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subtl daily briefing
Good morning, founders. The internet's business model is getting its biggest overhaul since the dot-com boom, and it's happening at the intersection of AI agents, crypto payments, and enterprise software. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions are sending shockwaves through global markets and supply chains.
In today's briefing
- 1.AI agents reshape internet commerce
- 2.Payment protocol battle intensifies
- 3.Oil crisis disrupts global markets
- ⚡Quick hits on other news
Latest Developments
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Everything else in the news today
California jury found Elon Musk intentionally misled Twitter shareholders during 2022 acquisition, with potential $2.6B in damages→
Microsoft is overhauling Windows 11 by reducing Copilot bloat and enabling movable taskbars after user backlash→
ETH ETFs now hold 5.1% of total ETH supply as institutional adoption accelerates→
Mastercard is acquiring BVNK and Polymarket acquired Brahma in crypto-fintech consolidation wave→
m0xt sold 50% of his portfolio citing geopolitical risks, cutting ETH, SOL while keeping revenue-generating plays→
Waymo is delivering 400k+ rides per week as autonomous vehicle market targets $40-50B by 2030→
OP_NET launched native DeFi stack on Bitcoin mainnet with smart contracts in standard Bitcoin transactions→
CBS News eliminated its 99-year-old radio division and cut ~6% of staff under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss→
OpenSea delayed its SEA token launch for the second time with no new timeline provided→
Pinterest CEO calls for social media ban for users under 16 amid growing regulatory pressure→
SpaceX continues dominating US military and NASA launch contracts with cost advantages→
For AI agent products, hire FDEs before CSMs as deployment remains the primary bottleneck→
Google using AI to rewrite news headlines, raising concerns about editorial independence→