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Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Wednesday, February 5th. I'm Pierre Bienn-A for the Wall Street Journal.

We're exclusively reporting that Google is eliminating goals to hire more minority employees.

In an email to employees today, the company said it would no longer set hiring targets to improve representation in its workforce.

It's also reviewing some diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in light of

recent court decisions and executive orders by President Trump aimed at curbing DEI in the government

and federal contractors. Google's moves are part of a pullback across Silicon Valley. The company

said it would maintain its resource groups for underrepresented employees.

Wall Street is clamoring to get a piece of X. According to people familiar with the matter,

banks wrapped up the sale of $5.5 billion in debt backed by Elon Musk's social media company today.

Investors, including Pimco and Citadel, agreed to buy the loans at 97 cents on

the dollar. The floating rate debts carry an interest rate of about 11%, with borrowing costs

several percentage points above even the riskiest loans on Wall Street. The sale shows that investors

are eager to bet on Musk, given his proximity to President Trump.

At a meeting with potential investors last week, X reported 2024 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of about $1.25 billion, and annual revenue

of $2.7 billion. And Uber stock fell after the company reported lower than expected operating income.

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