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The acquisition adds to SpaceX’s efforts to restructure its AI business, formerly known as xAI.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
In one passage of egregious sloppiness, Mr. Vance quotes a paper by Vanessa Brown Calder, formerly of the Cato Institute, in which she explains the perverse effects of mandatory parental-leave benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
In a move to bolster its business offerings and assuage investor concerns about AI making some software offerings obsolete, Salesforce said it had agreed to acquire Fin, formerly known as Intercom.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Should Pereira win, he will become the first fighter in UFC history to win belts in three divisions after formerly holding the middleweight and light-heavyweight titles.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Hunt, formerly of the CIA, had been assigned to the group by Charles Colson.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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