The OpenAI Graveyard: All The Deals And Products That Haven’t Happened
The AI behemoth’s abrupt cancellation of its $1 billion Sora-Disney deal is just one example. As it announces one of the biggest funding rounds in history, OpenAI has trumpeted hundreds of billions in other deals and products that haven’t yet become reality.
#samaltman #openai #deals #products #ai #usbusiness #funding #noreality #trust
A Reporter at Large — Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?
New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
📰 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
US ECONOMY SHIFTS, STATE TAKES A BIGGER HAND IN BUSINESS
The US government is now more involved in business, acting like an investor. This changes how companies make decisions, especially with foreign trade.
#StateCapitalism, #USBusiness, #EconomicShift, #GovernmentIntervention, #CorporateAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-government-gets-more-involved-in-business/
The US government is now acting more like a business owner, not just a rule maker. This is a big change from before.
#StateCapitalism, #USBusiness, #EconomicShift, #GovernmentIntervention, #CorporateAmerica
https://newsletter.tf/us-government-gets-more-involved-in-business/
Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33M deal
Who is rising and falling in the US tech world? What events will shape 2026?
The American tech landscape is undergoing a massive realignment as we move through 2026. From the regulatory battles facing "Big Tech" to the explosive growth of specialized AI startups in the Midwest, the power centers are shifting.
#TechTrends2026 #USBusiness #Innovation #BigTech #Startups #DigitalEconomy #FutureTech
CNN: mealy-mouthed weasel words!
#USPol #corruption #USBusiness #conflictOfInterest #weaselWords #legacyMedia #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses
Chey Tae-won, Chairman of KCCI, urged lawmakers to address structural issues such as visa quotas and regulatory reform to ensure safe and smooth business operations for Korean companies in the US, amid concerns over economic stagnation and recent immigration incidents.
Adding $US250 to the fees, telling people (tourists, students, business travellers) not to expect to get it back, while also cutting Brand USA's budget by 80%.
They really don't understand just how much money international visitors to the USA add to the economy, do they?
**Students** keep universities and small accomodation orgs afloat.
**Tourists** keep businesses, from small coffee shops to major hotel chains and theme parks, afloat.
**Business travellers** ditto, plus conference centres, and manufacturing and distribution businesses.
All of these keep local air travel viable, affecting nearly all small airlines and many of the big ones.
I've never, in all my decades, seen a more economically illiterate group of politicians; and I live in Australia, where we have some doozies!
#USPolitics #USPol #USTourism #USBusiness #USStudents #Travel #Tourism #USA #BrandUSA
🚨Trump just put the nail in the coffin for tourism in America, The industry brought in $181B last year. "The “visa integrity fee” will be at least $250 during the US fiscal year 2025, which runs from Oct 1, 2024 to Sept 30, 2025... Thereafter, the fee will be adjusted for inflation." #Tourism #GDP #Austerity #Trumpcession #Jobs #Unemployment #Protest #USPol https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/visa-integrity-fee-what-to-know-about-new-travel-fee-to-enter-the-us-.html
I read the full Papa Johns #privacy statement so you don't have to
#pizza #FoodDelivery #USbusiness
The correct answer is DO NOT sign up for their rewards program #advertising #marketing #StealingYourData
They use, share and sell all your data, build and monetize on inferential profiles of you, set invisible pixels, cookies and other trackers and generally are one of the worst abusers of #customer data I've ever seen. And this is the stuff they're admitting to openly😳 #infosec
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