ITK Daily | March 15
Happy Wednesday.
Here’s today’s ITK Daily.
To be ITK, know this:?
Insight | The solo marathon + the Barkley Marathons
No finishers for the past seven years and only 15 finishers in 35 years of the Barkley Marathon.
The race, considered to be the most brutal ultra-run in the world, started yesterday.
Full post?here.
WP: Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow
WSJ: Artillery shortage hampers Russia’s offensive in east Ukraine, Western officials say
Ron DeSantis says protecting Ukraine is not a key US interest: NYT reports the Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden’s foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid.
Questions for Ron DeSantis on Russia and Ukraine?Mark Antonio Wright
Russian jet’s collision with US drone sparks diplomatic flurry: Politico reports US summons Russia’s ambassador after uncrewed MQ-9 Reaper crashes into the Black Sea.
Russia’s allies are a motley—and shrinking—crew: They are a coalition of the failing; the Soviet Remembrance Society; and a gang of opportunists.?Economist
Europe lurches into civil war over car engine ban: It’s Team Germany vs. Team France going toe-to-toe over the the EU’s automotive industry.?Politico
Charles’s coronation: Canadians show cool indifference?The Times
+ China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists tomorrow after three years of closure.
China and America are locked in destructive codependence: The global superpowers need each other for economic reasons they would rather not admit.?Rana Foroohar?
AP: China says AUKUS on ‘dangerous path’ with nuclear subs deal
The submarine that could change the world's balance of power: A historic defense accord will allow the US and its allies to bring more of the planet's most powerful warships to the Pacific.?Jessica Karl
Australia’s ambitious nuclear submarine plan faces potentially insurmountable hurdles?Jonathan Pearlman
The missing US submarines for Australia: The defense deal is great, but the boats won’t arrive for years.?WSJ - Editorial
CNN: Taiwan unveils its new combat and surveillance drones as China threat grows
Bloomberg: Argentina inflation surpasses 100% as economic recession looms
+ Consumer prices in February rose 6.6% m/m; 102.5% y/y.
+ First triple-digit figure in Argentina since the early 1990s.
Trump lashes out at DeSantis, says he regrets his endorsement of him: Politico reports the attacks on the Florida governor are the sharpest yet from the former president.
Youngkin to meet donors in Dallas, stirring talk of a presidential bid: WP reports the Virginia governor, increasingly active on the national stage, is being hosted by Robert Rowling, the owner of Omni Hotels.
CNBC: Morgan Stanley is testing an OpenAI-powered chatbot for its 16,000 financial advisors
You can also place an order at McDonald's using a touch-screen kiosk...
Generative AI: Five use cases for compliance?Christian Hunt
Spotify’s new design is part TikTok, part Instagram, and part YouTube: Spotify wants to be much more than a music player. So its app is turning into much more than a bunch of album covers.?The Verge
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Bloomberg: TikTok considers splitting from ByteDance if deal with US fails
Meta?will cut another 10,000 jobs and close 5,000 open roles.
Apple?is delaying bonuses for some corporate divisions and expanding a cost-cutting effort.
Silicon Valley looks more like Detroit in the 80s daily.
Amazon?is planning to invest over $10 billion in its own satellite internet service, even as it trims its ambitions elsewhere.
Meet Theo - the delivery robot: Startup Heytheo has developed a semi-autonomous delivery robot. It's called Theo, and it could soon be lowering delivery costs by two-thirds.?DW
Global chief marketing officer at GM retires: DFP reports Deborah Wahl had been charged with messaging the company's pivot from gasoline-powered vehicles to all-electric.
Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy: Here’s what you really need to know about mining and climate change.?Casey Crownhart
Northvolt: The Swedish start-up charging Europe’s battery ambitions: The company is helping the region compete with the US and Asia in a sector that is crucial to the green transition.?FT
Bloomberg: Boeing wins $37 billion Saudi Arabia deal for new airline
+ A major new deal for Saudi Arabia to buy 78 jets from Boeing could translate to 1 million jobs across 44 states, including 150,000 new roles in manufacturing, Biden administration officials say.
How to dress for air travel?Rory Sutherland
Is Hugh Grant rude or just British??Oscars interview may be lost in translation.?WP
The?Oscars?drew nearly 19 million viewers on Sunday — better than last year, but still the third worst showing on record.?
SXSW is America's Davos.
Metallica buy vinyl factory as format outsells CDs for first time in US since 1987: Guardian reports the thrash metallers have secured their own supply of the high-value format, which is enjoying a 16th consecutive year of growth, ahead of the release of a new album.
+ Over 41 million vinyl records were sold in the US last year compared to only 33 million CDs.
The most brutal ultrarun – Barkley Marathon – has started!?Tim Moria
The college wrestlers who took on a grizzly bear?ESPN
How lowly Napoli became one of Europe’s best soccer teams by tearing up the business rule book?Eric Reguly
World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams: AFP reports the expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the originally planned format of 16 groups of three, football's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Drums, dancing, and baseball as Miami Stadium roars to life: “This is our World Cup,” a fan said as the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela squared off at the World Baseball Classic.?NYT
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc?
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