I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall. It challenges all sorts of

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Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute, for Monday, February 2nd. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street

Journal. Elon Musk said Starlink has stopped unauthorized use of its satellite internet terminals

by Russian drones, following Ukraine's

appeal for assistance. Ukraine's defense minister said last week that his team contacted SpaceX and

proposed ways to stop the Russian drones flying over Ukrainian cities equipped with Starlink

connectivity. He confirmed that the first steps delivered rapid results. Starlink isn't activated in

Russia, but a black market supplied user terminals to Russian forces. Ukraine and SpaceX are now

coordinating a white list of verified terminals, ensuring only authorized devices operate within

Ukrainian territory. The Trump administration is preparing to develop a roughly

$12 billion critical mineral stockpile dubbed Project Vault. The move is aimed at reducing

reliance on China for rare earths and metals and prevent future supply shortages.

A White House official said the project will combine $1.67 billion in private capital and a $10 billion loan from the U.S. export import bank.

The venture was reported earlier by Bloomberg. The White House official said more than a dozen companies have agreed to participate in the project, including General Motors, Stalantis, and Google.

GM declined to comment. Stalantus and Google did not

immediately comment. And the parent company of Sacks Fifth Avenue will wind down its partnership with

Amazon to prioritize its own businesses after filing for bankruptcy last month. Sacks Fifth Avenue and

Amazon joined forces in December 2020. Amazon invested $475 million in Sacks 5th Avenue and Amazon joined forces in December 2024. Amazon invested $475 million

in Sacks global on the condition that Sacks sell merchandise on Amazon's website.

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