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What weāll cover today:
š± Frank McCourtās bold TikTok takeover bid
šµ Google donates $1M to Trumpās inauguration
š Amazonās game-changing ad tools for retailers
šØ Microsoft trims jobs in major layoffs
š§ Cohereās big AI play against ChatGPT

Billionaire Frank McCourtās Project Liberty is making waves with a bold move to acquire TikTok, the social media giant.
šØ Breaking News
Project Libertyās bid for TikTok aims to create a more decentralized and privacy-focused internet by transforming how user data is managed.
ā” Wire Simplified ā
TikTok is valued at over $300 billion, making this a massive bid.
Frank McCourt wants to decentralize TikTok's data for better user privacy.
Project Liberty promotes a decentralized internet powered by blockchain tech.
Critics are skeptical about how this will impact TikTokās fun, algorithm-driven content.
No official comment yet from TikTok or its parent company, ByteDance.
āļø Straight to the Point ā
Frank McCourtās Project Liberty aims to reshape TikTokās future with blockchain-backed privacy, but skeptics question if itās feasible.
š¤ Do you think TikTok will thrive under Project Liberty? |
3 things you donāt wanna missā¦ š
1ļøā£ Amazonās Ad Expansion! ā š See how retailers are stealing Amazonās secret sauce
2ļøā£ Cohereās Big AI Bet! ā š§ Find out why itās gunning for ChatGPT alternatives
3ļøā£ Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed! ā šØ Check if your departmentās on the list

Google is making headlines for donating $1 million to President Trumpās inauguration fund, raising eyebrows across the internet.
šØ Breaking News
Googleās contribution to Trumpās fund sparks debates about the tech giantās political affiliations and motivations during a highly charged election season.
ā” Wire Simplified ā
Google pledged $1 million for Trumpās inauguration events.
Critics question if this signals political bias from the tech company.
Google maintains it supports bipartisan events, not specific candidates.
Trumpās team welcomes the donation amidst his controversial re-election campaign.
The internet, as expected, has opinionsāplenty of them.
āļø Straight to the Point ā
Googleās $1M donation to Trump stirs debate on political motives, but the company insists itās staying neutral in politics.
š¤ Should companies like Google make political donations? |

In Europe right now there are more companies doing roll up plays for vets, doctors, opticians, plumbers than AI companies.
In 2015, Spotify faced an impossible choice:
Surrender 30% of their revenue to Appleāor risk being erased from the App Store.
Most companies wouldāve folded.
But Spotify fought back with a strategy so bold, it rewrote the rules of the App Store forever.
Hereās what happened:

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