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TESLA WEIGHS SALE OF CHINA BUSINESS TO PAVE WAY FOR POTENTIAL SPACEX MERGER

Tesla executives have been told to prepare for a separation of the China business ahead of a potential merger. The company's advisers have discussed possible options for a separation, including a spinoff, sale, or closure. Tesla's Chinese business is designed to be easily separated from its US business because of geopolitical tensions. Separating the company's China operations would address potential conflicts that may arise from SpaceX's work as a major US defense contractor.

MICROSOFT'S PROJECT SILICA

Microsoft's Project Silica produced excellent research and was a praiseworthy attempt to craft a technical solution to the extremely difficult economics of the market for archival media. However, the excellent technology will likely fail in the market. LTO tape is well established, has a credible roadmap, and is built into the processes of the likely customers. It is difficult to justify spending more capex to reduce future opex with non-zero interest rates.

STACKED PULL REQUESTS ARE NOW IN PUBLIC PREVIEW

GitHub Stacked Pull Requests break large changes into small, reviewable pull requests that each represent focused layers of the change. They allow developers to independently review and check each pull request, then merge everything together in one click. Stacked pull requests provide short, narrowly scoped pull requests, allowing developers to introduce smaller individual changes while shipping larger features. The feature is built into GitHub, so existing reviews, checks, and merge requirements all work out-of-the-box.

CITADEL BUYS SITUATIONAL AWARENESS'S STOCK PORTFOLIO AFTER BIG LOSSES IN AI

Situational Awareness has sold the bulk of its stock portfolio to Citadel after suffering deep losses. The firm had amassed over $20 billion in assets, making it one of the fastest-growing firms in years. It encountered funding issues due to margin-call demands from its lenders. Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge-fund firms, has a long record of acquiring assets from forced sellers.

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