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Norway's wealth fund vote is latest blow to Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Norway's wealth fund vote is latest blow to Musk's $1 trillion pay package: Elon Musk is pushing for a $1 trillion performance pay package. Another major shareholder has said no. Read More

Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics: It's the second time this year Rivian has spun out a new company, after it created micromobility startup Also in March. Read More

Shopify says AI traffic is up 7x since January, AI-driven orders are up 11x: Shopify is bullish on AI-powered shopping agents, citing AI as an "incredible tool" to enable more entrepreneurs and calling it the "biggest shift in technology since the internet" during its third-quarter earnings call. Read More

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