CNN's John Defterios and Axios CEO Jim Vannehaj sold Politico to Cox Enterprises for $1 billion. They say they're not planning to sell the news agency, which is based in New York City. The sale comes as a lot of digital news media is seeing struggles protocol, the recountfuture.com.
Kara and Scott are back together! They discuss the new power balance in Congress, how A.I. will and won't transform, and a potential ban on non-compete clauses. Plus, Jack Ma will give up control of Ant Group, and echoes of January 6th in Brazil. Today's Friend of Pivot is Mike Allen of Axios, who stops by to chat about his new book, “Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less,” and the changing landscape of the news business.
You can find Mike Allen on Twitter at @MikeAllen and can find Smart Brevity here.
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