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- The top 25 stories read by CXOs!

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Being a Force Multiplier

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Are machines smarter than venture capitalists? - FT (No paywall)
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Most VC firms are not yet ditching human experience, but a few
pioneers are about to go all in on quant trading

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Data That Delivers: Real-Time Insights for Brand Success in Quick
Commerce
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Brands are a core part of the Zepto experience. A rich and diverse
catalog helps us serve a wide range of customer preferences while
giving...

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China's capital city is making AI education mandatory, even for
elementary schoolers - Business Insider (No paywall)
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Starting this fall, schools in the city must provide at least eight
hours of AI instruction per academic year, the Beijing Municipal
Education Commission said in a statement on Friday. Schools can teach
AI as a stand-alone course or integrate it into existing courses like
science and information technology.

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Nvidia CEO Huang Says UK in 'Goldilocks' Position for AI
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the UK is in a "Goldilocks circumstance"
as the country has "one of the richest AI communities anywhere on the
planet," with "th...















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Britain Counts the Mounting Cost of Taxing Wealthy Non-Doms -
Bloomberg (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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The UK government says ending special tax privileges for the rich will
bring in billions but a growing exodus is putting those claims to the
test.

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Judge Rules Trump's National Guard Deployment Illegal
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A federal judge ruled Thursday evening that President Donald Trump's
federalization of the California National Guard in response to
anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles was illegal. Pending an
immediate appeal by the Trump Administration, the ruling granted the
states request for a temporary restraining order on deployment and
ordering control of the California National Guard to be returned to
Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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What Happened When a Doctor Posed As a Teen for AI Therapy
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A psychiatrist recently pretended to be a troubled teen and asked
chatbots for help. They dispensed worrying advice.

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US medical debt financing groups vie to be 'solution' to struggling
rural hospitals
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Companies claim they can help hospitals seeking to get paid by
'subprime patients' amid Republican health cuts














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Your Breathing Pattern Is as Unique as a Fingerprint, Study Finds
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Every single human on this planet is as distinct as a snowflake; a
combination of traits and genes and microbes that, as far as we can
tell, is not replicated exactly in any other single human.

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Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell
function, posing potential stroke risk
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Erythritol may impair cellular functions essential to maintaining
brain blood vessel health, according to researchers at the University
of Colorado Boulder. Findings suggest that erythritol increases
oxidative stress, disrupts nitric oxide signaling, raises
vasoconstrictive peptide production, and diminishes clot-dissolving
capacity in human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

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China delays approval of $35bn US chip merger amid Donald Trump's
trade war - FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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Beijing's antitrust regulator postpones sign-off on Synopsys and Ansys
deal

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Germany puts rail first in 500bn investment spree - FT (No paywall)
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State-owned Deutsche Bahn expected to receive 10.5bn this year from
newly established infrastructure fund














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Opinion | Big Tech Is Losing in Court
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The courts are starting to rein in Big Tech.

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NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast
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Proof-of-concept results from the mouth of the Tijuana River in San
Diego County show how an instrument called EMIT could aid wastewater
detection.

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Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal
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Senior Coinbase exec Jesse Pollak described the deal as a "holy crap"
moment for the payments industry.

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Ever-rising height of car bonnets a 'clear threat' to children, report
says
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High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in
Europe, with the UK an extreme example














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Uncovering Hidden Signals in SEC Filings for 20+ years - footnoted*
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Scientists rush to stop mirror microbes that could threaten life on
earth - FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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Paris conference urges international action against synthetic
organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems

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China Forced to Keep Unprofitable Firms Alive to Save Jobs and Avoid
Unrest - Bloomberg (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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Saddled with the most loss-making industrial companies since 2001, Xi
Jinping is trying to clean up his economy without triggering mass
layoffs.

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Why Is Huawei Downplaying Its Chips? - Bloomberg (No paywall)
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High praise from Nvidia's CEO aside, homegrown AI hardware in China is
at a crossroads.














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Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police
seeking woman who had abortion
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an
investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly
sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff
seeking a woman who had an abortion.

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Small-Town Newspapers Are Dying Because No One Wants to Run Them
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And it's not just about the money.

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I studied why vegans have higher rates of depression and discovered a
hidden psychological pattern that's destroying careers and
relationships for everyone
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What I discovered changed how I see identity itself. The pattern
affects millions who've never considered going vegan.

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Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid
bubbles
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A team of researchers at Rice University have discovered a
surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of
electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels
and chemicals, and it involves nothing more than sending the CO2
through an acid bubbler.














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China's car industry runs on empty as supply chain bills go unpaid -
FT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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Beijing has acted to ease stresses of a damaging price war with
carmakers pressed to settle invoices within 60 days

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The case for rate cuts is growing - WSJ (No paywall)
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President Trump's tariffs present the Federal Reserve with two
conflicting challenges. First, they raise prices, which weakens the
case for cutting interest rates. Second, they sap confidence and
demand, which strengthens the case.

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Generative AI is a hammer and no one knows what is and isn't a nail
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a world without hammers. You're driving nails into the wall with...














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World first: brain implant lets man speak with expression - and sing
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Nature - Device translates thought to speech in real time.

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Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated
"mask"
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A new method uses AI to physically restore a damaged painting much
more quickly than what's possible using manual techniques. A digitally
generated "mask" in the form of thin film is applied directly to the
original painting, and can also be easily removed.

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Here are the three reasons why tariffs have yet to drive inflation
higher
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President Donald Trump's tariffs have yet to show up in any of the
traditional data points measuring inflation.

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Six months out, there's still no info on Australian teen social media
ban
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Six months have passed since Australia's 'world-first' social media
minimum age law was passed. But we still don't know how it will work.













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Taylor Swift now owns all the music she has ever made: a copyright
expert breaks it down
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In a US$360 million deal, Swift now owns the master recordings to her
first six albums.

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The one drug RFK Jr. should actually ban
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The world's "most controversial" food additive, explained.

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Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem's news conference
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has been forcefully
removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference
in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up
about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and
elsewhere. Video shows a Secret Service agent on Noem's security
detail grabbing Padilla by his jacket Thursday and shoving him from
the room as he tried to interrupt Noem's news conference in Los
Angeles. The stunning scene of a U.S. senator being aggressively
removed from a Cabinet secretary's news conference prompted immediate
outrage from his Democratic colleagues in the chamber.

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No Rivals: The Founders Fund Story
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Founders Fund, led by Peter Thiel, has ascended to the pinnacle of
Silicon Valley. Its fundamental genius is wanting differently.



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Live updates: Israel strikes Iran's nuclear and military sites
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Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming
across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights
over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.

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Slow and Steady, Kay Ryan's "Turtle" Poem Will Win Your Heart
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A.O. Scott ponders the specific gravity and unlikely grace of Kay
Ryan's "Turtle." And we have a game to help you memorize it.

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4 Mistakes Leaders Make About Psychological Safety - Harvard Business
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In today's uncertain and fast-moving business environment,
psychological safety is essential to foster high-quality
decision-making on senior teams. Without it, people hold back, leading
to stalled discussions, weaker decisions, and a lack of forward
momentum.

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Why there's an unexpected surge in people claiming Social Security
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Some early filers say worries about the future under the Trump
administration moved up their timelines.



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11 Ways to Hack Your Competitors' Customer Acquisition Strategy
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Get an unfair advantage by copying what already works

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Israel Strikes Iran's Nuclear Program, Killing Top Military Officials:
Live Updates
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Israel struck bases and nuclear sites across Iran multiple times. Iran
vowed a harsh response, and launched at least 100 drones in an initial
wave.

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Donald Trump's Dictator Cosplay - The New Yorker (No paywall)
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Call it Donald Trump's Strongman Week. Over the course of just a few
days, the President has ordered the military into the streets of Los
Angelesover the objections of Californias Democratic governorto curb
protests against his immigration crackdown, appeared with cheering
uniformed troops at what amounted to a political rally, and planned to
hold a military parade featuring the rare spectacle of tanks rolling
through the streets of Washington. Trump's martial rhetoric
accompanying these militarized photo ops has portrayed a nation that
is all but on the brink of warwith itself.

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How U.S. Industries Have Been Squeezed by Private Equity - Inc (No
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In April 2019, private equity entered Megan Greenwell's life. At the
time, she was the editor-in-chief of the sports news website Deadspin,
whose owner, Gizmodo Media Group, was being sold to the PE firm Great
Hill Partners. After several confusing strategy decisions from the new
management, it became immediately apparent that the point of Deadspin
wasn't to make money for Deadspin, Greenwell says. It was to use
Deadspin to make money for Great Hill Partners.



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Here's the $2,000 fully AI-generated ad that aired during the NBA
Finals
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Kalshi debuted an AI-generated ad during the NBA finals. The creator
behind the ad said it only took two to three days to make using Google
Veo 3.

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"The technology is there:" Batteries are reinventing the grid and
leading way to 100 pct renewables
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Tesla Energy boss says the technology is there to get to 100 per cent
renewables. Just eight years ago, when the first battery was built,
not everyone was convinced.

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Israel Strikes Iran - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
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Report: Israel Strikes Iran

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Appeals Court Pauses Ruling Against Trump's National Guard Deployment
In LA - Forbes (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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An appellate court on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judges
order directing President Donald Trump to return control of the
California National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles back to the
states Governor Gavin Newsom, pausing the ruling against Trump's
controversial decision to deploy active duty military personnel to
quell protests against his immigration crackdown.

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FDA clears Moderna's RSV vaccine for use in people aged 18 to 59 -
STAT (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=199821&nl=daily]
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Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases,
including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development.
Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on Signal at
hbranswell.01.

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Israel strikes Iran over its nuclear program | Mint - WSJ (No paywall)
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Israel launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran's nuclear program
overnight, striking dozens of targets in an operation that pushes the
region into a new conflict with uncertain consequences.

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