There are a lot of people in Moscow who don't like the war and who wouldn't mind Putin being embarrassed. The Russians may also be trying to raise morale at home, as they know support for the war is falling. There have been a few things in the past few weeks to indicate that not everyone's happy. And so there's clearly some cracks in Russia.
Kara and Scott on interest rates, new Airbnb features, and the text that got Tucker Carlson fired. AI CEOs are headed to the White House as the FTC puts the industry in its crosshairs, and Scott redefines LLM. Plus: the growing movement to censor kids' theater programs. Today's Friend of Pivot is Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, with the latest on Ukraine.
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