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Musk's $1B Skydance Bet

Elon Musk reportedly invested about $1 billion in David Ellison's Skydance media company.

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FRAMING The A.V. Club emphasized Billionaire Social Network; Washington Examiner Business emphasized Strategic Business Deal.

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▸Musk has apparently invested a billion dollars into the newly merged movie studio. — The A.V. Club

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▸Prior reporting indicated Skydance CEO David Ellison had been asking Musk for a possible equity investment. — Washington Examiner Business

Tesla Roadster Flying Car Unveiled

Elon Musk demonstrated the new Tesla Roadster flying and flipping in Texas on Thursday.

Left: Cool stunt, but production won't start until 2028.

Right: 0-60 in 0.81 seconds and it actually flies.

Anthropic announced it will commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund.

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First Report Tuesday: Anthropic committed 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund.

Today: Anthropic commits 5% of shares to public benefit fund

Left: Framed as response to AI job-loss fears

Right: Described as a small, structural stock pledge

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica data privacy case.

Left: AG calls it a warning shot for Big Tech.

Right: Soros-linked AG behind the $25B judgment.

Treasury Department fined Bank of America over $1.2 billion for sanctions and anti-money laundering violations

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First Report Oct 15: The US Treasury fined Bank of America $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering and sanctions violations.

Sunday: Treasury fine now cites Chinese money laundering networks

Left: Third-largest Treasury penalty ever imposed.

Right: Tied to Chinese networks and border criminals.