Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax After a swath of billionaires publicly announced they are leaving the state of California over a proposed wealth tax, Governor Gavin Newsom went into a full blown panic - vowing to stop the proposed tax and "do what I have to do to protect the state." In an interview with the NY Times, Newsom said that he has been working...
Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax After a swath of billionaires publicly announced they are leaving the state of California over a proposed wealth tax, Governor Gavin Newsom went into a full blown panic - vowing to stop the proposed tax and "do what I have to do to protect the state." In an interview with the NY Times, Newsom said that he has been working 'relentlessly' behind the scenes to kill the proposal. "This will be defeated — there’s no question in my mind," he said of the measure he has long opposed over concerns that it would stifle innovation in the state - as a growing list of tech CEOs have thrown their hands in the air and rage-quit the state over mounting plans to separate them from their wealth. The plan in question - being driven by the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union - would require Californians with a net worth north of $1 billion to pay a one-time tax equal to 5% of their assets, and would apply retroactively to anyone who was living in the state as of Jan 1. Affected taxpayers could spread their payments across five years beginning in 2027. According to the union, the tax is necessary to make up for deep cuts to health care signed into law last year by President Trump - which include reductions in Medicaid, ACA subsidies, and food subsidies. The union is demanding that California spend 90% of the new tax money on health care, with the rest devoted to food assistance and education. The union's Chief-of-Staff, Suzanne Jimenez told the Times ; "The governor is focused on the wrong problem here," adding "The problem is not just about the preferences of 200 ultrawealthy individuals. The problem is millions will lose health care, and that’s really the problem we’re trying to solve." California is on a path to self-destruction. Hollywood is already toast and now the most productive entrepreneurs will leave taking their tax revenues and job creation elsewhere. And then the Democrats highlight @CAgover...
Saudi Arabia ’s Public Investment Fund is transferring roughly $12 billion worth of gaming company shares, including firms such as Nintendo Co. and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. to its subsidiary Savvy Games Group. Savvy’s status as a powerhouse in the industry will grow as the company still possesses billions of dollars earmarked for future investment in gaming businesses. Once the transferrals are ...
Saudi Arabia ’s Public Investment Fund is transferring roughly $12 billion worth of gaming company shares, including firms such as Nintendo Co. and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. to its subsidiary Savvy Games Group. Savvy’s status as a powerhouse in the industry will grow as the company still possesses billions of dollars earmarked for future investment in gaming businesses. Once the transferrals are complete, Savvy will own about 10% of firms such as Koei Tecmo Holdings Inc., NCSoft Corp. , Nexon Co. and Square Enix Holdings Co. , according to a company document reviewed by Bloomberg news. Savvy was established in 2021 to help the country diversify its holdings away from oil. With $38 billion to invest, Savvy bought up Monopoly Go developer Scopely Inc. , Pokemon Go developer Niantic , and several esports organizations. While Monopoly Go was a breakout success, Savvy’s esports investments have been troubled and the company has let staffers go. The PIF did not respond to a request for comment. Although the fund is the largest investor in Electronic Arts Inc. ’ $55 billion buyout, Savvy is not involved with the transaction, according to a person with knowledge of the buyout. The government arm already transferred its 11 million shares of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. , according to a late December regulatory filing . Savvy will inherit the PIF’s hands-off approach and has no plans to become active investors, according to the person. The transfer has been planned for a long time, according to Amar Batkhuu, a Savvy spokesperson. “These transfers will move the stewardship of PIF’s games investments to Savvy, given Savvy is a leading games organization for the PIF and a core component of the National Gaming and Esports Strategy,” he said. There are no plans to change the investment strategy, he added.
US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Donald Trump flew back to Washington DC on Tuesday...
US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’ Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests Donald Trump flew back to Washington DC on Tuesday evening, to be briefed on potential US action in Iran. It is just after 8pm in DC, and 4.30am on Wednesday in Iran. Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the Iran crisis. Donald Trump has said the US “will take very strong action” against Iran if the regime starts to execute people as part of their crackdown on the spiralling protests inside the country. The US state department has said US citizens should leave Iran now and “if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Türkiye”. The US virtual embassy for Iran says citizens should “plan alternative means of communication” due to “continued internet outages” and “have a plan for departing that does not rely on US government help”. Donald Trump announced that he was cancelling meetings with Iranian officials “until the senseless killing” stops, signalling a possible breakdown in de-escalation efforts . Trump is expected to receive a briefing on Tuesday night on the scale of casualties in Iran. His vice-president JD Vance, who had reportedly been urging Trump to try diplomacy first, is chairing a a National Security Council principals meeting on Iran. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is offering people in Iran free internet through Starlink’s satellite service , according to Bloomberg News , as the internet blackout in the country surpassed the five-day mark. The subscription fee has been waived so that people with receivers in Iran can access service without paying, according to Bloomberg’s report. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met in secret with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former Iranian crown prince, last weekend, Axi...
US president’s flustered response to shouts calling him a ‘pedophile protector’ was to issue rude hand gesture Donald Trump gave someone the middle finger on Tuesday, reportedly responding to shouts admonishing him as a “pedophile protector” as he toured a Michigan Ford plant. The celebrity news and gossip site TMZ shared a short video featuring the US president’s flustered response to someone hec...
US president’s flustered response to shouts calling him a ‘pedophile protector’ was to issue rude hand gesture Donald Trump gave someone the middle finger on Tuesday, reportedly responding to shouts admonishing him as a “pedophile protector” as he toured a Michigan Ford plant. The celebrity news and gossip site TMZ shared a short video featuring the US president’s flustered response to someone heckling off-screen, during which he appears to issue the hand gesture. Trump spent Tuesday afternoon touring Ford’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn before giving a speech at the Detroit Economic Club. Continue reading...
过去半年，Claude Code 可以称得上异军突起，Claude 模型本身就很突出的代码能力，加上智能体设计思路的特点，已经让它成了开发者群体里评价极高的一款 AI 工具，关键是真的能把复杂的代码任务拆解、执行，并持续推进。 而就在北京时间1月13日，Anthropic 推出了 Claude Cowork，直接称其为： 「用于其他工作的 Claude Code。」 图片来源：Anthropic ...
过去半年，Claude Code 可以称得上异军突起，Claude 模型本身就很突出的代码能力，加上智能体设计思路的特点，已经让它成了开发者群体里评价极高的一款 AI 工具，关键是真的能把复杂的代码任务拆解、执行，并持续推进。 而就在北京时间1月13日，Anthropic 推出了 Claude Cowork，直接称其为： 「用于其他工作的 Claude Code。」 图片来源：Anthropic Anthropic 并不打算把 Cowork 包装成一个全新的「桌面 AI 助手」，而是试图把 Claude Code 已经被验证过的那套智能体 AI 能力（基于 Claude Agent SDK 构建），迁移到更广泛的 PC 工作场景中：文件整理、资料处理、内容生成、项目维护等。这些场景说起来可能并不性感，却构成了绝大多数知识工作的日常。 从行业角度来看，这也是一个明显的分水岭。过去一年，PC 智能体的讨论始终围绕着「能力上限」展开：一种是侧重云端，在相对简单的云端环境充分发挥智能体 AI 的能力，一种则是基于现实的 PC 操作系统环境，充分模拟人类来使用电脑进行一步一步的操作。 隐私、效率、体验……坦白讲，这两种路线或多或少都存在明显的问题，今天普通消费者更多还是在 AI 对话、Ctrl+C、Ctrl+V 中进行所谓的「AI 办公」。 Claude Cowork 的选择则是不追求系统级接管，而是在指定文件夹中，以日常办公最核心的文件「代理一切」，包括创建、读取、编辑修改文件、批量更改文件名、整理文件等等。除此之外，Claude Cowork 更多就是「用于其他工作的 Claude Code」。 看起来，这并不像一次野心勃勃的「革命」，但或许这才是 AI 彻底改变打工人办公体验的开始。 从文件到文件，Claude Cowork 到底能做什么？ 理解 Claude Cowork，最简单的方式不是看功能说明，而是看它在真实文件里是怎么被用起来的。 在 Simon Willison 的博客中，他分享了一个非常有代表性的例子：把本地存放文章的文件夹交给 Claude Cowork，让它梳理过去几个月未发布的文章草稿，再推荐下最接近发布状态的稿子。 图片来源：Simon Willison's Weblog 这个任务真正麻烦的地方在于，光靠文件名和修改时间并不能给出准确答案。Clau...