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Disney’s Josh D’Amaro On The Biggest Opportunities As CEO & Why Other Media Companies “Are Trying To Look Like Disney”

Josh D’Amaro attended his first D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, having succeeded Bob Iger five months ago. On Day 3 of the Disney event, D’Amaro had a sit down with Ginnifer Goodwin where he opened up about the future of Disney and how it’s been for him […]

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Disney’s Josh D’Amaro On The Biggest Opportunities As CEO & Why Other Media Companies “Are Trying To Look Like Disney”

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Op-ed: When the machines learn to dig

Capital is flooding into mining automation, from Caterpillar to Travis Kalanick. The winners won’t be the biggest buyers. They’ll be whoever solves integration first.

  • Travis Kalanick acquires Pronto for $1.7B, entering mining industry
  • Acquisitions driven by equipment manufacturers, consumables firms, VCs
  • Integration challenge: siloed software applications in mining operations

·mining.com

Chinese Investment Reshapes Osaka's Nishinari Neighborhood

Osaka's Nishinari Ward, long known as a working-class neighborhood that accepted people from diverse backgrounds, is being rapidly reshaped by Chinese-led property development and a surge in…

  • Nishinari, traditionally diverse, now rapidly transforms due to Chinese-led development.
  • 67% of Nishinari's special-zone lodging facilities operated by Chinese businesses.
  • 85-year-old Okamoto displaced as community changes with new lodging facilities.

·newsonjapan.com

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