Amol Sharma

@asharma

Financial Editor at The Wall Street Journal (former media & entertainment editor) [email protected]

New York, NY

Joined May 2008

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Interesting detail in here: as part of XAI's recent corporate debt raise, the company pledged the IP behind its Grok chatbot as collateral. Musk is all in on his AI push.

BBerber Jin@berber_jin1 · 9 h

Scoop - Musk is turning to his longtime ally, Valor Equity Partners, to raise a whopping $12 billion for xAI this follows a $2bn investment SpaceX made into the AI startup w/ @rudegeair and matt wirz wsj.com/tech/ai/elon-m…

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Berber Jin@berber_jin1 · 9 h

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 20

Mag 7 Breakup: The AI race is splintering big tech names, with investors pointing to a divergence in business approach and stock performance. wsj.com/finance/stocks…

asharma's tweet card. The AI race is splintering big tech names, with investors pointing to a divergence in business approach and stock performance.

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 20

Investment scams known as “pig butchering” are booming, and some Americans are demanding that their banks and financial advisers do more to stop them. wsj.com/finance/regula…

asharma's tweet card. Scams that trick people into transferring funds fall outside most current fraud protections. Some victims want banks to take responsibility.

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 20

For the U.S. government, breaking up with Elon Musk is easier said than done wsj.com/business/trump…

asharma's tweet card. Exclusive | Trump Aides Discussed Ending Some SpaceX Contracts, but Found Most Were Vital

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 20

ChatGPT admitted it failed to interrupt a Wisconsin man’s apparent manic episode. OpenAI says it’s trying to reduce ChatGPT’s reinforcement of negative behavior. wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgp…

asharma's tweet card. OpenAI’s chatbot self-reported that it blurred the line between fantasy and reality with a man on the autism spectrum. The company says ‘stakes are higher’ for vulnerable people.

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Berber Jin@berber_jin1 · Jul 19

We have the definitive story on Dan Gross leaving SSI for Meta, the Windsurf saga, and a secret conversation between Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s chief research officer Mark Chen—all in our epic weekend read about the AI talent wars w/ @keachhagey @bzcohen wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-a…

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 17

For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump. wsj.com/politics/trump… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 16

President Trump lashed out at his supporters for opposing the decision not to release more material from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and accused them of buying into a Democratic narrative wsj.com/politics/polic… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. The president wrote on social media that his supporters were buying into a Democratic narrative.

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 16

The nation’s biggest bankers are speaking out to defend the independence of the Federal Reserve while President Trump openly discusses ousting Chair Jerome Powell wsj.com/economy/centra… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. David Solomon, Brian Moynihan and Jane Fraser speak out, joining defenders of the U.S. central bank.

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 16

A black-box recording in the Air India crash and report details indicate that the flight’s senior pilot switched off fuel flow to engines wsj.com/world/asia/air… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. A black-box recording and report details indicate that the flight’s captain switched off fuel flow to engines.

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 10

Some of New York’s wealthiest financiers are scrambling to build a network of outside groups that plan to oppose Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani as a last stand against the surging progressive candidate wsj.com/politics/polic… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. A new group plans to raise at least $20 million to stop the democratic socialist in the city’s mayoral race.

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alexander saeedy@ajsaeedy · Jul 9

Linda's departure isn't a surprise to those who've been following what's been going on at the company. Our take on her departure w/@VranicaWSJ and @jtoonkel: wsj.com/tech/yaccarino…

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jul 4

What stands out to those on Wall Street sounding the alarm over Trump’s megabill is that America is bingeing on debt when there’s no emergency requiring it. That means fiscal profligacy is a feature — not a bug — of the U.S. system. wsj.com/finance/invest… via @WSJ

asharma's tweet card. New legislation could push federal debt into dangerous territory—without an emergency requiring it.

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Jessica Toonkel@jtoonkel · Jul 2

Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris wsj.com/business/media… via @WSJ

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Lindsay Wise@lindsaywise · Jul 2

How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill Republican Lisa Murkowski helped secure aid for her home state, as Democrats see ‘polar payoff’ wsj.com/politics/polic… via @WSJ

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Amol Sharma@asharma · Jun 25

Massive deal scoop from All-Star WSJ team: Shell is holding early stage talks to acquire rival BP in what would be the largest oil deal in a generation wsj.com/business/energ…

asharma's tweet card. A deal would be a landmark combination of two supermajor oil companies. Shell issued a formal stock exchange denial of takeover talks.

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Lauren Thomas@laurenthomas · Jun 25

🚨🚨🚨 SCOOP: Shell is holding early-stage talks to acquire rival BP in what would be the largest oil deal in a generation. $shel $bp W/ @BenDummett and @jennystrasburg wsj.com/business/energ…

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