CBX Daily 4/9/2025

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Sabrina Lynch
April 09, 2025

Today, AI is consuming a lot of energy and may lose its appeal, but let’s start with how Biggie’s estate is locking it in with a $200 million deal…

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Big Money Moves For Notorious B.I.G Estate With $200 Million Deal  

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The estate of the Notorious B.I.G has mo’ money, no problems thanks to its recent partnership with Primary Wave Music. The music publisher which also own the rights for Bob Marley and Luther Vandross, will be taking a 50% interest in the estate, valued at $200 million. When the Brooklyn-proud rapper passed, his mother Voletta Wallace took control of the estate’s management alongside Bystorm Entertainment’s Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts, taking it from $10 million to an astonishingly reported $160 million nearly 30 years after his death.

Why Generative AI Has A $43 Billion Price Tag On Equity & Energy           

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As the world increasingly relies on artificial intelligence, we must examine its implications for society. Training large language models, such as OpenAI's GPT, demands enormous energy resources—nearly 1,300 megawatt-hours per model, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 130 U.S. homes. With generative AI potentially consuming up to 33 times more energy than task-specific software, we are facing an environmental and societal crisis. 

Skills-Based Hiring Is The New Frontier In Corporate Recruitment         

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Citigroup is making a major change to its hiring strategy, scrapping its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals in favor of a skills-based recruitment model. The move aims to broaden the company’s talent pool by emphasizing candidates' competencies over traditional diversity metrics. A recent survey found that more than 80% of companies have adopted skills-based hiring practices, a significant increase from previous years. 

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China has imposed reciprocal tariffs on imports of U.S. goods in retaliation to Trump’s trade war. Is this a strategic move to achieve common ground, or does it risk further escalating the trade conflict?

A. "Hard Place" by H.E.R. – China’s tariffs could backfire, further isolating its economy from the global market and leading to more economic pain for both the U.S. and China as the trade war drags on
B. "No Role Modelz" by J. Cole – Both sides are playing by their own rules without considering the long-term consequences, potentially hurting both economies
C. "Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko – China’s tariffs might be the nudge the U.S. needs to realize that the trade war isn’t just one-sided and that compromise might be the only way to avoid further damage

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Exploring Digital Banks Deep Dive Into Niche Underserved Markets       

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As a number of neobanks, also known as digital banks, come online they are building products catered to very specific markets. When you consider the Black community makes up 30% of the underbanked group in the U.S., according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, neobanks can be a real game-changer for this demographic. Is it possible for these new digital banks to make a measurable impact on financial inequality and address issues of access, fairness, and fees that have often had a discriminatory legacy? 

A Billion-Dollar Milestone For Women’s Elite Sports In 2025     

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It's been a long time coming but it looks like women's sports is receiving the much-awaited recognition and commensurate investment if the recent revenue projections are anything to go by. Just last year, women's elite sports was projected to hit a revenue of $1.28 billion but surpassed and hit $1.88 billion. And this is not just a one-hit wonder. Women's elite sports revenue has been on a steady rise over the last four years amounting to 240%. 

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Biggie’s estate goes “All the Way” with a $200 million deal, as BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman explain in our CBX Vibes!