Dan Schulman, who stepped down last fall as PayPal's CEO after a nine-year run, has joined venture firm Valor Capital Group as a managing partner, he tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: Schulman has been one of Silicon Valley's most sought-after free agents, for both CEO and investor roles.
New researchshows industrialmining threatens up to one-third of Africa's great ape population, Ben writes.
Why it matters: Growing amounts of minerals — like copper, cobalt and nickel — that are used in climate technology bring their own challenges to biodiversity.
A bipartisan coalition with support from Hollywood power players and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation is working to prepare U.S. voters for a possible deepfake onslaught as the campaign year goes into high gear.
Why it matters: Withfederal agencies and social media companies barely talking to each other about AI-driven misinformation threats, "this is a disaster waiting to happen — no one's doing the public inoculation," warned Miles Taylor, chief policy officer of The Future US, which is coordinating the campaign.
A Brazil Supreme Court judge is investigating Elon Musk for alleged obstruction of justice after the billionaire vowed to defy a court order in Latin America's largest nation blocking certain accounts on his platform, per multiple reports.
The big picture: Brazilian officials have been cracking down on social media accounts that spread misinformation and hate speech and X at first followed the order, though noted in a Saturday post that Brazilians, "regardless of their political beliefs, are entitled to freedom of speech."
The Federal Aviation Administration launched a fresh investigation into Boeing after an engine cowling fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff on Sunday morning, per an FAA statement.
The big picture: There were no reports of injuries from the latest incident to affect a Boeing plane, and the FAA noted the Houston-bound Southwest Airlines 737-800 aircraft returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8:15am local time.
A sweeping data privacy bill was unveiled by two key lawmakers from opposing parties on Sunday.
Why it matters: This landmark legislation would make privacy a consumer right and put people in control of their own personal data, per a joint statement from Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) Sunday.
TikTok owner ByteDance also quietlyoperates one of the most popular education-related apps on the market: generative AI-powered Gauth, a homework aid with millions of downloads.
Why it matters: While TikTok's future in the U.S. is unclear as Congress takes aim at its China-based owner, Gauth has flown comparatively under the radar despite having a presumably similar, young user base.
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