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Business Wire
14-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
DDC Enterprise Launches DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective to Accelerate Growth and Enhance Shareholder Value
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DDC Enterprise Limited (NYSE: DDC) ('DDC' or the 'Company'), a leading US-listed bitcoin treasury company, today announced the launch of the DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective ('BIC'), a transformative initiative designed to accelerate DDC's growth strategy, strengthen its leadership in the bitcoin sector, and drive long-term value for shareholders. The inaugural members of the DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective are Adrian Morris, Lemar Ashhar, Magdalena Gronowska, and Tim Kotzman —each recognized for their expertise and significant contributions within the bitcoin ecosystem. DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective: Vision and Purpose The DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective is a platform uniting top-tier thought leaders to: Advance DDC's Bitcoin Leadership: Champion DDC's strategy, positioning the Company at the forefront of corporate bitcoin treasury innovation, responsible adoption, and market intelligence. Drive Strategic Growth: Leverage collective expertise and networks to identify and capitalize on opportunities that accelerate DDC's expansion and broaden its influence across the digital asset landscape. Shape Industry Dialogue: Proactively influence key narratives, policies, and technological trends, reinforcing DDC's commitment to thoughtful, forward-looking bitcoin integration and sector development. Build a Dynamic Community: Cultivate a robust, engaged network of advocates and stakeholders, both online and offline, to amplify DDC's long-term vision and collective growth, ensuring broad awareness and support for the Company's initiatives. 'The launch of the DDC Bitcoin Influence Collective marks a pivotal step in our mission to lead global bitcoin innovation and significantly enhance shareholder value. By bringing together these industry leaders, each possessing unparalleled expertise and a shared commitment to excellence, we are profoundly strengthening our growth strategy,' said Norma Chu, Chairwoman, Founder and CEO of DDC. 'This initiative will not only accelerate DDC's trajectory in the rapidly evolving digital asset space but also solidify our leadership, ultimately delivering lasting benefits for our shareholders as we collaboratively shape the future of bitcoin adoption.' Inaugural Collective Members Adrian Morris Adrian Morris is a seasoned investor and technology consultant with a proven track record across both emerging and traditional asset classes. He has been a Bitcoin investor for over 12 years and is a recognized thought leader in the Bitcoin Community and as a member of True North, with specific experience analyzing Bitcoin Equities and corporate Bitcoin Treasury strategies. Adrian has also been a successful and active options trader with a diverse portfolio that also includes long-term holdings in the "Magnificent Seven", A.I. companies such as Palantir and Bitcoin equities. Lemar Ashhar Lemar Ashhar is better known as BitcoinMiningStockGuy, @theBTCMiningGuy on X, AKA 'BMSG,' or 'Mining Guy.' As part of Bitcoin Class of 2013, he is a distinguished investor in the bitcoin equity market, known for his success and track record investing in the leading bitcoin mining and bitcoin infrastructure companies. Lemar is also the founder and leader of Mining Mafia, the first major, bitcoin-equity focused X-Community with over 7,000 members, including many high-profile executives, investors, and industry leaders. Magdalena Gronowska Magdalena Gronowska is a senior Bitcoin consultant with over 17 years of experience in highly regulated financial, electricity, and carbon markets, including seven years at the forefront of Bitcoin. She helped launch Canada's first publicly traded Bitcoin fund, paving the way for Canadian Bitcoin ETFs. Magdalena currently advises PRTI, a waste to energy Bitcoin mining company, and Proof of Workforce, where she helped establish the Santa Monica Bitcoin Office. Previously, she sat on the Board of Advisors for the Digital Asset Securities Commission of El Salvador. Tim Kotzman Tim Kotzman is the Creator and Host of The Bitcoin Treasuries Podcast and Digital Conference, a prominent platform at the intersection of corporate finance and digital assets. Through in-depth interviews and curated content, the podcast has become a trusted resource for executives, institutional investors, and policymakers seeking to understand the evolving role of Bitcoin on corporate balance sheets. The recent Bitcoin Treasuries Digital Conference was live-streamed to over 168,000 viewers globally. Tim also has a background in private equity, bringing a strong foundation in capital markets and corporate strategy. About DDC Enterprise DDC Enterprise Limited (NYSE: DDC) is spearheading the corporate Bitcoin treasury revolution while maintaining its foundation as a leading global Asian food platform. The company has strategically positioned Bitcoin as a core reserve asset, executing an aggressive accumulation strategy. While continuing to grow its portfolio of culinary brands – including DayDayCook, Nona Lim, and Yai's Thai – DDC is now at the vanguard of public companies integrating Bitcoin into their financial architecture.
India Today
04-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
Immigrants powering US AI push: From Bansal to Chang, Zuckerberg's top AI team is full of immigrants
As the AI arms race between Silicon Valley giants intensifies, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is upping the ante with a bold new move — the creation of a brand-new SuperIntelligence Lab and a star-studded lineup of hires to go with it. In what can only be described as a talent heist, Meta has hired 11 of the brightest minds in AI, poaching top talent from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and beyond. Each new recruit brings high-end expertise to the table, from multimodal systems to LLM safety. But it is interesting to see how none of them hold a bachelor's degree from the United other words, Meta's SuperIntelligence Lab team — and in general almost entirety of the US AI push — is powered by immigrants, the same people who are currently on the radar of the Donald Trump administration. So, who are these people? Let's meet Meta's newest brain trust:Trapit BansalBefore joining the Meta team, Trapit Bansal was one of the OpenAI brains. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur, he holds integrated degrees in mathematics and statistics, followed by a PhD in computer science from the University of Massachusetts where he focused on meta-learning, deep learning, and natural language processing. His professional journey blends strong academic foundations with practical experience at some of the world's leading tech Bi Shuchao Bi, formerly of OpenAI, brings his multimodal magic to Meta's SuperIntelligence Lab. A top expert in blending speech and text, Bi played a key role in developing GPT-4o's voice mode and the compact yet powerful o4-mini model. His work bridges the gap between how humans communicate and how AI understands, making digital assistants more fluid, natural, and versatile than ever. From boosting conversational AI to shaping the future of human-machine interaction, Bi's expertise is set to be a game-changer for Meta's AI ChangPreviously at Google Research, Chang, is a known generative image wizard. She helped design the Muse and MaskIT architectures, the secret sauce behind many AI-generated visuals today. She studied at Tsinghua University in China, and then in Princeton. She also led the image generation work for LinLin is another OpenAI talent who is a Tsinghua and MIT alumnus. He was instrumental in scaling LLMs like GPT-4o. His work has made high-quality AI image generation more efficient and cost-effective — a major win for large-scale PobarAfter earning his degree in Australia, Joel Pobar carved out a name for himself as a seasoned infrastructure expert with more than a decade of experience in building scalable AI systems. His work on industry-defining projects like HHVM, Hack, and PyTorch has made him a key player behind the scenes of modern AI. Jack RaeA former employee at Google DeepMind, Rae has a reputation as a language model heavyweight. He's been involved in pre-training major models like Gemini 2.5, Gopher and Chinchilla. With degrees from Bristol, CMU, and UCL, he brings a unique cross-Atlantic academic RenRen, a Stanford PhD and Peking University grad, worked on post-training GPT-4o and its smaller variants. His research is focused on improving AI reliability, making models safer, more robust, and generally less prone to hallucinations. He is the fourth ex-OpenAI SchalkwykadvertisementA former Googler and a South African speech recognition expert, Schalkwyk helped lead the Maya team and contributed to the early days of the Sesame project. He's now bringing his voice tech expertise to Meta's AI SunSun's dual degrees from Tsinghua and CMU power his work in post-training advanced AI models. He's also built perception systems for Waymo's autonomous vehicles, giving him a rare edge in real-world AI deployment. He quit Google DeepMind to come onboard with Meta. Jiahuai YuA multimodal maverick, Yu has contributed to a range of powerful models like o3/4o-mini and GPT-4. With degrees from USTC and UIUC, his work lets AI systems understand and reason across text, images and ZhaoZhao is the co-creator of ChatGPT, GPT-4 and o4-mini. A leader in data synthesis and AI safety, Zhao's research continues to shape how modern AI models learn and behave responsibly.- Ends
Mint
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Shefali Jariwala death: From anti-ageing pills to skin glow tablets - Here's what Mumbai police found at actor's home
Shefali Jariwala death: Amid investigations currently underway into what caused Kaanta Laga star Shefali Jariwala's death, Mumbai Police found anti-ageing medicine, skin glow tablets and vitamin supplements during a search at the actor-model's apartment in Andheri. Police had found two boxes of the beauty supplements while collecting the legal document entailing investigation details from Shefali's apartment, Hindustan Times reported. Shefali Jariwala, aged 42, passed away on Friday, June 27. The actor-model's husband Parag Tyagi had rushed Shefali to Mumbai's Bellevue Multispecialty Hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. While initial reports mentioned that the 42-year-old actor passed away after suffering cardiac arrest, Mumbai Police said the reason behind Shefali Jariwala's death is still not clear. Investigations are currently underway. Mumbai: Bollywood actor Parag Tyagi, husband of actor Shefali Jariwala, Hindustani Bhau and others carry her mortal remains before her last rites, at her residence at Andheri, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, June 28, 2025. Jariwala passed away on Friday night at the age of 42. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_28_2025_000246A) Speaking about the self-care and beauty supplements found at the actor's house, Jariwala's family said that she was not taking the tablets on a doctor's consultation but it did not affect her health. After the actor's death, Shefali Jariwala's mortal remains were sent to Mumbai's RN Cooper Hospital for post mortem — reports of which — are yet to be released. Doctors at RN Cooper Hospital, however, now suspect that a sudden drop in Shefali Jariwala's blood pressure might have caused her death. Speaking to the media, a police officer said, 'Doctors at Cooper Hospital suspect a sudden dip in blood pressure as the likely cause of death. We are awaiting the post-mortem report for confirmation.' Mumbai: Television actor Parag Tyagi, husband of late actor Shefali Jariwala, interacts with the media after her last rites, at Oshiwara Hindu crematorium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Saturday, June 28, 2025. Jariwala passed away on Friday night at the age of 42. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_28_2025_000282B) Shefali Jariwala's husband Parag Tyagi told the police that his wife had been fasting for Satyanarayan pooja performed at their residence. She even collapsed a day before that after consuming food, Parag told the police. During his podcast, actor-model Paras Chhabra had analysed Shefali's kundali (birth chart). In a startling revelation, he claimed that her astrological chart indicated the possibility of a 'sudden death." Hours after the 42-year-old actor's untimely passing, a clip of that particular instance from Paras Chhabra's podcast — in which Shefali Jariwala featured — went viral. Shefali Jariwala rose to fame in 2002 after starring in the music video 'Kaanta Laga,' which became immensely popular. She was just 20 years old at that time. She later went on to do more projects, including reality shows like Bigg Boss and Nach Baliye. In Nach Baliye, Shefali Jariwala participated alongside her husband Parag Tyagi.
France 24
29-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Chinese students lament US plans to block visas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that authorities would "aggressively" revoke the visas of Chinese students, long a major revenue stream for American colleges. Washington will also tighten visa checks on future applications from China and Hong Kong, Rubio said, days after the US government moved to ban Harvard University from enrolling non-Americans. "This US policy may seem to be a hasty decision, but it has had an immeasurably devastating impact," Bi Jingxin, a student at a college in the Chinese capital Beijing, told AFP on Thursday. "If we Chinese want to study in the US, the most important thing is its faculties and cutting-edge academic achievements," Bi, 21, said. Rubio's proposals, he added, show that Washington was "not behaving in a way that's conducive to the spread of the United States'... international academic image". "It seems that Trump and his team are acting recklessly, without any thought for the consequences," Bi said. Elsewhere on the sun-dappled campus of Beijing International Studies University (BISU) -- one of the country's most prestigious -- the mood was unseasonably gloomy. "If (the US) is targeting us so strongly, it chips away at my best options (for studying abroad), as well as my impression of the United States," 23-year-old Zhang Yue said. While she may have considered a course at an American college before, "now, my expectations of (the country) have been lowered", she told AFP, adding that she might opt for a European adventure instead. In his Wednesday statement, Rubio indicated that officials would particularly go after students "with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields". Outside BISU's library, a student who asked to be identified by his surname, Wang, said that attitude "seemed a bit unreasonable". "Students go to (the US) purely for academic progress, so they shouldn't have to deal with these kinds of inconveniences," the 19-year-old told AFP. Classroom chaos Young Chinese people have long been crucial to US universities, with 277,398 attending them in the 2023-24 academic year alone, according to a State Department-backed report of the Institute of International Education. Beijing's foreign ministry on Thursday blasted Washington for acting "unreasonably" and said it had lodged diplomatic representations. Also affected are large numbers of Chinese high school students preparing to study in the United States later this year, as well as a thriving private industry that helps prepare them for their lives overseas. One teacher at a Beijing-based international school said it was "heartbreaking" to see "highly aspirational" pupils wracked with uncertainty over their international futures. "The timing and short-termism of this announcement means that many of our students... have had to make major changes to their potential pathways," the teacher said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media. Daniel Strom, co-founder and lead consultant at Elite Scholar Advising, an educational consultancy, said many clients "remain hopeful that Trump's proposals will be reversed in the courts". But, he added, some of them had begun to look at alternatives in Britain and Canada if their plans to go to America fell through.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Janus Films Acquires Bi Gan's Cannes Prize-winner ‘Resurrection' For North America
Janus Films has acquired North American rights to Bi Gan's Resurrection, with the film winning the Special Jury prize at the recently-concluded Cannes Film Festival. Marking Bi's third feature, Resurrection stars Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao and Li Gengxi. More from Deadline Sergei Loznitsa's 'Two Prosecutors' Scores Fresh Deals For Coproduction Office - Cannes Netflix Buys Richard Linklater's 'Breathless' Homage & Love Letter To Cinema 'Nouvelle Vague' In Record Domestic Deal For A French-Language Movie Breaking Baz @ Cannes: "Even If I'm Fired, I Stay," Declares Defiant Thierry Frémaux; Festival Victors Dance The Night Away After Strongest Selection In Years The deal was negotiated by Janus Films and Losange Films. Resurrection unfolds in six parts spanning a century, set in a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream. However, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. Bi previously directed Kaili Blues and Long Day's Journey into Night — with the latter premiering in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section in 2018. Resurrection was produced by China's Huace Pictures and Dangmai Films with France's CG Cinema, and features a score by French band M83. 'Bi Gan's Resurrection is a kaleidoscopic, time-skipping, genre-mashing odyssey through cinema and dreams that will thrill fans of daring, visionary filmmakers like David Lynch, Andrei Tarkovsky, Leos Carax and Wong Kar-wai,' said Janus Films. 'We're very proud and excited to bring this surreal, provocative, epic experience to screens across North America and to champion the work of Bi Gan, a director we have long admired.' Losange Films added: 'Losange Films is delighted to embark on this new collaboration with the Janus Films team. Resurrection is a powerful and singular film that has been sparking passionate reactions from festival audiences, international buyers, and the press. It's a film that truly calls for a tailored, original, and ambitious release strategy. With their impeccable taste and exceptional vision, Janus Films are the ideal partners for us.' Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
