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BRICS may add a new letter. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa began its three-day summit in Johannesburg yesterday, and the agenda includes considering new members.
Armās IPO filing is riddled with China anxiety. SoftBankās UK-based chip designer made it clear that any instability in Chinaāa country that accounts for 24% of Armās salesāwould majorly affect its bottom line.
Activision conceded its cloud streaming service to get the $69 billion Microsoft deal across the finish line. The move, which gives French video game maker Ubisoft exclusive streaming rights to all new Activision games, is meant to appease British regulators.
Floridaās tourism oversight board said Disney gave perks to members. The board, appointed by governor Ron DeSantisāwhoās been battling with the multibillion-dollar behemoth over political viewsāsays it uncovered an unethical scheme worth millions.
SpaceX, this is the FAA. Couple thingsā¦
SpaceXās massive Starship rocket has been grounded ever since it, you know, blasted apart its Texas launch pad, hurtling sand into communities six miles away during a failed test flight.
That was back in April, and Elon MuskāSpaceX owner, general disliker of being told what to doāhas since blown past his predictions for a second attempt. Itās August, and a countdown has not begun.
That, as Tim Fernholz explains, is because SpaceX is stuck in regulatory quicksand. Musk built his own spaceport to shed pesky US Air Force oversight, but it put him under the eye of the Federal Aviation Administration instead. The path forward might take time, with several safety issues to be addressed, and Musk isnāt known for coming to a consensus easily.
Quotable: The challenges outside and inside hip-hop culture
āSometimes you use your inside voice and sometimes you use your outside voice, and there are some conversations that are inside-voice conversations that were being exported to outside voices. When outsiders pick up on insider language, the question is, āCan I participate in that or is that not for me?āā āEmmett Price III, inaugural dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston
Hip-hop, so the legend goes, was born at a party that took place 50 years ago this month, in the Bronx, New York City. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, was in charge of the music, while his sister, Cindy Campbell, worked the door.
Hip-hop started as a grassroots form of Black expression, but has since become a global, multibillion-dollar industry. Quartzās Julia Malleck spoke with Emmett Price III about the business, origins, and evolution of hip-hop as part of the Hip Hop: ā73 Till Infinity series.
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