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A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world leaders like Narendra Modi who could help secure advantages for his businesses — Minutes after it became clear that Javier Milei had been elected president of South America's second-largest nation in November, Elon Musk posted on X: “Prosperity is ahead for Argentina.”
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans — Apple builds a bonus system around sign-ups, viewer loyalty and production costs. — Good afternoon from 30,000 feet.
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
A look at 01.AI, which is launching Wanzhi, a free generative AI assistant focused on the Chinese market; CEO Kai-Fu Lee says 01.AI is nearing profitability — - His startup 01.AI is introducing its first consumer AI app — China needs a catalyst in the same way ChatGPT fueled the US
More: Benzinga. X: @sbeastwindy, @_philschmid, @dorialexander, @01ai_yi, @marikakatanuma, and @saritharai
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| Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the rise and fall of 2U, which provides online degree programs for top US universities, and is valued at ~$30M today, down from $5B+ in 2018 — In May 2018, employees from education technology company 2U paraded through the streets of New Orleans, beads and booze abundant on their floats during a Mardi Gras-style procession.| Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green: |
Following attempts to malign Signal as insecure by Telegram's CEO and Elon Musk, a look at why Signal is widely regarded by experts as more secure than Telegram — Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecure, with assistance from Elon Musk. The goal seems to be to get activists to switch away from encrypted Signal to mostly-unencrypted Telegram. I want to talk about this a bit. 1/
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Arm plans to set up an AI chip division, aiming to build a prototype by spring 2025, with mass production expected to start later in the year — CEO Son seeks to invest $64bn, including in data centers and robotics — TOKYO/LONDON — SoftBank Group subsidiary Arm will foray …
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| Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters: |
Brad Smith says Microsoft will invest €4B in France, much of the investment would focus on AI, and Microsoft would set up a data center in Mulhouse, France — Technology and software giant Microsoft (MSFT.O) will invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in France as part …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Shein steps up preparations for a London listing amid regulatory hurdles for a New York IPO; source: Shein plans to file in London as soon as May — Fast-fashion giant Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float itself in New York faced regulatory hurdles …
More: Proactive, The Guardian, City A.M., and The Sunday Times
| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
As VC firms pivot to investing in startups developing defense tech for the US and its allies, some of their business ties with China still linger — Investors with connections to China are backing startups developing tech that the U.S. wants to counter Beijing| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at the potential successors to Apple's top executives across all of the company's major divisions — Apple's management team is made up of longtime executives nearing the end of their tenures. That means a broad shake-up is increasingly likely.| Henry Mance / Financial Times: |
Researcher Sonia Livingstone says constraining tech companies and empowering young people and parents are better alternatives to banning kids from social media — Social psychologist Sonia Livingstone says there are alternatives to banning the young from social media
X: @henrymance, @henrymance, @alecmuffett, @livingstone_s, and @ciesiolkiewicz. LinkedIn: Sonia Livingstone
| Ju-min Park / Reuters: |
South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government is preparing a $7.3B+ support package for chip investments to win the “war” in the chip sector — South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won … Sponsor Posts
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