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Hidden by Design: When AI Makes Every Creator Replaceable
The man who wrote every word Jim Cramer spoke on Mad Money for nearly three years was Cliff Mason, and almost no one watching knew his name. CNBC’s obituary noted his Emmy nominations but not the daily act of invention that made Cramer’s teleprompter reads feel like conversation: someone had to shape market chaos into…

The $250 Million Bet on Staying Narrow
A valuation near $250 million buys control of Puck this week. RedBird Capital is the buyer, the existing institutional investors are the sellers, and the company changing hands is a five-year-old digital outfit with a tiny staff and a roster of named journalists who cover four rooms: Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington, and Wall Street. Nothing…