Amnon Shashua
Exclusive: Geely’s Zeekr edges closer to US IPO, to make filing public this week – sources
Zeekr will this week publicly release some details of its plans to list shares in New York.
China
Pandas Head Back To China As Contracts Expire
Three giant pandas once featured at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. are being carted back to China marking the end of more than 50 years of ‘Panda Diplomacy.’
Beijing
TikTok owner ByteDance offers to buy back shares from staff at $160 apiece
China’s ByteDance, the parent of short video app TikTok, is offering to buy back shares from its employees outside the United States.
Academic access
Elon Musk’s X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears
Over 100 social media studies on X (formerly Twitter) disrupted by Elon Musk’s platform access restrictions.
Abril Elfi
At Least 157 Dead, 180 Injured In Nepal Earthquake, Death Toll Expected To Rise
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake and a 4.0 magnitude aftershock has hit Northwestern Nepal leaving at least 157 people dead so far.
AI
Analysis: AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope
The British PM championed a series of landmark agreements after the first AI safety summit, but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.
Biden Administration
China And The U.S. To Discuss Nuclear Arms
The United States is now preparing for rare discussions on nuclear arms control with China, marking the first such talks since Barack Obama was in office in 2009.
bank account
Daily Feed 11/1/23
Elon Musk warns about the machines at the Global AI Safety Summit, Donald Trump Jr. takes the stand and Chinese cash may have ended up in Biden’s bank account.
China
U.S. Unveils Nuclear Bomb 24 Times More Powerful Than One Dropped On Japan
The United States has announced they want to create a nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than the one used on Hiroshima, Japan, to end World War II.
Anonymity
China removes anonymity of bloggers’ accounts with more than 500,000 followers
China’s most popular social media platforms announced that “self-media” accounts with more than 500,000 followers will be asked to display real-name information