Emily Glazer
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I cover power and influence for @WSJ / @medillschool alum / DM for Signal / [email protected]. Send tips securely: https://t.co/JYQTOvOk7F
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Joined October 2008
This week @netflix released the second season of Dirty Money. I am part of the Wells Fargo episode, talking about one of the craziest stories of my career.
Wells Fargo was long seen as the 'golden child' of banking. But former employees detail the ruthless and fraudulent practices that fueled its growth. #DirtyMoneyNetflix is now streaming.
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WSJ exclusive: Microsoft directors started an investigation in 2019 into allegations by a female staffer of a sexual relationship with Bill Gates. Gates decided to resign from the board before the probe was completed. Our deep dive into what happened:
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SCOOP: Friendship between Elon Musk and Google co-founder Sergey Brin is ruptured by Musk's alleged brief affair with Brin's wife. by @KirstenGrind and me.
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NEW: Bill Gates had an affair with a Russian bridge player around 2010. Then Jeffrey Epstein found out. w/ @khadeeja_safdar.
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NEW: Facebook today said it is removing Trump campaign ads relating to a census for violating its census interference policy. Follows great reporting from @JuddLegum .@WSJ story w/ @janetadamy here:
1. In Decemeber, Facebook pledged to remove ANY content with misleading information about how to participate in the Census. Now, the Trump campaign is running 1000+ Facebook ads promoting a fake 2020 Census. Facebook tells me it will take no action.
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Just had to capture @bykevinclark watching the Magic game one room over while I was writing.
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NEW: JPMorgan Chase will halt all political giving -- to Republicans & Democrats -- from its PAC. The move is in response to violence at the Capitol alongside health and economic crises, per Peter Scher, who runs corporate responsibility for the bank.
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SCOOP: The CEOs of Exxon and Chevron spoke last year about merging the oil giants, according to people familiar with the talks, in what could be one of the largest corporate mergers ever. via @WSJ.
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One of the best honors of my journalism career.
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NEW: Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg pressured the Daily Mail to shelve a potential article about her then-boyfriend, Activision Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick, sources said.
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President Trump has used his Twitter account as a megaphone during his administration. When he leaves office, he will face a different set of rules.
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The great @finebaum is so impressed by @bykevinclark’s college football takes that he’s left speechless and has to ask his staff about it. Love to see it! . Kevin is such a big fan of this show he was beaming all of yesterday.
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NEW: Dozens of CEOs joined a weekend Zoom to plot next steps on voter access; some signal they’ll sign on to new statement spearheaded by Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier. from me, @ChipCutter & @tepingchen
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Stripe is processing donations for Trump through intermediaries, like WinRed. by @rudegeair + me:
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Job update: I’ll be joining the @WSJ politics team as a 2020 campaign reporter focusing on the intersection of finance, business and politics (based in LA). It’s been a great five years on the banking team but I’m looking forward to a new challenge. Excited to get started!.
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NEW: Tesla board members investigated whether company resources were misused in a secret effort to build a glass house for Elon Musk dubbed “Project 42”.By @rfelliott , @KirstenGrind + me.
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Wells Fargo meeting is recessed when shareholder refuses to stop asking board directors to explain what they knew about sales scandal.
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Some board members asked abt Gates’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Directors were told the relationship focused on philanthropy & nothing more. One concern for Melinda French Gates was her husband’s dealings with Epstein, WSJ reported:
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During the probe, some board members decided it was no longer suitable for Gates to sit as a director at the software company he started and led for decades, sources said. They didn’t want a director associated with this situation in the wake of the MeToo movement.
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It's all about that balance.
Lmfao my wife is in Las Vegas reporting on democracy and I’m in Las Vegas to see if Deontay Wilder is going to knock a guy unconcious or not.
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The secret phone call to Bob Iger. The text Jim Cramer sent Disney’s CFO. The disastrous board meeting that sank Bob Chapek. This is the full account of Disney’s epic power struggle (from a rockstar team of WSJ reporters + editors).
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When your husband is from Orlando. .
We have some special life news on this week's SND about something that's gonna happen in a few months and the only person qualified to deliver this news is Bo Outlaw. Here goes:
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NEW: President Trump’s tweets questioning the election’s legitimacy cause his supporters to lose confidence in elections & believe they are rigged, per new research believed to be the first to estimate the effect of Trump’s tweets abt election integrity.
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I'm fully back from maternity leave today after eight wonderful months with our son (cc @bykevinclark). Thanks to @WSJ for its incredible parental leave policy that allowed me to take my leave in two parts. Excited to (once again) dive in!.
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Kamala Harris has taken on Wall Street. But Wall Street doesn't seem to mind. Our latest on Biden's VP pick and what it means for the financial world: CC @lizrhoffman @BenEisen.
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Zach Lowe on @bykevinclark: I don’t even like football but I read everything you write. Welcome to my world, Zach.
Lowe Post podcast: Wiz GM Tommy Sheppard on the coming offseason in Washington, then Orlando superfan @bykevinclark on the Magic's weird post-Dwight existence -- plus Russ trades (about 33:00 in):. Spotify: Apple:
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Today @ColinCowherd called @bykevinclark “the Lamar Jackson” of football media. I barely know who Lamar Jackson is, but I concur.
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NEW: Facebook investigated suspicious pro-Bernie Sanders content and if it originated from Trump supporters or Russian actors, sources say. With @dnvolz :
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NEW: Inside the Facebook response to internal whistleblower documents--> efforts to divide lawmakers along partisan lines and muddy the waters, sources say. team effort w/ @keachhagey @georgia_wells @dseetharaman @JeffHorwitz @newley @samschech.
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Once Biden is sworn in, Twitter will also transfer about a dozen other official presidential accounts to the new administration, incl @WhiteHouse, @Potus + @Flotus. But there’s a sticking point between Twitter and the Biden team: What will happen to the millions of followers?.
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At a recent gathering of Facebook’s leadership, some officials discussed whether Facebook has gotten too big, with too much data flowing to manage all of its content. “We created the machine and we can’t control the machine.”
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Also hi, I’m back from maternity leave. Working and feeding and raising a baby is no joke. Thanks @bykevinclark for taking the lead on Teddy while I get back to writing ledes.
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“Obviously the followers who are part of that account are part of the value of building up that institutional asset,” said Obama’s Chief Digital Officer @goldman. “Just like the website—is another asset that remains from administration to administration.”.
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Beat update: Excited to share I'm now focusing on a slightly different type of power: business leaders and the influence they wield. That still includes politics, as well as succession, deals and more. It means delving into companies and their heads in a key moment of change.
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NEW: How Facebook hobbled Mark Zuckerberg's bid to get America vaccinated. Company documents show how anti-vaccine activists used Facebook's own tools to sow doubt about the Covid-19 vaccine, with @samschech and @JeffHorwitz.
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So proud my husband @bykevinclark took his face time @AroundtheHorn to keep my @WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich in the headlines. It has now been more than six months since Evan was wrongfully detained in Russia for doing journalism. It's time to "bring him home."
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NEW: Facebook’s lawyers have been investigating outgoing COO Sheryl Sandberg’s use of corporate resources for personal projects going back several years in a broad review, sources say. By @dseetharaman + me.
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Elon Musk’s use of drugs—including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine—has made some Tesla and SpaceX leaders worry about potential risk to his companies.by me and @KirstenGrind along with a team of @WSJ reporters and editors.
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Zach Lowe on @bykevinclark "Owner of great hair, stylish jackets and host of one of my favorite things period, Slow News Day.". Co-sign on all accounts.
Lowe Post podcast: @minakimes on her villainous Brooklyn Nets fandom, whether the Nets are title favorites, more; then @bykevinclark on his beloved Orlando Magic burning it down -- and what come next (CHUMA!!!!):. Apple: Spotify:
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NEW: Microsoft executives in 2008 discovered flirtatious emails between Bill Gates & a female employee that they deemed inappropriate, sources say. They told the co-founder to stop & briefed some board members.
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On Weds morning @ChipCutter & I reported CEOs were considering withholding political donations to Republican lawmakers trying to thwart a peaceful transition. Today @JuddLegum reports PACs from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Commerce Bank & Marriott will make such changes.
1. BREAKING. 3 major corporations say they'll stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election. BlueCross BlueShield (@BCBSAssociation). Marriott (@MarriottIntl). @CommerceBank. Follow along for more on these 3 plus 141 other corps.
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"Russia interfered in the 2016 election and. is playing in 2020," Harris says in the debate, citing experts. Read more on how Kremlin-backed Russia Today used a little-known traffic exchange to reach U.S. readers:
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"Facebook recently started a review of Ms. Sandberg’s actions and whether she violated the company’s rules, according to people close to her and to Mr. Kotick.". All star team with @benfritz, @keachhagey & @KirstenGrind.
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NEW: Elon Musk & Donald Trump's ties are deepening. The two have discussed a possible adviser role for Musk should Trump win the presidential election. Musk & Nelson Peltz have briefed Trump on a data-driven voter fraud project & anti-Biden efforts:
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NEW: Melinda Gates had discussions with divorce lawyers in October 2019 around when Bill Gates’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein became public. The inside story with @khadeeja_safdar .
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Things have gone south for game 2. (My husband’s friends won’t be staying to watch the Democratic Convention while I help cover it.)
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SCOOP: Facebook may boost minimum amount of people targeted by political ads to spurn spread of misinformation, among other potential changes under discussion:.
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Former VP Joe Biden reached out to at least half a dozen supporters today saying he plans to run for president and is seeking big donations to compete with other candidates' online fundraising: First story on new beat (!) w/ @KThomasDC.
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Scoop: Warren Buffett's estate planning is sending charities, including the Gates Foundation, scrambling in a move that could reshape the world of philanthropy, according to sources and documents reviewed by WSJ.
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Happy to join GMA to discuss our @WSJ Gates story.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Melinda Gates began divorce discussions back in 2019 and has been talking to lawyers about ending the marriage for nearly two years. @KayleeHartung has the story.
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Learned a bunch about mobile apps (finance, shopping, fitness, etc) through this @WSJ Special Report: http://t.co/vf4g1Y9V.
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I often write about how to save money, and now @bykevinclark is telling you how to lose it. [Props for mentioning a 401(k) though!].
“If you want to lose money, this is the show for you.”.—@bykevinclark. This is ‘Worst Picks of the Week.’
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When your @WSJ colleagues in LA surprise you on your first day back post-wedding and honeymoon. Ready to get back at it-- thanks guys!
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Another shareholder yelling in Wells Fargo's shareholder meeting about board not doing enough as "watchdogs".
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Inside President Trump’s last public event - a fundraiser in Bedminster, NJ - before disclosing he had coronavirus w/ @pdberger @rebeccaballhaus @katie_honan .
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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who also owns the Atlanta United soccer team & PGA Tour Superstore, said on the call he believes a large share of fans of the NFL, MLS & PGA want the groups to make their positions known on voting rights, people on the call said.
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UPDATE: Delaney is weighing a run for governor of Maryland in 2022, according to a person familiar with the matter. A campaign spokeswoman declined to comment.
Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney ends his 2020 Democratic presidential bid
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The pandemic has upended live events around the world. Here’s how @juliahartz, CEO and co-founder of ticketing company Eventbrite, survived. Hint: her advisers @roelofbotha @kevinhartz @LorrieNorring & @RogerLMartin played a big role.
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Talks began after Covid battered oil & gas demand and put financial strain on Exxon & Chevron. The merger talks were described as preliminary and aren’t ongoing but could come back in the future, the people said. Story w/@cmatthews9 and @CaraRLombardo .
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Thrilled to celebrate The Wall Street Journal's win at the Loeb Awards for our Facebook Files coverage in the beat reporting category. We didn't know we won until it was announced, which was exhilarating. It was such a fun time I'm days late in posting!
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I vowed at least one @WSJ ahed would come out of the countless hours of recent wedding planning. Didn't anticipate it would be about the triumphs and tribulations of securing Star Wars characters to participate in weddings: cc @erichschwartzel.
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NEW: Stripe will no longer process payments for President Trump’s campaign website because it violated its policies against encouraging violence, from @AAndriotis @rudegeair + me:
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NEW: The Manhattan DA is investigating financial dealings around some of Trump’s signature Manhattan properties including Trump Tower, 40 Wall St., Trump International Hotel and Tower & Trump Plaza, w/ @coryramey .
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Jeffrey Epstein used his ties to the rich and famous, including Naomi Campbell, Vera Wang, Woody Allen and Bill Gates, to ensnare women post his arrest in 2008. @khadeeja_safdar has the inside story.
A WSJ investigation shows Jeffrey Epstein never stopped abusing women. Victims say they were ensnared by his promises to use his VIP connections to get them jobs.
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NEW: Facebook is slowing new products for "reputational reviews" to examine how it may be criticized & to ensure products don’t adversely impact children, sources say. Executives have also put a hold on some work on existing products. By me + @dseetharaman.
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NEW: Exxon's remade board is debating whether to abandon some major oil and gas projects as it reconsiders the energy giant’s investment strategy, sources say. By @cmatthews9 + me.
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Matters under investigation include the use of Facebook employees for: Sandberg’s book Option B, wedding planning, the nonprofit she founded Lean In and a situation with the Daily Mail and her ex boyfriend Bobby Kotick.
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NEW: Some women applying for jobs at Bill Gates’s private office were asked about affairs, their porn preference &other sexually explicit topics by a security firm. Gates's office says such questioning would be unacceptable.By @khadeeja_safdar + me
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Kevin refuses to get a haircut. (I've tried.) .But I think he pulled this one off regardless.
A very special Slow News Day: Lamar Jackson joins the show to talk about, well, everything. Quarantine, Patrick Mahomes, playing without fans and people who don't use him correctly in Madden, the game that made him their cover star this year. Watch:
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NEW: Twitter confirms it will *not* transfer followers of official White House accounts, inc.@WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, to Biden admin. Twitter says it will notify account followers that content will be archived and allow them the choice to follow the Biden admin’s new accounts.
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Great to be back on @SquawkCNBC and dig into our scoop with @andrewrsorkin.
Will Fmr. President Trump ask @elonmusk to be a special adviser if he wins the White House? @EmilyGlazer of @WSJ shares her reporting.
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Mellody Hobson, the chairwoman of Starbucks’s board, said on the call that political unrest is bad for business & execs should work together on voting issues as states consider legislation and as the trial over George Floyd’s killing continues, the people said.
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NEW: Facebook Continues Political Ad Ban for Another Month, per email reviewed by WSJ
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NEW: Multiple directors of Elon Musk’s companies—some who have used drugs with him—have profited enormously from their ties to Musk, raising questions about the board’s independence. .by @KirstenGrind, me, @rfelliott & @coulterjones
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SCOOP: Federal Trade Commission Weighs Seeking Injunction Against Facebook Over How Its Apps like Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp Interact:
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Facebook executives have discussed the possibility of suing whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee, to allege she stole company documents, sources said. Some have raised concerns about whether such a move would cause further reputational damage.
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NEW: Political groups are tracking protester cell phone data to target messages. “Deeply spooky yet extremely helpful,” says one operative.
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Lawyers across the country are teaming up to help the Harris campaign:
Great meeting with leaders in the LA legal community this am to talk about the @KamalaHarris 2020 campaign. We are mobilizing fellow attorneys from all over the country to get involved. Stay tuned for more info!
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Read this article all the way to the end: The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom.
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WSJ scoop: Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are discussing changes to their foundation, including adding a board and bringing in outside directors, sources said:
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Some news rolled in today: @khadeeja_safdar & I won a @NYNewswomen Investigative Reporting Award for our story about Bill Gates & Jeffrey Epstein. Total team effort, with help from @marcelolprince, @MtthwRose, @DaveCBenoit & many others @WSJ.
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Great to chat with @karaswisher and spar (just a bit!) with @teddyschleifer on how money is factoring into this presidential race:
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What do Quentin Tarantino, Joe Ricketts & Wells Fargo have in common? Horse-drawn coaches: http://t.co/lbheMkdTu9
http://t.co/iK1VR6z5tF.
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Joe Buck to @bykevinclark “I want to gaze at your golden locks.”.
Incredible performance from @buck on Slow News Day. Here's him on reading FOX teasers below, but you need to watch the whole episode on YouTube: .
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NEW: Inside the animosity between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook, who are feuding over privacy and dueling visions of the internet. “We need to inflict pain,” Zuckerberg told his team. With @dseetharaman and @timkhiggins.
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JPM Chief Dimon's fave Davos quote (not from him): "Davos is where billionaires tell millionaires what the middle class feels".
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NEW: Why Sheryl Sandberg is quitting Facebook. with @sal19 @JeffHorwitz @dseetharaman @KirstenGrind.
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INBOX: @AndrewYang's super PAC is putting up a "meme museum" billboard during the Dem debate next week. @georgia_wells & I wrote about the Yang campaign's memes + what other presidential campaigns are doing when it comes to social media and influencers:
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It is an honor to join friends and @WSJ colleagues in reading Evan’s reporting over the course of 24 hours. One day is a long time, and Evan’s work has been silenced for a whole year. Journalism is not a crime. It's time to bring Evan home. #IStandWithEvan.
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Such a treat to see the legend (and a mentor) @JoannLublin in person. So many WSJ reporters, myself included, have learned a ton from Joann. She even brought a signed copy of her new book #PowerMoms (I have it digitally!).
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NEW: Chevron is preparing to defend itself against a *potential* proxy challenge by activist Engine No. 1. Chevron plans to announce more-ambitious carbon-reduction targets and add board member w/ environmental experience, sources say: w/ @cmatthews9.
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Brief interruption of business reporting to shout out my husband @bykevinclark, who is making his debut on @AroundtheHorn tonight!.
🚨New Panelist Alert🚨. Today, @TonyReali and @AroundtheHorn welcome @bykevinclark to the show. The host of @OmahaProd & ESPN's This Is Football podcast makes his debut at 5p ET (ESPN).
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A great interview with @bykevinclark. I know I'm biased, but I strongly agreed when Richard called him a "huge star in that [NFL] world.".
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Congrats to this incredible all-women team of rockstars!.
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