Dalai Lama, Napoleon, Surge Pricing, Sheila Johnson + Answered Prayers
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Happy Sunday.
Here’s today’s ITK Daily.
To be ITK, know this:
The ‘eye-watering’ cost of ending the peace dividend: Defence ministers increasingly fear voters will not accept the high price of military deterrence. FT
The looming succession battle over the Dalai Lama: The passing of Tibet’s spiritual leader could spark one of the most extraordinary stand-offs in global politics. FT
Why Napoleon still matters: There isn’t a simple clash between democracy and autocracy. Janan Ganesh
The rise of surge pricing: ‘It will eventually be everywhere’: Powered by algorithms and AI, a growing number of consumer industries are adjusting prices in response to supply and demand. FT
Amazon searches for its next big hit: The tech giant has built three wildly successful businesses. It’s been toiling for years to find a ‘fourth pillar.’ WSJ
The global race to set the rules for AI: The industry and policymakers agree that the emerging technology needs regulating. But no one is quite sure how. FT
The executive trying to make Microsoft smarter about AI: Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan’s unlikely partnership with OpenAI. WSJ
AI and the next great tech shift: From technology containment to political power and digital regulation, three books about the artificial intelligence revolution. FT
It’s finally time to add some smart tech to your dumb home: Smart lights, smart locks, and smart thermostats are ready for prime time, thanks to a new era of cooperation among the tech giants and a new software standard. Christopher Mims
Sheila Johnson, the first black female billionaire, keeps reinventing herself: The co-founder of Black Entertainment Television plunged into luxury hotels, sports teams, and a film festival after her company was sold. WSJ
‘Radical Wolfe’ review: Fearless writer, savage wit: Narrated by Jon Hamm, this documentary on Tom Wolfe—author of ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ and more—can’t capture the wonders of his writing, but it does convey some of his wisdom. WSJ
Are you a Mick or a Keith? The two rockers represent the choice so many of us face in these technologically accelerated, morally restless times: to keep up or not. FT
Why 1966 was the beginning of the end for English football: World Cup victory transformed the English game from a sport into a business, argues Duncan Hamilton in his magnificent and deeply moving account, Answered Prayers. The Times
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
Marc A. Ross | Chief Communications Strategist @ Caracal
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