Entrepreneur • Investor • Founder @BlueMail by Blix. Prev Followap - created the first Mobile Messenger (acquired by Neustar).
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Ben Volach 💎 retweeted
Elon Musk:
I'm a huge admirer of the innovation coming out of Israel. I think, objectively, that Israel punches far above its weight for its population.
I’d say that, in terms of innovation per capita, Israel must be number one in the world by far.
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Emerging from stealth mode to announce my upcoming book: Apple in China: the Capture of the World’s Greatest Company.
It’s the untold, 30-year story of how the tech giant tied its fortunes to America's biggest rival, transforming both company and country.
A *thread*
Ben Volach 💎 retweeted
Microsoft yesterday: DeepSeek illegally stole OpenAI's intellectual property.😤
Microsoft today: DeepSeek is now available on our AI platforms and welcome everyone trying it.🤩
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Uber CEO: Being an Uber driver is a solid job for the next 10 years, but after that, autonomous vehicles will take over.
If you’ve ever been in a Waymo you know this isn’t a crazy thing to say.
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Larry Ellison of Oracle: AI will design mRNA vaccines for every individual person against cancer — making them robotically in 48 hours.
"This is the promise of AI."
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DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling cnbc.com/2024/10/08/doj-indi…
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Apple and the EU keep beefing
Regulators say the company hasn't done enough to give customers alternate payment options, violating their new Digital Markets Act
If the charges holds, Apple could be fined 10% of its global revenue
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FT Google considers charging for AI-powered search
#Google is working on the biggest shake-up of its search business by charging for new “premium” features powered by generative #AI , first time it would put any of its core product behind a paywall on.ft.com/3xoZPYA
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Tesla delivered 386,810 vehicles in Q1, down 8.5% from a year ago. That was its first YoY decline since 2020 and fewest deliveries since Q3 2022. $TSLA
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New @RobinhoodApp credit card just launched. For $5/month, you get:
- 3% cash back on everything
- 5% cash back on travel
- No international fees
As well as:
- 5% APY on uninvested cash
- 3% IRA match
Feels like there's no better deal in all of consumer finance?
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"Our investigation was methodical," says Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on the DOJ suing @Apple. "Competition leads to lower prices for consumers, lower prices for developers, more opportunities for entrepreneurs and ultimately more innovation that benefits society."
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We broke down the discrepancies between what the DMA is calling for and what @Apple considers compliance, provision by provision.
The @EU_Commission must reject this sham compliance plan.
More from CAF: bit.ly/49FN1LE
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Today, @EU_Commission has fined @Apple 1.84 bn € for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of #music #streaming #apps.
👉@Apple illegally restricted #app developers’ ability to inform #users about cheaper options to buy🎶, outside the🍏ecosystem.
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He sounds like a nice guy, but someone should tell him about Mac, where Apple customers can "Download apps safely from the Mac App Store. And the internet." Which is exactly what the EU Digital Markets Act expects of iOS!
fastcompany.com/91021439/app…
Ben Volach 💎 retweeted
Chair Jerome Powell says a Fed rate cut in March is unlikely trib.al/CFxyNj9
