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Minute for Wednesday, October 1st. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off some responsibilities so he can focus on artificial

intelligence. Nadela said in a note to employees today that Judson Altav, who'd been leading

the company's global sales organization, has been promoted to helm the company's commercial business.

He'll also lead the company's new commercial leadership team and oversee marketing.

The shift in responsibilities allows Nadella to focus on Microsoft's technical work, especially involving AI.

Nadella told employees that Microsoft's success will depend on equipping customers

with new AI capabilities. Afghanistan is experiencing a nationwide communications blackout.

Human rights groups and a top United Nations official for the country said the Taliban government

has ordered a suspension of internet and mobile phone services,

disrupting critical health, financial, and humanitarian operations, though the Taliban has denied

imposing a total blackout. It comes weeks after the country was hit by a powerful earthquake

that killed and injured several thousand people. And the U.S. government is taking a 5% stake in lithium Americas,

and a 5% stake in the Canadian mining company's Nevada Mining Project. That's according to the

Energy Department, lithium is used in electric vehicle batteries, smartphones, and renewable

energy storage. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Bloomberg

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