Top stories today:

1. OpenAI would buy Chrome if court orders spin-off, ChatGPT chief says
2. Instagram co-founder says Meta starved his company of resources
3. Trump floats cutting China tariffs “substantially” in trade deal
4. Elon to refocus on ailing Tesla as Q1 profit -71%
5. IMF cuts 2025 global growth forecast to 2.8% as trade war risks surface

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1. OpenAI would buy Chrome if court orders spin-off, ChatGPT chief says

• “Yes, we would, as would many other parties,” ChatGPT chief Nick Turley said when asked if OpenAI would buy Chrome.

• Turley testified on Tue. as part of a 3-week trial aimed at Google’s search domination.

• Having Chrome be more deeply integrated into OpenAI would allow for a better product, Turley said.

• Search tech is crucial for OpenAI to make its aimed “super assistant” app successful, the ChatGPT chief said.

• OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft sought to put their AI chatbots on Samsung phones, a Google court presentation revealed.

• OpenAI didn’t make much headway in negotiations with Samsung due to Google’s deeper pockets, Turley said.

• Motorola is also working with AI firms, including Perplexity, a Google executive testified.

3. Instagram co-founder says Meta starved his company of resources after acquisition