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Stories by Sonny Jang
- Ferrari Chairman John Elkann Questions AI Revenue Models Despite Optimism
Elkann said infrastructure investment is surging while the business models needed to generate revenue remain less certain.
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- Treasury Secretary Bessent Appoints Judy Shelton as Counselor
Shelton will advise Bessent on currency policy, focusing on financial conditions in China, after the Senate rejected her 2019 nomination as a Federal Reserve governor.
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- Avient Appoints Mike Frank as President and Chief Executive Officer, Succeeding Khandpur
Frank takes over immediately after serving as CEO of UPL Corp. since 2022. Ashish Khandpur will remain with Avient in an advisory role through Dec. 31, 2026.
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- OpenAI, Anthropic Add Trump-Era Officials as AI Security Stakes Grow
The appointments deepen both companies’ government ties as Anthropic challenges restrictions affecting military use of its systems.
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- Franklin Templeton CEO Favors Short-Term Tech Debt for AI Exposure
Jenny Johnson cited a 9% yield on two-year technology-company debt and warned that longer maturities carry greater technology risk.
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- Michael Saylor Says Digital-Asset Gold Rush Could Last Through 2035
Saylor identified ETFs, treasury companies, digital credit and bank-collateralized lending as major adoption channels. Strategy’s holdings had risen to about 848,000 Bitcoin (BTC).
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- Zardot CTO Says More Than 80% of Software Workers May Face Career Crisis
Obie Fernandez said AI tools can handle requirements, coding, testing, documentation and Jira tasks, increasing the importance of judgment and problem selection.
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- PONS Founder Ozzy Buys Bitcoin for First Time Since January 2023
Bitcoin traded at about $82,300, roughly 6% below its recent high of $87,400.
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- Trump Presents National Science Medal to Musk, Huang, Brin and Su
Michael Dell and Satya Nadella received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation at the same innovation summit Thursday.
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- MFA Financial Names Bryan Wulfsohn as CEO Effective July 1, 2027
The 16-year company veteran will join MFA Financial’s board on Jan. 1 before becoming chief executive six months later.
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- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Receives National Medal of Science
The award recognizes Huang’s work advancing GPU technology for scientific computing and artificial intelligence as the administration expands AI-focused science initiatives.
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- Facebook Whistleblower Says Zuckerberg’s AI Strategy Is ‘Playing With Fire’
Haugen urged legally required independent auditors with continuing access to frontier AI companies’ safety practices and incident reporting.
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- Tim Cook Says He Is Not Directing Apple CEO John Ternus’ Work
Cook became executive chairman of Apple’s board on Sept. 1, 2026, while Ternus took over as CEO. Cook said he helps only when asked and now focuses on worldwide policy and government relations.
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- Hunter Biden Blames Market Makers as LAPTOP Token Falls 98%
LAPTOP’s thin launch liquidity allowed small trades to move its quoted price sharply, while additional project-linked wallet transfers remain unexplained.
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- Cathie Wood Views Rising Rates as a Sign of Economic Growth
The ARK Invest founder and CEO linked higher borrowing costs with stronger growth rather than mainly reflecting inflation during an October session.
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- Crypto Banter Founder Ran Neuner Says He Is Taking Altcoin Profits
Neuner’s announcement prompted discussion about market conditions and trading strategies as traders watched the altcoin market for potential trends.
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- Palantir CEO Says Executive Told Him to Stop Hyping Foundry
Alex Karp recalled that Ted Mabrey said employees viewed him as “out of touch.” Palantir’s U.S. commercial revenue rose 149% year over year in the quarter ended June 30.
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- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Says AI Makes Starting Companies Easier
Chesky said he sometimes wishes he were 26 again, citing the greater power of today’s artificial-intelligence tools and the smaller teams now able to build businesses.
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- Josh Kushner’s Estimated Fortune Listed at $17.5 Billion
The figure is an estimate of Kushner’s net worth, not a disclosed balance-sheet total. Thrive Capital’s exposure to OpenAI and SpaceX provides context, but its holdings and Kushner’s personal ownership have not been p…
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- Tom Lee Says Tokenization May Drive Current Crypto Bull Market
Lee estimates that putting 10% of roughly $160 trillion in stocks, bonds and credit on-chain could create a $16 trillion market.
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- Advasa Holdings Names William Witherspoon as Chief Financial Officer
Witherspoon will remain on the board as a non-independent director after leaving three committees. Grady Ryther remains CEO.
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- WTO Deputy Director-General Says AI Development Is in a Boom Period
Johanna Hill said the effort will involve AI economic systems, related systems, data centers, other infrastructure and practical applications expected to spread worldwide.
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- OpenAI Names Former Cursor Executive to Lead EMEA Sales
Ismail Elmas will oversee sales across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as OpenAI expands its enterprise operation in the region.
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- Strive CEO Says Bitcoin Treasury Companies Offer Restricted Institutions BTC Exposure
Matt Cole said stock-investment mandates prevent some portfolio managers from buying Bitcoin or Bitcoin ETFs directly, affecting a $500 billion pool of capital.
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- Hyperliquid Founder Jeff Yan Might Study Options If No Longer Allowed to Build Infrastructure
Yan said HIP-4 could retain spot markets, an order book and portfolio margin while using perpetual contracts to hedge options’ delta exposure.
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- Ray Dalio Warns Wealth Taxes Could Force Asset Sales, Pressure AI Stocks
The Bridgewater Associates founder said wealthy investors may need to sell portions of their holdings to pay tax bills, adding pressure to markets already facing AI-bubble risks.
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- 장줘얼 Says He Bought Back 75% of Bitcoin Position at $82,789
He said he had previously sold at $86,789 and $84,460 and reported cumulative returns of 35.1% in coins and a 98.6% U-based return.
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- Edward Lee Joins Polymarket as Head of Product for Exchange Business
The former Coinbase and Circle employee will lead product development for Polymarket US and its international on-chain exchange.
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- Binance CEO Says Demand Is Strong for Tokenized Stocks and Private Markets
Richard Teng said poor information circulation is still obstructing some private-market development despite strong demand for both product areas.
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- Robert Rubin Warns AI Investment Boom Could Spread Financial Losses
The former Treasury secretary said linked commitments among AI firms, suppliers and financiers could magnify losses if projected revenue or productivity gains fail to emerge.
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- Trump to Award National Medal of Science to Four Tech Leaders
Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Jensen Huang are named as recipients.
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- Hunter Biden Calls for LAPTOP Token Buyback and Burn After Forensic Report
Biden urged market makers involved in the launch to repurchase and destroy LAPTOP after a sharp early price move.
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- Michael Saylor Says More Digital Credit Issuers Could Aid Bitcoin Economy
The Strategy executive chairman said additional issuers could increase investment opportunities and bring more capital into the Bitcoin economy.
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- Polygon Founder Sandeep Apologizes Over Post Seen as Mocking Abstract
Sandeep said the post did not have the intended effect and was not intended to mock Abstract’s shutdown.
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- Hyperliquid Founder Says HIP-3 Markets Make Finance More Accessible
Jeff said the markets have been well received because they let users do things they previously could not.
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- Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Says Singapore Deported Him
Taaki said police questioned him for six hours about his work before removing him from the country. He also described other detentions and deportations during the past year.
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- Raoul Pal Sees AI Stock Pause as a Second-Best Scenario for Crypto
The Real Vision co-founder says a weaker U.S. dollar could support further crypto gains, while an AI stock collapse could signal broader liquidity stress.
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- Michael Saylor Cites 52% Annualized Return for Strategy Since 2020
He put Bitcoin’s annualized return at 38% over the same period and described the assets as digital equity and digital capital.
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- Bridgewater Founder Warns U.S. Debt Crisis Could Erupt Within Three Years
Debt-service costs are crowding out other U.S. spending, the warning said.
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- Changpeng Zhao Values His Wealth Far Below the $114 Billion Estimate
Zhao put his wealth at about $10 billion to $30 billion and said $10 million would support a comfortable daily life.
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