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We’ve only got two weeks until Black Friday. You ready?
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🫡 Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon is Stepping Down
After over a decade, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillion is retiring next year. McMillon will be succeeded by John Furner, current CEO and president of Walmart’s U.S. operations (the company’s largest business unit), on February 1, 2026. (CNN)
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Modern Mill, a Mississippi-based manufacturer, is redefining wood with ACRE™: a wood-alternative made from upcycled rice hulls (agricultural waste). Backed by $85M in private investment and insulated from tariffs, it’s disrupting a $500B building materials market. The next generation won’t have to choose wood.
3. 🇨🇭 U.S. and Switzerland are Lowering Tariffs to 15%
Sometimes it is nice being Switzerland. The country has reached a trade deal with the U.S. where duties will be reduced to 15%. As part of the deal, Swiss companies have pledged to invest $200 billion in the U.S. by the end of 2028, which includes funding for education and training. (CNBC)
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5. ⛔️ ChatGPT is Ditching the Em Dashes
If you tell it to – that is. OpenAI has fixed the supposed telltale sign that text was written by AI despite many human writers arguing on behalf of the punctuation. Now, if you tell it not to use them in your custom instructions, it’ll actually listen. (TechCrunch)
6. 🇩🇪 Google Must Pay €572M For Violating Antitrust Rules
Huch, as the Germans would say. A German court found that Google has abused its dominant market position in the price comparison sector and ruled that the company must pay a total of €572 million ($665.6 million) in damages to two German price comparison companies. (TechCrunch)
7. 🇮🇳 Pine Labs Hit $440M on First Day of India IPO
Valuation trims don’t always mean bad news. In the case of payment technology company Pine Labs, they’re doing just fine. Despite lowering its valuation for its India IPO, the PayPal and Mastercard-backed fintech company finished its first day of trading 14% higher, making it the second-largest Indian fintech listing this year. (TechCrunch)
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