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At home, I’m known for my love of weird movies.
My particular niche is ‘80s cult films like Repo Man, The Forbidden Zone, and Near Dark.
Why do I like them so much? Because knowing the movie isn’t supposed to make much sense allows me to turn off my brain, sit back, and enjoy the on-screen weirdness without – and this is the important part – having to write about it. It’s pretty much the opposite of my work.
This month, I tried to make sense of a lot of things as part of my job. I spent a couple days writing about why the US ban on high-end semiconductors to China was going to cause World War III.
My colleague Shadine is also writing about the US-China tensions in this week’s Big Story, but thankfully she’ll be writing about competition involving electric vehicles instead of war.
But for our second Big Story this week, I jump right back into chaos – I wrote about how generative AI is transforming call centers. The news isn’t bad, but there are certainly a few bits there that people won’t be happy about.
For one last bit of drama, I’ll also be taking you through the drama at the Hodlnaut bankruptcy in Token Issue. It looks like the crypto platform finally found a white knight to ride to their rescue.
Spoiler alert: The “knight” is actually the founders of Three Arrows Capital (3AC), who are still on the wanted list in Singapore – Hodlnaut’s home market.
After the month I had, it’s definitely movie time.
— Scott
THE BIG STORIES
1️⃣Mapping the US-China rivalry in global EV race
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TOKEN ISSUE
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