trending
	Episode:		AI-Powered Social Media, Meta's Landmark Trial, and China's Rare Earth Exports Halted: Hashtag Trending for April 16, 2025
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:08:36
	Publish Date:		2025-04-16 06:58:00
	Description:		In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers three major tech stories. OpenAI is reportedly developing a new AI-powered social media platform to challenge X (formerly Twitter), with the aim of creating a healthier digital public square. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends the company's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in a historic US antitrust trial, arguing they were legal and necessary in a rapidly evolving tech landscape. Lastly, China has suspended exports of critical rare earth elements, disrupting global supply chains and affecting industries such as technology, electric vehicles, and defense. 00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:23 OpenAI's Potential Social Media Platform 02:30 Zuckerberg Defends Meta in Antitrust Trial 04:21 China Halts Rare Earth Exports 07:53 Conclusion and Sign Off
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