Olivier Klein

If you really need to go to or near shops selling live poultry, don’t take infants and young children along. They appear more likely to develop symptomatic H9N2 infection. Although most symptomatic H9N2 human infections so far have been mild, the fewer human infections, the better.

Starting tomorrow at 12pm PT, Claude subscriptions will no longer cover usage on third-party tools like OpenClaw. You can still use these tools with your Claude login via extra usage bundles (now available at a discount), or with a Claude API key.

🇩🇪🇨🇳 Chancellor Merz says Germany needs to “work harder,” pointing to China as the new productivity role model. Times like these: where the Chancellor says Germans' work ethics should be more Chinese.

Elon Musk on how Tesla and SpaceX have helped their competitors: “Nothing any of my companies have done has been to stifle competition. In fact, we've done the opposite. At Tesla, we have open-sourced our patents. Anyone can use our patents for free. How many companies do you know that have done that? Can you name one? I can't. At SpaceX, we don't use patents. So I mean, once in a while we'll file a patent just so some patent troll doesn't cause trouble. But we're not stopping, we've done nothing anti-competitive. Some companies have done anti-competitive things. At Tesla, we have made our Supercharger system open access. We made our charger technology available for free to the other manufacturers. No walled garden. We could have put a wall up, but instead we invited them in.” From: New York Times DealBook Summit, November 29, 2023

This is the most quiet you'll see Korean Airspace. Today is Suneung exams (수능) in Korea which is the SAT Equivalent. Right now it's 13:11, the English listening exam is taking place, so they prohibit aircraft from landing or taking off for the next hour.

Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund performance for 2024 (to Dec 18) Overall ↑HK$102.8 billion (best result in last 4 years) Stock fund performance by region: 🇺🇸 ↑21.5% 🇯🇵 ↑18.7% 🇭🇰🇨🇳 ↑15.5% scmp.com/business/banking-fi…

This is why European entrepreneurs increasingly choose between: • Moving to America • Fighting endless battles at home • Giving up entirely The painful irony?

Realistically I feel how Elon does it is smartest: Stay out of politics directly but align with the right politicians and support them to get elected then help them as kind of a consultant I'll happily support and advice European politicians if they want me to I posted my key goals before which is crowdsourced based on what all of you on X told me how to save Europe and that I recommended to Mario Draghi: 1. Reduce regulatory burden for European startups Our vision is focused on reducing regulatory burdens for small businesses, streamlining the process of starting and growing companies, and encouraging innovation. By exempting businesses with annual revenues below €10 million from complex regulations like VATMOSS, GDPR, and the EU AI Act, we empower entrepreneurs to focus on creating great products and reaching market success without being weighed down by compliance. 2. European Inc: a single pan-European business entity We also propose the creation of a single, EU-wide business entity—European Inc.—that eliminates the complexity of dealing with 27 different company registration requirements. Starting a business should be as easy as clicking a button online, without needing physical offices, notaries, or lawyers. 3. Tax discount during startup phase For new businesses, we advocate for 0% corporate tax for the first 3 years, allowing startups to focus on innovation without the pressure of financial strain. 4. Tax stock options when sold, not when exercised We propose changing the tax policy on stock options to tax them only when sold, not when exercised, so that Europe can compete globally in attracting top talent and entrepreneurs. 5. Embrace AI and technology, don't fight it We see tech and AI not as enemies but as crucial for the future of Europe. While Europe currently lags behind, we believe we can turn the tide by fostering an environment that encourages innovation rather than stifling it with premature regulation. AI can revolutionize industries like healthcare, education, manufacturing, agriculture, energy and of course software, and Europe needs to be at the forefront of this change. 6. Teach AI and tech in schools Lastly, to ensure the long-term prosperity of the European Union, we must teach tech, coding, and AI in all schools and universities. By equipping the next generation with these skills, Europe can secure its place as a global leader in innovation.