AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMusic Industry: Clive Davis, the Brooklyn-born music executive who helped launch or revive careers from Whitney Houston to Carlos Santana, died in Manhattan at 94, with tributes highlighting his “hitmaking” instincts and long-running pre-Grammy gala influence. Consumer Tech: Prime Day is driving projector demand, with buyers looking for big-screen flexibility and lower cost-per-inch rather than just upgrading TVs. Semiconductors & Data Centers: French startup AlpSemi raised about $19.5M to build springless power switches for circuit breakers used in power distribution for AI data centers. Markets & Energy: U.S. stocks drifted as oil eased on Middle East talks, while Big Tech weakness weighed; Asia saw a tech sell-off, and SpaceX shares slid again after its bond-sale push. NYC Business & Policy: An AI-faction fight is spilling into a New York House primary, with pro-regulation candidates facing heavy ad spending from OpenAI-backed groups. Food Retail Access: San Francisco is targeting “zombie” grocery stores with a vacancy-tax plan aimed at reopening or relinquishing dead storefronts. Sports & Work: World Cup match days are prompting remote-work leniency in major cities, including New York, as employers brace for gridlock.
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