The big story of this week was Valin-Mir Putin recovering from the weekend insurrection by his former ally. The Wagner group is the paramilitary organization that was helping him fight the war. I think eventually, including with AI, they need to be able to get together and negotiate with these big platforms. And it should be not illegal to do so on lots of issues.
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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