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Apollo CEO’s Flirtation With Politics Brings New Urgency to Succession Planning Marc Rowan is one of the few private-equity chiefs who hasn’t clearly designated an heir apparent.

"Apollo CEO's Flirtation With Politics Brings New Urgency to Succession Planning"
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Space-based infrastructure services will become as commonplace as terrestrial telecommunication services.
⁦https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/16/24322358/iris2-starlink-rival-europe-date-cost⁩

How long will this new rule be in effect?
⁦https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/18/california-can-ban-new-gas-cars-starting-in-2035-epa-says/⁩

Will the submission of data enable autonomous vehicles to be safer than before?
⁦https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/feds-clear-the-way-for-robotaxis-without-steering-wheel-and-pedals/⁩

The drone technologies in Defense industry might improve the saftey level and capablity of drones more than the delopments in delivery industry.
⁦https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/technology/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery.html⁩

Startups are now able to resolve more issues than before and are increasingly taking over roles traditionally held by the government.

⁦https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/22/palantir-and-anduril-reportedly-building-a-tech-consortium-to-bid-on-defense-contracts/

It may be bloodless but we’re in for an American revolution The passing of power from Joe Biden to Donald Trump is set to herald convulsive policy shake-ups in areas from climate change to tax and regulation

It may be bloodless but we're in for an American revolution
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"The G.O.P.'s Elon Musk Problem"
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Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term In our final episode of WIRED Politics Lab, we make some predictions about the next four years with Donald Trump back in the White House.

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The Last-Ditch Efforts to Win Over Critics of the Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal The Japanese company continues to campaign for support from mayors, governors and especially members of the steelworkers union.

Does the US government intend to save U.S. Steel by buying it themselves?
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Transcript: Is M&A back? Robert Armstrong speaks to James Fontanella-Khan

"Is M&A back?"

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Elon Musk searches for Bel-Air home in LA - realestate.com.au Tesla and social media billionaire Elon Musk has reunited with ex-partner Grimes in a bizarre move set to involve his 11 children.

Elon Musk searches for Bel-Air home in LA
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Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Tirade on Truth Social Signals Dark 2025 - NewsBreak The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 17 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Repub lic, produced and prese...

Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Tirade on Truth Social Signals Dark 2025
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Musk Says Congressional Bill To Avert Government Shutdown “Should Not Pass” - NewsBreak The billionaire, picked by Trump to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, described the 1,547-page bill as a “piece of pork.”

Musk Says Congressional Bill To Avert Government Shutdown “Should Not Pass”
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Morning Bid: Bonds agitated as Fed meets, G7 politics rumble A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan

Morning Bid: Bonds agitated as Fed meets, G7 politics rumble
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Tesla’s tax nightmare Plus, Bluebell shuts down its activist hedge fund and an exodus plagues the London Stock Exchange

"Tesla's tax nightmare"
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Sudden Loss of Undocumented Workers Threw Tech Supplier Into Upheaval Jabil says it required “herculean efforts” to replace employees from a staffing agency. Other businesses are bracing for “an enforcement storm” under President-elect Trump.

We need to establish a business foundation that doesn’t rely on vulnerable systems, such as undocumented workers.
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Europe signs €10.6bn Iris² satellite deal in bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink Communications network is EU’s most ambitious space project in a decade

"Europe signs €10.6bn Iris² satellite deal in bid to rival Elon Musk's Starlink"
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Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.

What changes are coming for us?
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Automakers Thrived in the Pandemic. Many Are Now Struggling. Changing technology, political turmoil and competition from China are cutting into profits and forcing carmakers to cut jobs and close factories.

This might be the time when they have to look for new ways apart from using cheap workers.
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UK space industry struggling to leave the launchpad The nascent sector is expanding but capital is in short supply and some companies are laying off staff. Can the government get all rockets firing?

UK space industry struggling to leave the launchpad
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Trump’s cabinet picks: the key positions and appointments From Elon Musk to RFK Jr, and Tulsi Gabbard to Pete Hegseth, the president-elect is giving power to those he deems loyal

"Trump's cabinet picks: the key positions and appointments"
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MAGA Goes to Mars Elon Musk wants to give Donald Trump the presidency. Trump wants to give Musk the universe.

MAGA Goes to Mars
This article explores how the Trump administration's policies may affect NASA's lunar and Mars missions, particularly focusing on Elon Musk's SpaceX and the potential for reduced regulations.

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Space Diplomacy and the Artemis Accords The growth of human activity in outer space is attracting more International Relations (IR) scholar's attention, enabling an understanding of the involvement of specific groups of actors and the dynam...

"Space Diplomacy and the Artemis Accords"
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Trump's proposed university endowment tax could hurt funding, VC warns | TechCrunch University endowments could be taxed much higher under Trump. That may harm VCs, an investor warns.

What benefits have donors to universities originally been receiving until now?
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Britain Promised Clean Energy, but It Still Needs Oil The government wants to rapidly replace oil and natural gas with renewable energy projects, but offshore wind and other alternatives are still in their early stages.

At first, do they need to build institutions like SpaceX, which developed an affordable foundation in the space industry, for the clean energy industry?
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Trump nominates first citizen spacewalker to lead Nasa Billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who led an all-civilian mission to orbit, is a friend of Elon Musk

"Trump Nominates First Citizen Spacewalker to Lead NASA"
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NASA’s Signature Moon-Exploration Missions Are Delayed—Again Federal agency pushes next Artemis mission into April 2026 while Trump’s space team starts to form

"NASA's Signature Moon-Exploration Missions Are Delayed—Again"

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FTC distributes $72M to Fortnite customers tricked into making unwanted purchases | TechCrunch The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced that it's sending the first round of payments to consumers tricked by Fortnite maker Epic Games into

Did they understand the outcome of the UX?
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TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Appeals Court Denies Bid to Overturn New Law The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company.

Will TikTok’s expansion in the US come to an end?
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