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As with so many things in public markets today, much of the action revolves around a private company, OpenAI.
From Barron's
I promptly got a private message from a source who had lost his house: “I’m surprised he’d wear that shirt in public in the Palisades.”
But it would also deprive China’s most valuable private company of total control of an American social media phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times
Published on the author’s 95th birthday, this story collection follows longtime friends who regularly meet for lunch in Manhattan, sharing their private triumphs and sorrows like sisters.
On Dec. 31, attention will turn to a private survey of manufacturing activity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.