Walmart used to be seen as super tough and frugal. Amazon is not known as a pleasant place to work either, probably less so than Walmart. Doug McMillan has been there now nine years as CEO. He's really interesting because they look at him as sort of he is a bridge between a couple of generations.
Breaking news: Kara Swisher will not referee the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Also, SpaceX is looking to up its valuation, and Meta wants to shut down access to news in Canada. And this weekend’s insurrection in Russia revealed how unequipped social media is to cover breaking news. Plus, an investigation into the Titan submersible implosion may lead to new regulations. Will the same happen for space travel? Then we’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Jason Del Rey on the decades-long battle between Walmart and Amazon.
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