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United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix's ad-supported tier should earn more money if their shows are popular (Christopher Grimes/Financial Times)
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times: United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix’s ad-supported…
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Email: SpaceX is raising $750M in a round likely led by a16z at a $137B valuation; the company raised $2B+ in 2022 and was valued at $127M in May (Lora Kolodny/CNBC)
Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Email: SpaceX is raising $750M in a round likely led by a16z at a $137B valuation;…
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Riyadh-based Manafa, which offers SMBs debt and equity financing based on a crowdfunding model, raised a ~$28.2M Series A led by STV and Aramco's Wa'ed Ventures (Deena Kamel/The National)
Deena Kamel / The National: Riyadh-based Manafa, which offers SMBs debt and equity financing based on a crowdfunding model, raised…
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Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, following departures of two senior execs and another co-founder last month; Zomato's stock dropped 57%+ in 2022 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, following departures of two senior execs and another co-founder…
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A look at China's rising Beijing-endorsed industry of "virtual people", including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer service representatives (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)
Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: A look at China’s rising Beijing-endorsed industry of “virtual people”, including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer…
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An overview of Chinese tech companies' rush to match generative AI tools like DALL-E 2 despite tighter regulations, censorship, US chip sanctions, and more (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)
Rita Liao / TechCrunch: An overview of Chinese tech companies’ rush to match generative AI tools like DALL-E 2 despite…
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