Boaz Sobrado / Forbes:
A profile of Anthony Fujiwara, who industrialized “clipping” for social media video marketing and has contributed to the rise of crypto casinos like Stake  —  Anthony Fujiwara is the co-founder of Clipping Exe, also known as the creator of clipping, the video marketing phenomenon …

Bloomberg:
A look at Elon Musk's efforts to launch the banking and payments service X Money, delayed by US regulatory concerns, as some industry watchers remain skeptical  —  More than three years after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk says he's nearing his long-stated goal of turning it into an …

Neil Hacker / Works in Progress:
A deep dive into how ASML became a chokepoint for making cutting-edge chips by betting on EUV, closely collaborating with TSMC and the US government, and more  —  By betting on extreme ultraviolet lithography long before it worked, ASML became the chokepoint for cutting-edge chips.

Sam Goldfarb / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis of 100 actively traded software company loans since January 20 finds sector-wide price pressure as investors seek defensive moats against AI disruption  —  Maybe, as a trend piece.  But feels pretty boring, and based on fairly limited data.  Analysis of 100 publicly traded loans for various categories of software companies.

Bloomberg:
How Sergey Brin's $58M+ political push against a proposed wealth tax in California has helped mobilize a network of fellow tech leaders to sway state issues  —  In a treehouse nestled in redwoods north of San Francisco, California Governor Gavin Newsom stood cold and hungry as Sergey Brin …