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Paolo Confino

Paolo Confino is a formerreporter on Fortune’s global news desks where he covered each day’s most important stories. In addition to his breaking news stories Paolo has written several in-depth features on a variety of subjects, including Flagship Pioneering, the biotech VC that founded Moderna, Italian soccer team AC Milan’s efforts to build a new stadium, and a profile of David Rawlinson, one of only eight Black Fortune 500 CEOs. At Fortune, Paolo previously worked on the Leadership desk where he covered the C-suite and helped launch the CHRO Daily newsletter alongside two of his colleagues. Prior to working in journalism Paolo worked for several years in the marketing department of a Fortune 500 CPG company. He has a bachelor's degree from NYU and a masters degree from Syracuse University.

Noubar Afeyan, co-founder and chairman of Moderna and founder and chief executive officer of Flagship Pioneering.
FeaturesThe Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was the ultimate home run for this biotech venture firm. It’s a tough act to follow
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 10, 2023
An ESPN studio.
LifestyleDave Portnoy buys back Barstool Sports for just $1, while Penn Entertainment spends $1.5 billion on ESPN partnership called the ‘white whale’ of sports betting deals
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 9, 2023
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger
TechDisney has a task force exploring ‘interesting opportunities’ in A.I., as writers and actors strike over concerns it could steal their jobs
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 8, 2023
Rao's pasta sauce on a shelf in a grocery store.
RetailCampbell Soup agrees to buy Sovos Brands, maker of Rao’s pasta sauce, for $2.7 billion as it looks to build a ‘$1 billion sauces business’
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 7, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s stunning sports summer offers ‘quicker movement on the sort of ideological maneuvering that sportswashing is so much about’
LifestyleSaudi Arabia’s stunning sports summer offers ‘quicker movement on the sort of ideological maneuvering that sportswashing is so much about’
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 30, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiling.
TechThreads can become the ‘purest form’ of social media as long as Meta and Mark Zuckerberg agree to one thing, says tech exec
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 27, 2023
Two factory workers wearing VR headsets fix a robotic arm.
SuccessGenerative A.I. will upend the workforce, McKinsey says, forcing 12 million job switches and automating away 30% of hours worked in the U.S. economy by 2030
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 27, 2023
CEO and founder of OpenAI Sam Altman.
TechMicrosoft, Google, and OpenAI just became charter members of what may be the first true A.I. lobby. Up next: Lawmakers write the rules
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 26, 2023
Headshot of DAI Magister CEO Victor Basta.
TechA.I. is ‘Amazon Web Services for human effort’ because it will ‘democratize’ large workforces and allow startups to scale faster, investment firm CEO says
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 25, 2023
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
PoliticsLarry Summers says he’s ‘disappointed’ in the  FTC’s new merger guidelines. It’s not the first time he’s disagreed with the Biden administration 
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 21, 2023
Satya Nadella
TechMicrosoft’s stock has risen almost 1,000% since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, netting him a reported $1 billion in compensation
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 20, 2023
OpenAI CEO and cofounder Sam Altman
TechOver just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 19, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk.
TechTurns out Threads really is like Twitter. Meta’s new app just limited the number of posts users can see after Elon Musk’s Twitter did the same
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 19, 2023
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking on stage during an event in Munich.
TechMark Zuckerberg just made Meta’s A.I. models open source. OpenAI used to do that, until backtracking because it was ‘just not wise’
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 18, 2023
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos wearing a tuxedo.
TechNetflix is reporting earnings at the most fascinating possible time for the future of streaming and Hollywood
By Paolo ConfinoJuly 18, 2023
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