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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

☆ A sanctioned Russian billionaire says the UK searched his multimillion-dollar London home illegally using allegations from a 15-year-old report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman said a UK police warrant to search his home was unlawfully obtained, per Reuters. He wants to overturn the warrant which he said was obtained based on allegations from a 2007 report. Back in December, the UK National Crime Agency, or NCA, searched Fridman's multi-million dollar home over several allegations — including conspiracy to evade UK sanctions and money laundering — per Reuters. Cathryn McGahey, the NCA's lawyer, said in court filings the UK government agency admitted its raid on Fridman's house was "unlawful," per Reuters. An NCA spokesperson told Insider that it accepted that the search warrant contained technical errors.

Persons: Mikhail Fridman, Fridman, Hugo Keith, Cathryn McGahey, Keith Organizations: Reuters, Service, London's, National Crime Agency, European Union, Alfa Group, WikiLeaks, Merriam, Webster, NCA, Agency Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russian, London, Russia, Ukraine, Russia's

☆ The UK exempted some Russian oligarchs from sanctions, allowing them to pay for private chefs, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But many of them are allowed to spend a fortune on living expenses, The New York Times reported. One tycoon had permission to pay 19 members of staff, including private chefs, the report said. Last year, officials granted at least 82 exemptions — known as licenses — to oligarchs who were affected by UK sanctions imposed as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the report said. A big chunk of that money went into a security company that has been under investigation for likely helping Aven evade sanctions, The Times reported, citing court records. A spokesperson for the UK Treasury told The Times that licenses to allow payments for "basic needs" are "strictly monitored."

Persons: Mikhail Fridman, Fridman, Pavel Golovkin, Petr Aven, Vladimir Putin, Aven, Oleg Tinkov, Putin Organizations: New York Times, Service, The Times, EU, Bloomberg, Treasury, Times, Alfa Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, London, British, Russian, Moscow, Russia

☆ Life Under U.K. Sanctions: Chauffeurs, Chefs and $1 Million Allowances
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Jane Bradley | More About Jane Bradley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The majority went to a security company owned by Mr. Aven’s financial manager, who has been under investigation for potentially helping Mr. Aven evade sanctions, court records show. That is all,” said Mr. Aven, reached by phone in the Hamptons. The British Treasury granted at least 82 licenses last year and many more applications are pending, according to official figures seen by The New York Times. Treasury officials allowed Mr. Aven, for example, to spend more than £1 million while technically cut off from the British economy. At the same time, law enforcement officers investigated him for possible sanctions evasion and raided his countryside mansion last year.

Persons: Petr Aven, Aven, Fridman, ”, Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: Mr, Kremlin, Hamptons, British Treasury, The New York Times

☆ 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

☆ Ukraine to nationalise Sense Bank from its Russian owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KYIV, July 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank said it will nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank, one of the country's top commercial banks, and put it under temporary administration on Friday. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) said in a statement on Thursday it decided to "withdraw from the market the systemically important" bank and submitted a proposal to the government on the state's participation in the process. Sense Bank, with 3 million depositors, posted losses of 7 billion hryvnias ($189.75 million) in 2022, central bank said. Mikhail Fridman has a 32.86% stake in ABH Holdings S.A., the majority owner of Sense Bank, while Petr Aven holds 12.4%, the bank said on its website. ($1 = 36.8910 hryvnias)Reporting by Olena Harmash, Writing by Anna Pruchnicka, Editing by Timothy Heritage and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andriy Pyshnyi, Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven, Olena Harmash, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Richard Chang Organizations: Bank, National Bank of Ukraine, Sense, ABH Holdings S.A, Sense Bank, Thomson Locations: Ukraine

☆ 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

☆ 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.

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☆ 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

☆ 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

☆ People with podcasts can't stop talking about AI, Spotify's CEO says, citing a 500% rise in episodes about it in the past month
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify's CEO said the number of daily podcast episodes about AI have soared 500% in the last 30 days. But Daniel Ek added that he thinks AI will become "a big thing on the platform" as more tools come out. As the hype around AI continues to soar, Spotify podcasters are getting in on the action. The number of daily podcast episodes about AI has gone up by almost 500% on Spotify in the last 30 days, CEO Daniel Ek tweeted Thursday. As one example of the latest boom, all six of computer scientist Lex Fridman's podcast episodes in the last 30 days discuss AI, their descriptions show.

☆ Ukraine banks’ robust health masks big challenges
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Across the banking sector, deposits are as abundant as they’ve ever been, and the country’s lenders have found ways to remain profitable. The National Bank of Ukraine, the country’s central bank, deserves plaudits for both its preparations before the war and after it began. NPLs crept up to 38% of total sector loans as of January 1 this year, according to the central bank. It has the equivalent of $4.8 billion in non-performing loans, a staggering 67.5% of its loan portfolio, according to central bank numbers. The fact that Ukraine’s banks not only still exist but are thriving is an achievement in itself.

☆ Tim Cook says AI is 'huge,' but flags the need to be 'deliberate and thoughtful' on how Apple deploys it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AI is "huge," but Apple will remain careful folding it into products, CEO Tim Cook said Thursday. Cook said Apple has already been incorporating AI technology into some of its products. "It's very important to be deliberate and thoughtful on how you approach these things," Cook said during the company's earnings call Thursday. "We view AI as huge and we'll continue weaving it in our products on a very thoughtful basis." Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has himself been among those in the field sounding concerns about the potential directions generative AI technology could take.

☆ He's played chess with Peter Thiel, sparred with Elon Musk and once, supposedly, stopped a plane crash: Inside Sam Altman's world, where truth is stranger than fiction
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Melia Russell | Julia Black | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +41 min

But, "you do at some point need to start having contact with reality," he told Insider. The plan was still only a rough sketch, Blania told Insider, but that didn't seem to matter to his host. "He always wanted to understand everything at a very deep level," Thrun told Insider in an email. (When asked about guns, Altman told Insider he'd been "happy to have one both times my home was broken into while I was there.") When asked about this, Altman told Insider in an email: "i can guess what that's about; these stories grow crazily inflated over the years of getting re-told!

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