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☆ Mark Zuckerberg spars on a floating barge with MMA fighters in a video that couldn't be further from the sunblock-smeared Zuck of summer 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been curating a "shredded" persona over the last year. His training regimen drew attention after he agreed to a possible cage fight with Elon Musk. Zuckerberg's newest post shows him sparring with MMA fighters on a floating barge. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The new summertime Zuck spars with MMA fighters on a floating barge.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Long, Israel Adesanya, Zuckerberg, Alexander Volkanovski, that's, Musk, he'd, — Zuckerberg, Elon, Meta, Jeff Bezos, podcaster Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg's Organizations: Service, New Zealand MMA, MMA, Meta Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Elon Musk leaks chat logs where he bizarrely taunts Mark Zuckerberg for being too small to beat him, unlike a 'modern day Bruce Lee'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he would likely beat Mark Zuckerberg in a fight given the difference in their sizes. In the thread, Musk said he would win unless Zuckerberg is a "modern day Bruce Lee." "I have not been practicing much, apart from a brief bout with Lex Fridman today," Musk told Zuckerberg, per the screenshot. Representatives for Zuckerberg at Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours. Representatives for Musk at X did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Bruce Lee, he's, Walter Isaacson, Isaacson, Lex Fridman, Musk —, hasn't Organizations: Sunday, Meta Locations: Palo Alto, Rome

Harrison set herself a goal of doing an unassisted pull-up before she turns 48 this month, and 10 by October. She has received dozens of supportive messages since she began posting about pull-ups in May 2022.

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☆ Elon Musk bragged about lifting '45 lb weights' on Friday. Now he says he has to get an MRI on his neck and back and may need surgery before his cage match with Zuck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he can't confirm a date for his fight with Mark Zuckerberg just yet. Musk said he's getting an MRI of his neck and back, and may even require surgery before the fight. It looks like that cage match isn't going to happen anytime soon if Musk's got to go under the knife. Musk's neck and back issues could be linked to a sumo match he once participated in. Musk did not specify when this sumo match took place.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Musk's, Elon, Zuckerberg, Georges St, Pierre, Lex Fridman, John Danaher, he's, hasn't Organizations: Twitter, Canadian UFC

☆ Shredded Zuck is eating 4,000 calories per day, apparently including McDonald's Quarter Pounder, apple pie, and McFlurry
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg says he's eating 4,000 calories per day, 1.6 times more than the recommended intake. Apparently this includes McDonald's staples like the Quarter Pounder, fries, and McFlurry. After McDonald's posted on Threads for followers' favorite orders, Zuckerberg responded: "20 nuggets, a quarter pounder, large fries, Oreo McFlurry, apple pie, and maybe some cheeseburgers for later?" But Zuck said he needed around 4,000 calories a day to maintain his weight during his current training regime. Meta didn't respond to Insider's request for comment to confirm if their fitness-loving boss did go ahead with his McDonald's order.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's, Meta, Lex Fridman, McDonald's, Zuckerberg, Mike Davis, Davis, Elon Musk, Zuck, Michael Phelps, isn't Phelps Organizations: UFC

☆ Look out, Elon Musk: Mark Zuckerberg is now a blue belt in jiu-jitsu
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram that he is now a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. More recently, Zuckerberg and Musk have entertained the idea of a cage fight, though nothing has been finalized. Mark Zuckerberg is one step closer to mastering Brazilian jiu-jitsu as speculation remains about a potential face-off with Elon Musk in a cage fight. Zuckerberg announced on Sunday that he was promoted to blue belt in jiu-jitsu, posting some photos to commemorate the occasion on Instagram. Meanwhile, the looming question is whether Zuckerberg will eventually fight Twitter — or should we say "X" — owner Elon Musk.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Dave Camarillo, John Wick, Keanu Reeves, I've, Lex Fridman, Khai Wu, Aljamain Sterling, he's Organizations: Morning, Elon, Meta, UFC, Twitter

☆ U.S. Virgin Islands seeks at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in Jeffrey Epstein case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands in a court filing Friday estimated that it will seek damages of at least $190 million from JPMorgan Chase in a lawsuit accusing the big bank of facilitating sex trafficking by its former long-time customer Jeffrey Epstein. The Virgin Islands also said it wants an order requiring JPMorgan to take a series of steps to protect young women and girls from other predators in the future. The filing says the Virgin Islands wants at least $150 million in civil penalties alone. JPMorgan in its own court filings has accused the Virgin Islands itself of being "complicit in the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein." Last month in the same court where the Virgin Islands is suing the bank JPMorgan agreed, without admitting wrongdoing, to pay $290 million to victims of Epstein to settle a suit by one of his accusers.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Jed Rakoff, Jeffrey Epstein's, JPMorgan Chase, Ariel Smith, Smith, Patricia Wexler, JPM, Virgin, Sergey Brin, Bill Gates, Lex Wexner, Glenn Dubin, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew of Great Organizations: New York State Division, Criminal, Services, Reuters, U.S . Virgin, JPMorgan Chase, Virgin, JPMorgan, Virgin Islands, Google, Microsoft, Limited Brands, Deutsche Bank, New York state's Department of Financial Services Locations: U.S, Manhattan, United States, Virgin, Eastern, Prince Andrew of Great Britain, Florida, New York

☆ Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson says cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg won't happen: 'It's a metaphor'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Kali Hays | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have tacitly challenged each other to a fight. Musk biographer Walter Isaacson doubts any fight will become a reality. The odds that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fight in a cage match are nil, according to Musk's biographer Walter Isaacson. The silly talk began when Musk a couple of weeks ago said he would fight Zuckerberg, who has recently gotten very into jiu-jitsu. Isaacson pointed to Threads, the Twitter-like app Zuckerberg is set to launch, as another element of the rivalry between the two.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Walter Isaacson, He's, Isaacson, Musk, Zuckerberg, he's, it's, I've, John Meecham, Elon, Lex Fridman, Fridman, Kali Hays Organizations: Meta, Creamery, Twitter, PBS Locations: khays

☆ Elon Musk is doubling down on fitness and getting serious about his Zuckerberg cage fight: 'I need a lot more training'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It appears that Elon Musk is taking the idea of a cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg pretty seriously. Musk had a training session with wrestler Georges St-Pierre and martial artist John Danaher. The obvious conclusion is that I need a *lot* more training," Musk said in a tweet. The obvious conclusion is that I need a *lot* more training," Musk tweeted about the session. Besides training with St-Pierre and Danaher, Musk has also done a separate "impromptu training session" with Fridman, per the podcaster's tweet dated June 27.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Georges St, Pierre, John Danaher, Lex Fridman, Danaher, Zuckerberg Organizations: UFC, Twitter Locations: Canadian

☆ The circus around Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's much-vaunted fight is getting even stranger, with suggestions the bout could happen in the Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been gearing up for a potential fight. TMZ reported Friday that Italy's culture minister told Zuckerberg it could be hosted at the Colosseum. Musk tweeted there was "some chance" the bout could take place at the legendary Roman venue. The circus around the potential fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk is getting even stranger — with claims it could take place in Rome's ancient Colosseum. Around the same time the report was published, Musk tweeted: "Some chance fight happens in Colosseum."

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Dana White, Python's, Brian, Augustus Caesar —, It's, Lex Fridman, White, Elton John's Organizations: TMZ, Morning, Italian, Elon, BBC, Meta, UFC

☆ Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen says the best startup founders have these 3 traits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The pair discussed a wide range of topics including the rise of AI and the history of Silicon Valley. Andreessen gave a set of traits that he thinks the best founders in Silicon Valley share. Billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen says the best startup founders in Silicon Valley share a few important traits. Overall, he said he believes the best founders are "some combination" of super-smart, super-energetic, and super-courageous. The best founders are capable of dealing with lots of rejection, he said.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Lex Fridman, Andreessen, Fridman, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Billionaire, Netscape Locations: Silicon Valley, Silicon

☆ Elon Musk accepts UFC champion Georges St-Pierre's offer to train him for potential Mark Zuckerberg fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk is lining up coaches as he apparently prepares to fight Mark Zuckerberg. The billionaire accepted UFC champion Georges St-Pierre's offer to train him. Elon Musk is lining up coaches for his much-anticipated fight with tech rival Mark Zuckerberg. The billionaire accepted Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Georges St-Pierre's offer to train him for the cage match. "Ok, let's do it," Musk tweeted in response.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Georges St, Pierre, Zuckerberg, Musk, Dana White, Lex Fridman Organizations: UFC, Twitter

☆ Elon Musk is getting ready for his potential fight with Mark Zuckerberg by training martial arts with podcaster Lex Fridman
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Pictures of Elon Musk practicing martial arts were tweeted out on Tuesday. It's a sign that Musk is taking his potential fight against Mark Zuckerberg pretty seriously. The billionaire can be seen practicing a type of martial arts arm lock, forehead vein bulging as he restrains Fridman. "I'm extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground," Fridman tweeted. "I think the world is served far better if they train martial arts but not fight in the cage," Fridman wrote on Twitter.

Persons: Elon Musk, Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Fridman, —, we've, Zuckerberg Organizations: Elon, MIT, Twitter

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's comeback is in full swing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Shona Ghosh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg is revamping his image, showing off his martial arts skills on Instagram. Beating Elon Musk in a cage fight would strengthen his comeback. That also plays well to a certain kind of tech crowd — the kind that loves both Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman. No wonder he's accepted a cage-fight challenge from Elon Musk. In another vindication, Apple has fueled hype for Mark Zuckerberg's pet project, the metaverse, by launching the Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon, —, Grace Kay, Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, he's, Elon Musk, Zuck couldn't, Zuckerberg's Augustus, Meta, Apple, Mark Zuckerberg's, Musk, hasn't, Zuck, that's Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Apple Vision Locations: Instagram

☆ We've reached peak tech bro, with billionaires suggesting cage fights and bench-press contests
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's a sign that top Silicon Valley executives are embracing a new era of the tech bro. The term "tech bro" has been around for the better part of a decade, but what it means to be a tech bro has changed over time. The metamorphosis of tech bro culture is most apparent in the evolution of founders like Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Musk has made it cool to be a tech CEO and created a loyal fan base that few could rival. The Joe Rogan Experience/YouTubeThough, this kind of tech bro behavior can have consequences.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, AirBnB, Brian Chesky, They've, Dana White, Lex Fridman, Andrew Tate, Tate, Sam Altman, he'd, Jeff Bottari, Bloomberg he'd, bro, —, Webster, Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Bezos, Clive Mason, Joe Rogan, Vladimir Putin, Musk, Elon Organizations: Silicon, UFC, Bloomberg, Wired, Merriam, Getty, Twitter Locations: Valley

Representatives for Hermes and Rothschild did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the decision. Hermes said in a filing in March that Rothschild continued to market his NFTs after the jury's verdict. Rothschild told the court that Hermes' request went "far beyond what is appropriate in a case, like this one, that involves artistic expression." Rakoff largely granted Hermes' request, but decided not to order Rothschild to transfer the tokens out of an "abundance of caution" for 1st Amendment concerns. The case is Hermes International v. Rothschild, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Hermes, Mason Rothschild's, Birkin, Jed Rakoff, Rothschild's, Rakoff, Rothschild, Sonny Estival, Gerald Ferguson, Deborah Wilcox, Oren Warshavsky, Rhett Millsaps, Christopher Sprigman, Mark McKenna, Rebecca Tushnet, Lex Lumina, Jonathan Harris, Adam Oppenheim, Harris St, Laurent, Wechsler Read, Blake Brittain Organizations: Hermes, Constitution, . Rothschild, Southern, of, Baker, Hostetler, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, U.S, . Rothschild , U.S, of New York, Washington

☆ Elon Musk's mom wants you to stop encouraging the Musk-Zuck cage fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Maye Musk wants people to stop egging Elon Musk on to fight Mark Zuckerberg. Maye Musk tweeted at podcaster and AI researcher Lex Fridman. Fridman had suggested he'd be "all for" a Musk vs. Zuck jiu-jitsu match. Maye Musk really doesn't want her son to fight Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match. But Maye Musk has been spending the last day trying to prevent the throwdown from happening.

Persons: Maye Musk, egging Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Lex Fridman, Fridman, he'd, Maye, emojis, Elon Musk gamely, haven't, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, bluster, he'll Organizations: Morning, Twitter Locations: Vegas

☆ Greek migrant boat tragedy: CNN investigation raises questions about coast guard's account of shipwreck
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Florence Davey-Attlee Elinda Labropoulou Jomana Karadsheh Gianluca Mezzofiore Katie Polglase | Florence Davey-Attlee | Elinda Labropoulou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They also call into question the Greek coast guard’s version of events, suggesting more lives could have been saved, and may even point to fault on the part of Greek authorities. The Hellenic Coast Guard has declined to answer CNN’s specific requests for response to the survivor testimonies. The Greek coast guard has maintained that people onboard the trawler had refused rescue and insisted they wanted to continue their journey to Italy. The haunting final words sent from the migrant boat came just minutes before it capsized. Most of all, Mostafa says, he wishes the Greek coast guard had never approached their boat: “If they had left us be, we wouldn’t have drowned.”

Persons: “, Rami, ”, Mostafa, Nikos Alexiou, Byron Smith, ” Rami, Lucky, –, ” Mostafa, Nawal Soufi, …, superyacht, Stringer, Eurokinissi, Vincent Cochetel, Stelios Misinas, Reuters Cochetel, ” Omer Shatz, Mohammad, Fadi, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis Organizations: CNN, Hellenic Coast Guard, Reuters CNN, Cross, UNHCR, European Union, “, Getty, ” Workers, Reuters, Center for Constitutional, Human Locations: Greece, Syria, Greek, Coast, Athens, Tobruk, Libya, Italy, Kalamata, AFP, Berlin, Netherlands, Sunday’s, Europe

☆ Elon vs Zuck: My money's on Zuck to win for 3 simple reasons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As a trained jiu-jitsu and MMA practitioner, Mark Zuckerberg has skills that Elon Musk does not. I am, of course, talking about the probable scene and setting for the most talked-about fight right now: Musk vs Zuck. Zuck has skillsMark Zuckerberg training MMA. Mark Zuckerberg on Instagram and GettyWhen push comes to shove, most people probably know how to throw a punch in a fight. When all things are equal, size and strength do count, which is why professional fighters organize themselves into weight classes.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, Elon Musk, Grimes, I've, Musk, Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Lex Fridman, Fridman, aren't, let's Organizations: Zuck, Morning, Mobile, Twitter, Getty, Zuckerberg, UFC Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Sorry Elon, your chances of winning a cage fight against Mark Zuckerberg are slim
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk wants to fight Mark Zuckerberg in a cage. Zuckerberg is training in MMA and winning jiu-jitsu competitions. But really, fighting Mark Zuckerberg in a cage is a bad, bad idea. The Twitter owner and world's richest man challenged his arch-nemesis to a cage fight on Tuesday because, well, it's hard to say why really. He's training in MMA, winning jiu-jitsu competitions, and generally getting seriously shredded.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, it's, It's, Elon, podcaster, Lex Fridman Organizations: Morning, city's Apex, UFC Locations: Elon

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has advice for martial-arts newbies: 'Be willing to get beaten up a lot'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg thinks getting beaten up is all part of the process for jiu-jitsu beginners. The Meta chief has become devoted to the martial art involving joint locks and submission holds. He suggested in an interview that newbies need to let go of pride before trying it out. Mark Zuckerberg has been getting pretty shredded thanks to his new obsession with Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Last month, it emerged that the Meta chief had been taking his jiu-jitsu hobby increasingly seriously after entering a competition where he won gold and silver medals.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Lex Fridman, Zuckerberg, Fridman, Mark Elliot Organizations: Morning

☆ Inside Amazon's rush to respond to ChatGPT. 'Amazon must be really scared about being late on all of this.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"Amazon must be really scared about being late on all of this," one Amazon employee said in an interview. The same rules apply to the new Microsoft Bing search engine that uses ChatGPT's technology, an internal document said. "Since generative AI is all the rage right now, it will be included in the themes, and there will be a special award for the project that best demonstrates generative AI," the email said. Mike Blake/ReutersEmployees are still curious about Amazon's response to ChatGPT and generative AI, frequently bringing up the topic in internal town-hall meetings. He also said that Amazon's top leadership team, called the S-team, was "very excited about it" and that generative AI was a "big area of focus for us."

Persons: ChatGPT, Sam Altman, Sven Hoppe, It's, hackathons, Andy Jassy, Mike Blake, Adam Selipsky, Jassy, Eugene Kim Organizations: Amazon, Echo, Microsoft, Employees, Getty, Bloomberg, Burnham, Reuters Employees

☆ Mark Zuckerberg praised Elon Musk's push 'to make Twitter a lot leaner'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

On a recent episode of "The Lex Fridman Podcast," Mark Zuckerberg was asked about Elon Musk. Zuckerberg praised some of Musk's changes to Twitter, calling them "probably good for the industry." Mark Zuckerberg has some good things to say about the way Elon Musk has been running Twitter. "Elon led a push early on to make Twitter a lot leaner," Zuckerberg said, after pausing to consider the question. Like Musk, Zuckerberg has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs over the past eight months.

Persons: Lex Fridman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Musk's, Fridman, —, Musk, Tesla, Elon, He's Organizations: Twitter, Elon, Meta

☆ Sam Altman fired back at Elon Musk's criticism of OpenAI saying 'I like the dude' but that 'he's totally wrong about this stuff'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Altman has fired back at Elon Musk's criticisms of OpenAI. At an event in India, Altman countered Musk's claims saying he's "totally wrong about this stuff." Musk co-founded OpenAI alongside Altman in 2015, but later resigned from its board of directors. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has again fired back at billionaire Elon Musk's criticism that the company just cares about profit over safety, saying that such claims are completely false. Musk co-founded OpenAI alongside Altman in 2015, but resigned from its board of directors in 2018.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Musk's, he's, Elon, it's, Musk, Lex Fridman's, Steve Wozniak, Emad Mostaque Organizations: Elon, Morning, Indian, Economic Times, Microsoft, Apple Locations: India, Delhi

☆ Can Kim Kardashian save private equity?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jeffrey Cane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SuperReturn conference gets underway at a time of challenges for private equity. Kim Kardashian joins Harvey Schwartz, Orlando Bravo, and other leaders in speaking at the conference. The uncertainty has made it more difficult for both private equity and venture capital firms to raise money for their funds. Those are bold-faced names in Wall Street's world, but they can't compete with the star power of another conference speaker: Kim Kardashian. It remains to be seen if private equity can keep up.

Persons: Kim Kardashian, Harvey Schwartz, Orlando Bravo, Kardashian, dealmaking, there's, Carlyle's Harvey Schwartz, David Rubenstein, Julian Salisbury, Goldman Sachs, Robert Smith, Orlando Bravo of Thoma, Bennett Goodman, Jay Sammons, Rubenstein, It's, Sammons, Dre Organizations: equity's, Private, SuperReturn International, Vista Equity Partners, Orlando Bravo of Thoma Bravo, SKKY Partners, Bloomberg, Financial Locations: Berlin

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