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Re: Memo #4 - Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Why I Run.
by Gunnar Larson 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

Art Director/Designer: Robert W. Wilvers Photographer: Paul Seligman Copyeditor: Gene Case Agency: Jack Tinker & Partners, Inc. Client: Rockefeller for President *Why I Run. * America cries out for a leader. Events overwhelm us. Change outruns us. Headlines deliver us our daily jolt. "Things are in the saddle, and ride mankind" -- this warning we have let come true. I run for President because I do not believe this must happen to us. I believe we can recapture control of *things.* I believe we can end the drift, the doubt, the division. I intend to say how, here, in this newspaper. I intend to write that course I believe America must follow. My beliefs will not be tailored to please the voters of this region or that. What I believe in New York. I believe in Nebraska. And I will answer for it throughout the campaign. I do not take my case to Republicans alone. It is a nation and not just a party which needs leading, healing, uniting. I begin tomorrow, on a subject that has tormented us like none other in our recent history: Riot. *Nelson A. Rockefeller* On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 11:35 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Art Director/Designer: Robert W. Wilvers > Photographer: Paul Seligman > Copyeditor: Gene Case > Agency: Jack Tinker & Partners, Inc. > Client: Rockefeller for President > > *The Last Vietnam. * > > We talk of Vietnam as we once talked of Korea. > > "Let us drag ourselves from this quagmire, and we will live happily ever > after..." > > I am afraid that the next President will not escape so easily. > > *I say learn from Vietnam or be dammed to repeat it. * > > Our Vietnam policy was meant for the 1940's, for Western Europe, for the > defense of democracies. > > Yet we apply it in the 1960's, in Southeast Asia, in defense of people who > do not know what democracy means. > > And in wrapping this policy around Vietnam, we blinded ourselves to the > real Vietnam. We assumed the enemy meant to seize land. We were wrong. He > meant to disrupt government. > > We sent troops in overwhelming number. We were wrong. > > We shattered a small country's sense of responsibility. > > We were preoccupied with the changing premieres and presidents in Siagon. > We were wrong. It was in the village and countryside where government > failed. > > Now, peace give us a time to right those errors. > > To stop turning this war into an *American* war. To move Saigon toward > reform. To build a strong and trusted village government. To secure the > people from terrorism. > > And in Paris, to work patiently and persistently for peace. > > At home we must have candor and trust. Americans must believe in > government again, and government must believe in Americans. The day must > pass where press officers say, "The people I work for don't want to hear > bad news." > > I say, face the truth. Trust the people with the truth. I say, do not > fight change. *Guide* change. > > I say we can make this Vietnam the last Vietnam. > > And this is one reason why I run for President. > > *NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER* > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 2:55 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Art Director/Designer: Ken Carson >> Photographers: Charles Wiesehahn, David Vine, Stan Schafer, H. Armstrong >> Robert's >> Copywriter: Bill Drier >> Agency: Conaway & Lyon, Inc. >> Client: Nation's Business >> >> *oops.* >> >> We hate to cloud your day, but we'd like >> to bring you up to date on a few things the >> experts have to say about our future relationships with Russia. >> >> The outlook is anything but rosy. >> >> It seems we could all be blown to hell be- >> cause of an incredible Kremlin capacity for >> misjudging what they can get away with >> in their drive to communize the world. >> >> In other words, the cold war, though >> vastly changed, is far from over. >> >> It's perils are not diminishing. If any- >> thing they're on the increase. >> >> And continued disintegration of the So- >> viet bloc may tempt the Russians into new >> and desperate measures. >> >> In short: the Reds are still on the make. >> And though they definitely do not want a >> nuclear war, they seem to be continually >> blundering to the brink. >> >> Take the Cuban missile crisis, for exam- >> ple. The Russians thought they could plant missiles in Cuba without >> obstacles. They >> never dreamed President Kennedy would >> stand up to them. >> >> Another example, Czechoslovakia. The >> Russians actually expected to be welcomed as they plunged into Prague. >> >> In the end, either of these miscalcula- >> tions could have triggered a showdown. A >> showdown leading to a humiliating defeat. >> Or disaster. >> >> The cover story of the December issue >> of Nation's Business tells more of the story. >> (To over 2,000,000 of the nation's business >> men.) >> >> Why a political report in a magazine like >> ours? That's simple. If it affects business, >> it'll be there. >> >> Which is probably why we have over 854,000 businessmen paying to >> subscribe to our magazine. >> >> Which, when you think about it, is at >> least one happy note to leave you with. >> >> If you're an advertiser. >> >> *Nation's Business * >> *We Reach more businessmen than any other business magazine * >> >> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 11:50 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Art Director/Designer/Photographer: Bert Steinhauser >>> Copywriter: Frada Sklar Wallach >>> Client: El Al Isreal Airlines >>> >>> The Greatest Fish Story Ever Told. >>> >>> Thousands of years ago, in the Sea of >>> Galilee, there was a tasty little fish known >>> as chromis simonis. The 'Big Fisherman' >>> himself is said to have caught it. So it was >>> named St. Peter's fish, after him. >>> >>> The name stuck to the fish and the fish >>> stuck to the Galilee. The wonder is that it >>> hasn't changed since Peter's day. Restau- >>> rants all over Israel serve it and in Tiberias >>> it's a specialty. >>> >>> If you like, you can hook your own 'St. >>> Peter' in the Sea of Galilee. Or fish for other >>> fish in other waters. The seas runneth over >>> with prizes. In Eilat, there's even a famous >>> restaurant that will cook your catch right >>> on the spot. >>> >>> While the fish is grilling, you can be bak- >>> ing on a nearby beach. Telling your own fish story. Or just watching the >>> snorkelers watching the fish. >>> >>> If you're a meat and potatoes man, or >>> lady, you won't go hungry. How about >>> barbecued lamb with hummus (ground chickpeas) or home-cooked chicken soup >>> with noodles or boiled beef with curry or >>> very good goulash? >>> >>> And don't worry about getting fat. Places >>> like ancient Sodom, King Solomon's Mines, >>> Massada, The Tomb of Absalom, Mt. >>> Tabor and Capernaum are scattered from >>> one end of Israel to the other. You'll need >>> some extra food to keep up your strength. >>> >>> To get you off to a good start, El Al will land >>> you at Tel Aviv with a few hearty meals >>> under your belt. Including a >>> breakfast of bagels and cream >>> cheese and lox. >>> >>> Then we'll add a warm >>> Shalom. There'll be nothing >>> fishy about that. >>> >>> EL >>> AL >>> >>> The airline of the people of Isreal. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 9:31 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has investigated NYDFS' relationship with Robinhood. >>>> >>>> See here: >>>> >>>> - *xNY.io - Bank.org: NYDFS >>>> Robinhood_Determination_Letter_FOIL_Req._No_2023_095358_202402211320485790.pdf* >>>> - >>>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qARQw6VeXi--fg0ff1EudMuzNvHshAbr/view?usp=… >>>> >>>> From what xNY.io - Bank.org understands, Goldman Sachs also has a >>>> reliable relationship with Robinhood. >>>> >>>> Robinhood Says It Faces New Scrutiny From States, FDIC >>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299658?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>> >>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>> >>>> Online brokerage Robinhood is facing investigations from Massachusetts' >>>> state securities regulator and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. >>>> alongside an ongoing probe from the New York attorney general, the firm >>>> disclosed in its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange >>>> Commission. >>>> >>>> Read full article » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299658?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>> | Save to favorites » >>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299658?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org finds our Robinhood research sharing themes between >>>> Goldman Sachs' potential Deferred Prosecution Agreement malfeasance. >>>> >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Gunnar Larson >>>> -- >>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>> 646-554-7514 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 7:27 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>> >>>>> Kamala Harris' "Fight Fund" is arguably doing nothing for anyone in >>>>> Los Angeles biotechnology; Or fire victims, world-wide. >>>>> >>>>> LA Gardasil Trial Against Merck Bagged After 3 Weeks >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2300130?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> By Rachel Scharf >>>>> >>>>> A Los Angeles state court trial over the alleged dangers of Merck & >>>>> Co. Inc.'s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil was abruptly called off >>>>> after three weeks of testimony, with a new panel of jurors slated to hear >>>>> the case next fall instead. >>>>> >>>>> 1 document attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2300130?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2300130?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> >>>>> >>>>> - Republicans out of Orange County, California, perhaps >>>>> unknowingly; >>>>> - Were contrived by Goldman Sachs visavie a Kamala Harris and >>>>> Adrienne A. Harris racket. >>>>> - Possibly, perpetuated by Goldman Sachs' willful Deferred >>>>> Agreement non-compliance. >>>>> >>>>> WorldBank.org enteprise software advertising aside, Gunnar Larson, >>>>> co-founder xNY.io - Bank.org, is a proud Republican, Feminist. >>>>> >>>>> Netflix Wants IP Atty Sanctioned Over Alleged Doc Sharing >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2300242?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>> >>>>> By Dorothy Atkins >>>>> >>>>> Netflix urged a California judge Tuesday to require a prolific patent >>>>> plaintiff's former counsel to explain why they shouldn't be held in civil >>>>> contempt and sanctioned for allegedly giving Netflix's confidential >>>>> financial information to nonparty AiPi LLC, arguing discovery in another >>>>> patent case has revealed AiPi is "shadow lead counsel." >>>>> >>>>> Motion attached | Read full article » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2300242?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2300242?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>> >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org previews what it could look like for Goldman Sachs' >>>>> Board Directors if xNY.io - Bank.org is forced to seek relevant injunctive >>>>> relief in Orange County, California. >>>>> >>>>> *Here's How Orange County Went Broke:* >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/06/heres-how-orange-county-went-broke/am… >>>>> >>>>> "The scene, 25 years ago this month, could have been lifted from a mob >>>>> movie: >>>>> >>>>> Ten top power-brokers in Orange County government headed to an >>>>> exclusive Italian restaurant for a secret Saturday dinner. Strung out from >>>>> a string of all-nighters — they’d been working to keep the county’s $20 >>>>> billion investment pool from imploding — the meal was to be a >>>>> pressure-reliever, a breather, a reward. >>>>> >>>>> Despite the headlines just two days earlier — “O.C. fund down $1.5 >>>>> billion” — it seemed, on Dec. 3, 1994, that things might work out. During >>>>> marathon calls with Wall Street brokers and local city bureaucrats they’d >>>>> delivered a smooth new mantra — *“It’s just a paper loss. >>>>> Everything’s under control… Don’t panic!*”" >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>> rights. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>> -- >>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 7:03 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Goldman Sachs >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully submits: >>>>>> >>>>>> - Any "WorldBank.org" enteprise software advertising from Goldman >>>>>> Sachs would need to pass standard wire fraud compliance. >>>>>> >>>>>> Citi Moves To Appeal NY Judge's Wire Fraud Protection Ruling >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300009?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> >>>>>> By Sydney Price >>>>>> >>>>>> Citibank NA has asked a New York federal judge for permission to >>>>>> appeal his decision allowing New York's attorney general to move forward >>>>>> with a lawsuit accusing the bank of failing to respond properly to >>>>>> incidents of online wire fraud. >>>>>> >>>>>> Brief attached | Read full article » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300009?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2300009?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> >>>>>> Perhaps, all entprise software deals Goldman Sachs structured again >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org would need to pass standard wire fraud compliance, as >>>>>> mandated by Goldman Sachs Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United >>>>>> States of America. >>>>>> >>>>>> - For example, would Golman Sachs purposely devaluing its own >>>>>> software relationship with Apple Card? >>>>>> - NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell investigated this very >>>>>> Apple Card premise. >>>>>> - Finally, what about WorldBank.org? >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to xNY.io - >>>>>> Bank.org's Apple Card research for Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors. >>>>>> >>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell:* >>>>>> >>>>>> - >>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image for >>>>>> Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the >>>>>> United States of America. >>>>>> >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>> rights. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> >>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 4:28 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned Gomdman Sachs' flawed intentions in >>>>>>> keeping true to its Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States >>>>>>> of America was designed against xNY.io - Bank.org (with intent) beyond >>>>>>> 2022-2025. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nadine Menendez Loses Bid To Have Expert Testify On Gifts >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2300128?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Pete Brush >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by Nadine >>>>>>> Menendez to have a witness testify that receiving gold bars as gifts is >>>>>>> normal in her culture, dealing the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez a >>>>>>> setback ahead of her corruption trial. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 3 documents attached | Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2300128?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2300128?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org may seek to invite Tim Cook of Apple Computer >>>>>>> Company (sic), in Curpertino, California along with NYDFS Superintendent >>>>>>> Adrienne A. Harris as expert witnesses to Gomdman Sachs' alleged Platform >>>>>>> Services enterprise software fraud. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sotomayor Won't Relieve Crypto Maven From Witness ID Rule >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By Elliot Weld >>>>>>> >>>>>>> U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a bid from the >>>>>>> founder of cryptocurrency service Tornado Cash to overturn a Manhattan >>>>>>> federal judge's order to disclose whom he might call as an expert witness >>>>>>> at his upcoming trial on money-laundering and sanctions-dodging charges. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 3:53 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org shares with Goldman Sachs that planet Earth is >>>>>>>> nearly perfect; Peace on Earth is possible. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mastercard Deal Does Not Need To Be Perfect, Tribunal Told >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299810?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> By Joanne Faulkner >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mastercard's £200 million ($250 million) agreement with Walter >>>>>>>> Merricks "does not have to be perfect" to get approval from the Competition >>>>>>>> Appeal Tribunal, lawyers for both sides argued on Wednesday in the court's >>>>>>>> first hearing in a contested class action settlement. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299810?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299810?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is concerned Gomdman Sachs' flawed intentions in >>>>>>>> keeping true to its Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the United States >>>>>>>> of America was designed against xNY.io - Bank.org (with intent) beyond >>>>>>>> 2022-2025. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - For example, Goldman Sachs' WorldBank.org software >>>>>>>> relationship perhaps ultimately manufactured a fake legacy against xNY.io - >>>>>>>> Bank.org. >>>>>>>> - Keeping congruence; xNY.io - Bank.org plans to uphold the >>>>>>>> Deferred Agreement’s mandates. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to xNY.io >>>>>>>> - Bank.org's Apple Card research for Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors. >>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell:* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image for >>>>>>>> Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the >>>>>>>> United States of America. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 11:11 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The Department of Justice, Apple Card and Visa would expect xNY.io >>>>>>>>> - Bank.org to perform; And innovate at this scale. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> DOJ's Visa Suit Shows Pitfalls Of Regulating Innovative Tech >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2296006?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A policy of allowing free-market mechanisms to operate without >>>>>>>>> undue interference remains the most effective way to foster innovation, and >>>>>>>>> the U.S. Department of Justice's 2024 case against Visa illustrates the >>>>>>>>> drawbacks of regulating innovative technology, says attorney Thomas Willcox. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2296006?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2296006?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org plans to uphold the Deferred Agreement’s >>>>>>>>> mandates. >>>>>>>>> - xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda >>>>>>>>> Lacewell:* >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image for >>>>>>>>> Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the >>>>>>>>> United States of America. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 11:02 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dear Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mastercard and Discover are at xNY.io - Bank.org's front door >>>>>>>>>> step. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs' total business failure could string back to >>>>>>>>>> Deferred Agreement malfeasance while Goldman hinged and perpetuated false >>>>>>>>>> ideals of holding a "supremacist" relationship with Mastercard >>>>>>>>>> International. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Discover Can't Get Judge To Rethink Decision In Risk Case >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2298556?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> By Katryna Perera >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A New York federal judge will not rethink her decision denying >>>>>>>>>> Discover a quick win in a lawsuit over whether it and several other credit >>>>>>>>>> card companies conspired to dump fraud risk onto retailers, ruling that the >>>>>>>>>> suing retailers can continue their claims. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Memorandum attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2298556?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites >>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2298556?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda >>>>>>>>>> Lacewell:* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image for >>>>>>>>>> Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the >>>>>>>>>> United States of America. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 7:51 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Your firm is unwarranted in poking fun at Gunnar Larson's >>>>>>>>>>> ebonics. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Coinbase Brass Face Investor Suit Over Firm's Legal Liabilities >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299592?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> A Coinbase shareholder has sued the crypto exchange's executive >>>>>>>>>>> officers and board members in New Jersey federal court on allegations they >>>>>>>>>>> breached their fiduciary duties with disclosure failures and securities law >>>>>>>>>>> violations that left the firm open to lawsuits and other events that >>>>>>>>>>> jeopardized its financial condition to the detriment of shareholders. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Complaint attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299592?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2299592?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> >>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 7:03 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, xNY.io - Bank.org reminded >>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs' Board Directors that your firm's Deferred Prosecution >>>>>>>>>>>> Agreement with the United States of America would include protections >>>>>>>>>>>> against individual transactions at Gold Sachs' "Platform Services" >>>>>>>>>>>> enterprise softwares business. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> - Did Goldman Sachs launder monies via WorldBank.org under >>>>>>>>>>>> disguise of enterprise software? >>>>>>>>>>>> - While under an active Deferred Agreement Prosecution >>>>>>>>>>>> Agreement with the United States of America? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The fact that Goldman Sachs has "close connection" with >>>>>>>>>>>> Mastercard as an excuse is ignorant. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> All Eyes On CAT Ahead Of Mastercard Settlement Hearing >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299090?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By Joanne Faulkner >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> A £200 million deal to end a long-running consumer class action >>>>>>>>>>>> will come under the spotlight on Wednesday when Walter Merricks and >>>>>>>>>>>> Mastercard seek to persuade the Competition Appeal Tribunal to sign off a >>>>>>>>>>>> settlement despite opposition from the finder of the claim. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299090?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2299090?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is fostering hopful 'close connections' with >>>>>>>>>>>> every Supreme Court (or country equivalent) on planet Earth; With a 'Peace >>>>>>>>>>>> on Planet Earth' banner of human achievement. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sotomayor Won't Relieve Crypto Maven From Witness ID Rule >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By Elliot Weld >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a bid from >>>>>>>>>>>> the founder of cryptocurrency service Tornado Cash to overturn a Manhattan >>>>>>>>>>>> federal judge's order to disclose whom he might call as an expert witness >>>>>>>>>>>> at his upcoming trial on money-laundering and sanctions-dodging charges. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Furthermore, xNY.io - Bank.org may seek to invite Tim Cook of >>>>>>>>>>>> Apple Computer Company (sic), in Curpertino, California along with NYDFS >>>>>>>>>>>> Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris as expert witnesses to Gomdman Sachs' >>>>>>>>>>>> alleged Platform Services enterprise software fraud. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> - While under an active Deferred Agreement Prosecution >>>>>>>>>>>> Agreement with the United States of America. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is not 'defaming' Goldman Sachs or >>>>>>>>>>>> WorldBank.org; it is the other way around. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Defamation Suit Against Ga. Election Chief Tossed >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2264836?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> By Kelcey Caulder >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> A Georgia federal judge on Friday tossed a defamation suit in >>>>>>>>>>>> which a Texas attorney sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger >>>>>>>>>>>> on allegations he suggested she presented "doctored" evidence to state >>>>>>>>>>>> senators in the aftermath of the 2020 election, finding the statements were >>>>>>>>>>>> "substantially true or are hyperbole." >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Order attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2264836?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> >>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2264836?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org has organized seven complete references to >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> *xNY.io - Bank.org: Apple Card NYDFS Superintendent Linda >>>>>>>>>>>> Lacewell:* >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TK34x1EdMVKJkJ3oWreaen9ETHoTezjq >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org's Apple Card research paints a stark image >>>>>>>>>>>> for Gomdman Sachs' Board Directors if the firm knowingly made efforts to >>>>>>>>>>>> defraud the United States of America *AND* xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>> symaltaniouly while under active Deferred Agreement Prosecution Agreement >>>>>>>>>>>> with the United States of America. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional >>>>>>>>>>>> rights. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 11:59 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org would like to seek Goldman Sachs' approval >>>>>>>>>>>>> to list NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris as an expert witness to the >>>>>>>>>>>>> Deferred Agreement’s potential regulatory enforcement malfeasance. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sotomayor Won't Relieve Crypto Maven From Witness ID Rule >>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> By Elliot Weld >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a bid from >>>>>>>>>>>>> the founder of cryptocurrency service Tornado Cash to overturn a Manhattan >>>>>>>>>>>>> federal judge's order to disclose whom he might call as an expert witness >>>>>>>>>>>>> at his upcoming trial on money-laundering and sanctions-dodging charges. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298437?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 11:27 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org reminds Goldman Sachs' Board Directors that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Deferred Agreement’s mandates would include individual transactions of >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gold Sachs' "Platform Services" software business. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> SEC Says Crypto Task Force Could Resolve Coinbase Case >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told the Second >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Circuit that its newly formed cryptocurrency task force effort may lead to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> a resolution in its enforcement case against Coinbase, warranting a brief >>>>>>>>>>>>>> delay to the regulator responding to the crypto exchange's bid for >>>>>>>>>>>>>> appellate review of whether securities laws apply to the transactions on >>>>>>>>>>>>>> its platform. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Motion attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2298671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org was made aware that Goldman Sachs' Platform >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Services software business was engaged with WorldBank.org; Working against >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> When xNY.io - Bank.org says "working against," this does not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> entail standard competition business. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org is referring to an alleged $200B >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (potentially over two years, 2022 - 2024), in funds Goldman Sachs' Platform >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Services softwares may have laundered through WorldBank.org, inevitably >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'working against' xNY.io - Bank.org's mission for World Peace. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If Goldman Sachs' above relationship with WorldBank.org is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> true, xNY.io - Bank.org would consider Goldman Sachs' Platform Services a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> distressed software enterprise. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> New Delisting Rules Shorten Leash For Distressed Companies >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297912?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> By Tom Zanki >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Distressed companies should take heed of new stock exchange >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rules that are likely to accelerate delistings for stocks that trade below >>>>>>>>>>>>>> minimum requirements, particularly targeting businesses that rely on >>>>>>>>>>>>>> reverse stock splits to inflate their share prices, attorneys say. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297912?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297912?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is for these reasons xNY.io - Bank.org is exploring >>>>>>>>>>>>>> options to potentially enforce Goldman Sachs' Deferred Agreement in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> near term. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 10:43 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Essentially, xNY.io - Bank.org's intent to exercise the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Deferred Agreement is rooted in precedent. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 Potential Effects Of 3rd Circ.'s Coinbase Ruling >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2292572?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Third Circuit's recent landmark decision in Coinbase v. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the SEC's refusal to engage in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rulemaking to clarify its stance on crypto enforcement was "insufficiently >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasoned" could have wide-ranging impacts, including on other cases, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> legislation and even the SEC's reputation itself, says Daniel Payne at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cole-Frieman. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinion attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2292572?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2292572?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 10:17 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone going to Summer Camp? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SoCal Judge Admonished For 'Demeaning' Female Lawyers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298114?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By Rachel Scharf >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Southern California judge was publicly reprimanded by the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state's judicial discipline agency Thursday for a yearslong "pattern of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discourteous, undignified and impatient behavior" toward female attorneys, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> including the use of profanities and inappropriate gestures meant to convey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the act of pumping breast milk. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Decision attached | Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298114?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298114?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 6:00 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 5:55 AM, xNY.io - Bank.org sent you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a message concerning SDNY and EDNY regulatory arbitrage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please forgive me in omitting: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By Frank G. Runyeon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after she refused an order >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by U.S. Department of Justice officials to drop the federal corruption >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and expressed concern the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> move was part of an improper quid pro quo with President Donald Trump. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 5:55 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully refuses to yo-yo between >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SDNY and EDNY and this Deferred Agreement. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NYDFS Superintendent Harris and New York City Mayor Eric >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adams are well aware of what xNY.io - Bank.org is referring to between SDNY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and EDNY jurisdictional arbitrage. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SafeMoon CEO's Trial Not Delayed By Crypto Policy Shifts >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297795?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By Aislinn Keely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Brooklyn federal judge has declined to delay the late >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> March start to a trial for the CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency asset company >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SafeMoon LLC despite the executive's arguments that recent crypto policy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shifts could cut the securities fraud charge from the counts against him. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Read full article » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297795?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Save to favorites » >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297795?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seeking relevant relief in Orange, County California is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> synonymous with this Orange County Register feature: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.ocregister.com/2019/12/06/heres-how-orange-county-went-broke/am… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The scene, 25 years ago this month, could have been >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lifted from a mob movie: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ten top power-brokers in Orange County government headed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to an exclusive Italian restaurant for a secret Saturday dinner. Strung out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from a string of all-nighters — they’d been working to keep the county’s >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $20 billion investment pool from imploding — the meal was to be a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pressure-reliever, a breather, a reward. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Despite the headlines just two days earlier — “O.C. fund >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down $1.5 billion” — it seemed, on Dec. 3, 1994, that things might work >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out. During marathon calls with Wall Street brokers and local city >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bureaucrats they’d delivered a smooth new mantra — “It’s just a paper loss. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everything’s under control… Don’t panic!”" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interjurisdictional rights. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 646-554-7514 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 4:54 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Goldman Sachs: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As soon as xNY.io - Bank.org became successful, Goldman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sachs started harassing us in the background. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just yesterday, I misspelled "Coinbase" as "Counbase" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Goldman Sachs immediately began questioning my intellect. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This harassment first sprung up on my radar when NYDFS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contracted Goldman Sachs to investigate my B12 blood records. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297614?nl_pk=9aaa8…> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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RAVA: an Open Hardware True Random Number Generator based on Avalanche Noise
by coderman 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

RAVA: an Open Hardware True Random Number Generator based on Avalanche Noise RAVA is an open-source True Random Number Generator (TRNG) designed to offer a transparent and customizable platform, making auditalbe and high-quality entropy accessible to a wider audience. The RAVA device's main characteristics are: - High-quality entropy: Producing unbiased and independent random bits without a post-processing algorithm. - Differential design: Aiming towards immunity to environmental conditions by comparing two similar and independent noise sources. - Dual entropy core: Incorporating two parallel and independent entropy channels that simultaneously produce random bytes. The dual design provides redundancy, a double output rate, or a unique feature for experiments employing a condition/control design. - Full transparency: As an open-source project providing complete access to the circuit design, firmware, and user-side software, including drivers, libraries, and utilities. At the hardware level, monitoring headers allow real-time inspection of voltages and noise sources during operation. - Customizability: Offering interface headers for integration with other circuits, sensors, and integrated circuit (IC) components. Users have full control over the device's operation by sending commands through a communication interface. Moreover, as an open-source project, the firmware can be updated to modify the circuit's behavior and implement new functionalities. - Accessibility: As a discrete circuit employing low-cost IC components and SMD resistors and capacitors of size 0805. Ensuring that the device remains affordable and can be assembled by users through manual soldering of the components to the printed circuit board. Publication https://github.com/gabrielguerrer/rng_rava#publication For a comprehensive overview, encompassing an in-depth exploration of the noise source, a stochastic model, and statistical tests, please consult the article - [IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3327325](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10295491) - https://github.com/gabrielguerrer/rng_rava

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Fwd: The top AI private companies for 2025—Elon gets hostile with Sam, Masa holds the cards, Hello DOGE, goodbye middle…
by Gunnar Larson 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Cryptonite Weekly Rap <cryptoniteventures(a)substack.com> Date: Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 7:11 PM Subject: The top AI private companies for 2025—Elon gets hostile with Sam, Masa holds the cards, Hello DOGE, goodbye middle… To: <g(a)xny.io> Skip past the editorial to see the list of the top 145 private AI companies and their current valuations. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ Forwarded this email? Subscribe here <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9jcnlwdG9uaXRldmVudHVyZXM…> for more <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9jcnlwdG9uaXRldmVudHVyZXM…> The top AI private companies for 2025—Elon gets hostile with Sam, Masa holds the cards, Hello DOGE, goodbye middle managers, and more groovy stuff... <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1665481&post_id=153126922…> Anthony Perkins <https://substack.com/@anthonybperkins> Feb 21 ∙ Preview <https://substack.com/@anthonybperkins> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1665481&post_id=153126922…> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1665481&post_id=153126922…> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1665481&post_id=153126922…> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbS9…> READ IN APP <https://open.substack.com/pub/cryptoniteventures/p/cryptonite-rap-template?…> <https://substack.com/redirect/b6f0188a-0e92-4751-af3b-b7cd1d3b3112?j=eyJ1Ij…> *To prop up the AI Bubble or not? That is the question*. It’s Masa’s money. 💵 💵💵 *Skip past the editorial to see the list of the top 145 private AI companies and their current valuations. We are looking forward to your recommendations.* Will SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son invest in the AI Bubble (or not)? Our speculation over our last two *Raps* that the private AI company marketplace would inevitably take the DeepSeek trickle-down valuation hit is about to meet a dramatic test. At center stage is, by far, the most highly valued private AI company, OpenAI <https://substack.com/redirect/bb39e4da-dcaf-4485-9252-80f3c1f5d474?j=eyJ1Ij…>, which was last valued at $157 million during its $6.6 billion raise last October. As we and others have widely reported, Sam Alman is in talks with SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son to raise an additional $25+ billion for OpenAI at an also reported valuation of $300+ billion <https://substack.com/redirect/1b35242d-c22b-4cfa-8d95-ab117c00f036?j=eyJ1Ij…>. The test for our thesis is whether Masa becomes known as the last guy to put money in the AI Bubble or the first major player to bring the valuations back to reality. ------------------------------ [image: If DeepSeek wiped out $1 trillion of public tech company value—Just watch what happens to private AI company valuations…] <https://substack.com/redirect/70eb84d7-0469-4753-b964-07616663f14a?j=eyJ1Ij…> If DeepSeek wiped out $1 trillion of public tech company value—Just watch what happens to private AI company valuations… <https://substack.com/redirect/70eb84d7-0469-4753-b964-07616663f14a?j=eyJ1Ij…> Anthony Perkins <https://substack.com/profile/1338763-anthony-perkins> and The Cryptonite Weekly Rap <https://substack.com/profile/146561965-the-cryptonite-weekly-rap> · Feb 1 Read full story <https://substack.com/redirect/70eb84d7-0469-4753-b964-07616663f14a?j=eyJ1Ij…> ------------------------------ If we were Masa, we would throw our money in with Elon and his AI company, xAI, which is pursuing a hostile takeover of OpenAI at the moment for a discounted $97.4 billion valuation. (Which we think is still too high but better than $300B😳) If Masa is ready to go, he would be joining Elon and an illustrious group of investors, including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Hollywood’s top power broker, Ari Emanuel, <https://substack.com/redirect/5de0eade-6844-4a4f-91d4-8f33f61f279e?j=eyJ1Ij…> CEO of Endeavor (Princess Meghan Merkle’s agent), as well as Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Atreides Management, and Vy Capital. <https://substack.com/redirect/d3304086-e7bd-40b2-872f-772fcebbf1ab?j=eyJ1Ij…> *Elon bought the old Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion and responded to Sam’s X post by calling him a ‘swindler.’* All this complicates Sam's fundraising plans and efforts to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company <https://substack.com/redirect/132d906c-0c34-412d-b513-333164aacbae?j=eyJ1Ij…>, which Elon (joined by Zuck and Meta <https://substack.com/redirect/8041cb7b-fa80-46cf-8b1b-114a1103e461?j=eyJ1Ij…>) is already fighting over in court. Since the hostile takeover announcement, Elon has said he would withdraw his bid if OpenAI's board stops its conversion to a for-profit company and preserves its charity's mission. But we all know that Elon knows Sam will never go for that. *‘[Sam Altman and OpenAI] are involved in repeated self-dealing, putting profits over safety, transferring its technology and keeping it closed source, concentrating AI’s power in the hands of Microsoft <https://substack.com/redirect/68a5d5fd-3c17-43d6-8bee-081cc93e1917?j=eyJ1Ij…>. It’s time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens.’* *—Elon Musk in a court filing last week.* The TechBro shuffle makes for good theatre, but it all comes back to valuation. OpenAI is not going to agree to any offer unless forced by someone like Masa, and that is why he is holding one of the biggest cards at this moment. If Elon's group were to acquire OpenAI, the company would be merged into xAI, which was valued at $50 billion in a $12 billion funding in November <https://substack.com/redirect/e9e8af50-d77b-46d1-8ad1-2a08d9b70a3d?j=eyJ1Ij…>. Does Masa, or any other big investor, want to give OpenAI, with all its troubles, $25+ billion at a $300 billion valuation or an Elon-led OpenAI+xAI combo at less than half the price?🤔 We know where we would throw our chips if we were Masa. <https://substack.com/redirect/59faa57e-e9de-4c09-8f1f-e3919cf5749f?j=eyJ1Ij…> *A battle of the AI titans. Sam and Elon co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a charity. Photo generated by xAI.* *OpenAI vs. xAI* xAI reached the $50 billion valuation milestone over 8 years faster than OpenAI. xAI also recently released its mobile chatbot app called Grok <https://substack.com/redirect/a2a2ac84-2dc4-4061-a33b-f84650f5ac59?j=eyJ1Ij…>, which directly challenges OpenAI's ChatGPT. Grok was developed within a year of the company's founding in 2023. By most all measures, xAI is the leaner-meaner, faster-to-market of the two competitors, with the exclusive advantage of accessing X content. Not to mention Elon has THE front row seat to the reinvention of government, where AI will play a central role in its transformation.💰💰💰 ------------------------------ [image: Overvalued AI companies part 2, SoftBank to double OpenAI's value?😳, The Trump Doctrine abroad and more mischief...] <https://substack.com/redirect/6dc0827f-76d6-44c2-b596-69606381cbe6?j=eyJ1Ij…> Overvalued AI companies part 2, SoftBank to double OpenAI's value?😳, The Trump Doctrine abroad and more mischief... <https://substack.com/redirect/6dc0827f-76d6-44c2-b596-69606381cbe6?j=eyJ1Ij…> Anthony Perkins <https://substack.com/profile/1338763-anthony-perkins> and The Cryptonite Weekly Rap <https://substack.com/profile/146561965-the-cryptonite-weekly-rap> · Feb 3 Read full story <https://substack.com/redirect/6dc0827f-76d6-44c2-b596-69606381cbe6?j=eyJ1Ij…> ------------------------------ <https://substack.com/redirect/cdc8e67c-f238-44f7-a309-757c66f177e6?j=eyJ1Ij…> *‘Show me the AI revenues!’ challenges Sequoia’s David Cahn <https://substack.com/redirect/08ecd6c0-4a2d-40c4-af76-321071a2eceb?j=eyJ1Ij…>.* AI’s $600B Revenue Question We did a back-of-the-envelope AI valuation-to-revenue calculation last week to support our ‘Overvalued AI companies’ post, only to find that—not surprisingly—the venerable Sequoia Capital was nine months ahead of us. Last June, Sequoia Partner David Cahn <https://substack.com/redirect/08ecd6c0-4a2d-40c4-af76-321071a2eceb?j=eyJ1Ij…> wrote a post in which he calculated that AI companies need to generate approximately $600 billion in annual revenues to justify the massive investments being made in AI infrastructure. David Cahn’s simple math <https://substack.com/redirect/3bd5c4f4-e811-465e-813d-45c851412001?j=eyJ1Ij…> *Mr. Cahn says to calculate this metric, take Nvidia’s run-rate revenue forecast and multiply it by 2x to reflect the total cost of AI data centers (GPUs are half of the total cost of ownership—the other half includes energy, buildings, backup generators, etc.). Then you multiply by 2x again to reflect a 50% gross margin for the end-user of the GPU (e.g., the startup or business buying AI compute from Azure or AWS or GCP, who needs to make money as well).* Mr. Cahn’s bottom line was that even if optimistic projections for major tech companies' AI revenues are achieved, that will still leave a $500 billion sales shortfall.😳 This post was a follow-up to his post-*AI’s $200B Question <https://substack.com/redirect/fe31a9f4-ce30-4c4b-9684-6df19702ef2c?j=eyJ1Ij…>*- from less than a year earlier. Read Mr. Cahn’s full post here. <https://substack.com/redirect/8309aee0-1d29-4cd8-b3e6-7f2b63b07323?j=eyJ1Ij…> Sequoia is an investor in Elon’s xAI <https://substack.com/redirect/17671f95-798f-48d9-8ec1-4187eb0651c3?j=eyJ1Ij…>, including in the $6 billion Series C funding round in December 2024. The VC powerhouse is reportedly in talks to join a potential new $10 billion funding round that could value xAI at $75 billion—we shall see if the $75B valuation holds up in the coming shakedown. $200 trillion and counting We are long-term bullish on the Web3 era and mathematically see it as a 10x Web2 opportunity (that was a $20 trillion boom). Our starting proof point is the 145 first-generation private AI companies introduced below. Yes, some of these companies are gearing up for winner-take-90% of the market, head-on collisions (e.g., OpenAI vs. xAI), with the accompanying startup wreckage that will scatter the Streets of Silicon Valley. However, our AI company list also represents 24 target AI markets, touching almost every major industry—an impressive first sketch of the new, more efficient, self-empowered, and decentralized world we will live in. We would further note that all great innovations are built upon financial manias, where the average investment dollar loses money in the first round. The golden lining is that the overfunding of Silicon Valley companies accelerates the development of innovation opportunities and keeps the US in front of its global competition. While the average investment in the roaring 1990s came out underwater, for example, the Internet Bubble put 245 million people on the Internet, which made the $20 trillion in new wealth created during Web2 possible <https://substack.com/redirect/50392e17-4e0c-47d9-82d5-ee3f3bd0015e?j=eyJ1Ij…>. Our bet is that over-investing in AI infrastructure will play out in the same highly lucrative way. There are a lot of good things going on. Let’s get back to reality, lower private company valuations, tighten our belts, and strap in for our most disruptive ride yet. ------------------------------ <https://substack.com/redirect/969afffe-3be2-46cd-b549-13cfd812590e?j=eyJ1Ij…> *Not a good look boyz.🙄* Lions and tigers and Elon, oh my! We did include a ‘TechBro backlash’ as one of our top dozen predictions for ‘25. Still, we never calculated that TDS would morph into full-blown EDS.😳 Perhaps we should not be surprised as Elon plays a leading role as a dark or at least ‘directed’ character in the hallucinations of conspiracy theorists from all sides of the spectrum. The Cowardly Lion <https://substack.com/redirect/0a7cfc27-95af-4fc5-8d26-5ebeb4fec840?j=eyJ1Ij…> from the land of DOGE still has them (and Corproate Media) shivering—at least for now. “The New York Times had a front page story about the horrible ‘Constitutional crisis’ going on. I have been studying the US Constitution for close to 70 years now, and I can tell you there is no Constitutional crisis. The US has a system of checks and balances that has endured for over 230 years. The Democrats and media are crying wolf. People are saying its time to hit the streets—that it is time to declare War! No. No. No. The system is working. We have three independent branches of government, and the bureaucracy is not one of them. Trump is saying its time to look hard at these agencies and the trillions they spend in ways that are not necessarily in the interest of US citizens. That is a good thing. If he pushes the boundaries, the courts will step in, as they did with Biden many times <https://substack.com/redirect/33720f12-b950-43da-b487-a40779ea1e80?j=eyJ1Ij…>.” —Alan Dershowitz <https://substack.com/redirect/f9c609fb-2521-47ef-9d00-ee70ca98ff81?j=eyJ1Ij…>, Life-long Democrat and former Harvard Law School professor renowned for his expertise in U.S. constitutional law. Back to reality, Elon imagined and is now running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a temporary advisory body within the Executive Office of the President is. DOGE focused on reducing federal spending and streamlining government operations, with a set expiration date of July 4, 2026. This is a research and advisory role to the Boogeyman or whomever he designates only, with no authority to order spending cuts, close agencies and programs, fire employees, etc. Any access to government information systems is to read-only, with no ability to tamper. DOGE <https://substack.com/redirect/e844cdb7-21f8-4df4-a8ad-1c888e83afc3?j=eyJ1Ij…> consists of 20 folks based in DC who report to Steve Davis, a longtime Musk confidant, and CEO of The Boring Company. Most DOGE associates have worked for Elon's companies like SpaceX and Tesla, and they are embedded at federal agencies to review critical systems, looking for potential waste and fraud. DOGE employees have merely READ-ONLY access to any government database that has been approved for analysis. DOGE claims to have saved taxpayers $37.69 billion <https://substack.com/redirect/e844cdb7-21f8-4df4-a8ad-1c888e83afc3?j=eyJ1Ij…> since starting its work. Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS) *CWS is an obsessive-addictive disorder where individuals become excessively preoccupied with a public figure, often engaging in compulsive behaviors like constantly seeking information about them and fixating on negative details to degrade them in conversations. * <https://substack.com/redirect/657ee98f-0d8a-4470-9799-b0ba8428e55a?j=eyJ1Ij…> *King of Beasts <https://substack.com/redirect/0a7cfc27-95af-4fc5-8d26-5ebeb4fec840?j=eyJ1Ij…>.🦁 Artwork by xAI.* *This behavior can interfere with daily life and relationships. CWS is considered a form of parasocial relationship. Extreme cases, categorized as “Borderline-Pathological,” may involve obsessive monitoring, antisocial tendencies, and impulsivity.* Our strong view is that our federal government is now on the road to cutting over 75 percent of its overhead under a new, AI-powered, blockchain-based structure that is much more transparent, decentralized, efficient and requires fewer rules and regulations. This system will also be much better at protecting citizens’ privacy and managing their rights and access to government services. The net result will be much happier citizens, much lower taxes, near-zero inflation, and budget surpluses! 😎🤙🏼 <https://substack.com/redirect/54e4b761-e876-40c5-aa69-03500b12e451?j=eyJ1Ij…> *You mean Elon is the real dictator behind the dictator?🤔 This $115,000 ad campaign produced by the usual suspects was nixed by the <https://substack.com/redirect/e61309c6-17b5-4dcf-89f0-eca91a099186?j=eyJ1Ij…>**Washington Post <https://substack.com/redirect/e61309c6-17b5-4dcf-89f0-eca91a099186?j=eyJ1Ij…>* *.😳* Silicon Valley U @ DC *Updating the from a 1980s bureaucracy to a more modern, flatter, innovation-savvy operation will happen. But it also means the elimination of hundreds of thousands of government employees jobs.—Seveventy-seven thousand federal workers (3%) have already opted for the ‘deferred resignation’ offer <https://substack.com/redirect/7f7cc1d7-c681-4c0b-945b-fcf490970f2b?j=eyJ1Ij…>. The Cowardly Lion, et al can be blamed for not showing some empathy—as these are real people with real families— and we should invest in them during their transition to the private market. * <https://substack.com/redirect/a8998898-3d7e-4581-97d5-29af97b8d78c?j=eyJ1Ij…> ‘If I only knew how AI coud make me more productive at what I love!’💡 *We propose creating a ‘pop-up’ university—Silicon Valley U @ DC—that draws upon ‘guest lecturers’ from Silicon Valley’s top companies, to expose public employees to the emerging worild of AI, blockchain, crypto, robotics, autonomous vehicles and drones, virtual reality, greentech and other cutting edge innovations and how they are being applied across industries. This training program would be a great investment, it is the right and fair thing to do, and comes with a huge secondary benefit of keeping our government closer to the innovation edge. Importantly it can also soften fears, and inspire more optimism around positive change.* “We can't sustain a system that bleeds billions of taxpayer dollars on programs that have outlived their usefulness or exist solely because of the power of politicians, lobbyists or interest groups. We are going to go through our federal budget as I promised during the campaign, page by page, line by line eliminating those programs we don't need and insisting that those that we do need operate in a sensible, cost effective way.” —President Barak Obama on February 24, 2009, during his Address to Joint Session of Congress. President Obama went on to sign off on $5 trillion worth of new legislative costs and drove the federal debt up an additional $4.6 trillion. Every President started their administration with the intention of downsizing the scope and power of government. Obama wanted to do it, and the Boogeyman, with the help of the Cowardly Lion, will make it happen. It’s not a power grab because, by definition, its purpose is to decentralize power from away the executive branch and the US federal government in general and back to the people. It also means more privacy and empowerment of the individual. Who in the modern world is against this? The downsizing of the US government will happen because the Bogeyman has the power to do it, and there is no putting the Cowardly Lion back in his cage. It will also happen because cutting government waste and fraud is what US citizens <https://substack.com/redirect/224f9ef2-0a41-4346-b5b5-2b08e73cd7c4?j=eyJ1Ij…>, and in a free market society, customers generally get what they want. The TechBro’s should lead the charge on investing into the re-training of existing and furloughed government employees to help them become more Web3-savvy. These efforts will also help ease the TechBro backlash—if that. is even possible. We know the DOGE Squad looks young and goofy, but they are very committed and very smart. We need to take a deep breath, let the children play, and trust there will be adults (the courts) in the room to make sure they don’t misbehave. <https://substack.com/redirect/3d577975-da9a-425f-aa76-9a641f89adf7?j=eyJ1Ij…> *As the TechBro backlash escalates, Zuck’s living his best life!* As it is in the land of DOGE, it is in the land of BigTech As we also predicted for 2025, the slashing, burning, and retrofitting proposed by the DOGE team is now being emulated in Big Tech. Zuck recently announced cutting 3,600 (5% of its workforce) of Meta's 'lowest performers.' Amazon has also been job-cutting, in part due to the introduction various robots in its warehouses, including Robin and Cardinal (robotic arms), Sparrow (item-picking robot), Proteus (autonomous mobile robot), and Digit (humanoid robot) <https://substack.com/redirect/62f19142-ff36-4850-97b5-2848c5e61771?j=eyJ1Ij…>. Amazon has reduced its workforce by over 100,000 employees from its 2021 peak, coinciding with the rapid expansion of its robotic fleet. <https://substack.com/redirect/0b3e8f20-9c15-4b01-9d61-401afd84ce38?j=eyJ1Ij…> *The Digit humanoid robot <https://substack.com/redirect/9eeb2e4b-f240-454f-9527-0b346aecf7ba?j=eyJ1Ij…> is at your service.* As Google shifts its focus to AI development, it has offered voluntary buyouts to over 25,000 employees in its platforms and devices division. Salesforce also cut over 1,000 jobs (1.5% of its workforce) as part of a broader restructuring effort to shift the company's focus towards AI development <https://substack.com/redirect/71078937-3a78-44ff-8ff3-a2b784cd7acb?j=eyJ1Ij…> . There are two major themes in BigTech's downsizing. First, the 'managerial class structure' is being replaced by flatter organizations driven by a new, AI-empowered worker class tied to specific output and results. Second, there is a shift to investing in AI development, as every tech company must become an AI company in its own right to survive and thrive in Web3. ------------------------------ [image: Cryptonite's predictions for 2025—Short Google, Nvidia, & OpenAI?, the Elon/Zuck alliance, Robotaxis takeover, IPOs up...] <https://substack.com/redirect/0017fa88-3426-4671-b5d7-29a47b517014?j=eyJ1Ij…> Cryptonite's predictions for 2025—Short Google, Nvidia, & OpenAI?, the Elon/Zuck alliance, Robotaxis takeover, IPOs up... <https://substack.com/redirect/0017fa88-3426-4671-b5d7-29a47b517014?j=eyJ1Ij…>

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Fwd: Meta’s AI Push: Can Llama Compete with DeepSeek?
by Gunnar Larson 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

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Fwd: Survey: Have you used Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek?
by Gunnar Larson 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Information <hello(a)theinformation.com> Date: Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 2:10 PM Subject: Survey: Have you used Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek? To: <g(a)xny.io> This month we're interested in other aspects of artificial intelligence. Have you used DeepSeek, the Chinese AI service that reportedly cost much less to create than other AI models? If so, what did you think of it? We're also curious about what other AI services you're using and whether you or your company are paying for them. Some of these are questions we asked previously, so we can see how our readers' AI use has changed over time. Hi there, Last month we asked your opinion of the future value of OpenAI. The results of that survey can be found here. This month we're interested in other aspects of artificial intelligence. Have you used DeepSeek, the Chinese AI service that reportedly cost much less to create than oth... [image: The Information] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Hi there, Last month we asked your opinion of the future value of OpenAI. The results of that survey *can be found here* <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>. This month we're interested in other aspects of artificial intelligence. Have you used DeepSeek, the Chinese AI service that reportedly cost much less to create than other AI models? If so, what did you think of it? We're also curious about what other AI services you're using and whether you or your company are paying for them. Some of these are questions we asked previously, so we can see how our readers' AI use has changed over time. And, as we do every month, we're asking your views of 14 big tech names and the tech economy more broadly. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete. Have you used Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek? Yes <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> No <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> If you are interested in receiving a summary of the survey results, please submit your email address at the end of the survey. Thank you in advance for your time. The Information Team [image: Instagram] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: X] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: LinkedIn] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Threads] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Facebook] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: BlueSky] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> ------------------------------ Explore Our Newsletters <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Subscribe to The Information <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> ------------------------------ [image: App Store] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> [image: Google Play] <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Sent to g(a)xny.io <g@xny.io?utm_campaign=February+Monthly+Sur&utm_content=7175&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=4906> | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> | Help <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/251+Rhode+Island+Street,+Suite+107,+San+…> <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>

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Re: [ot][spam]gpt-4 completions
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

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Homer
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2342377656127611?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=J7ZoRX

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Behind Musk’s X Turnaround: Pick-and-Choose Financials
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Behind Musk’s X Turnaround: Pick-and-Choose Financials https://assets.bwbx.io/s3/readings/SRZQ9PDWRGG01740081544288.mp3

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Billionaire Perot Sees ‘Big Concern’ on Trump Tariff Threats
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Billionaire Perot Sees ‘Big Concern’ on Trump Tariff Threats https://assets.bwbx.io/s3/readings/SRZTSBDWX2PS1740081545304.mp3

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Ukraine Gets a Bit Part in the 'Theater of the Absurd'
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Ukraine Gets a Bit Part in the 'Theater of the Absurd' https://assets.bwbx.io/s3/readings/SRZQ04DWRGG01740077877045.mp3

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