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The unconventional approach towards Skyclarys, a Reata Pharmaceuticals drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia, [opens a new path](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ffda-approval-friedreich-s-ataxia-drug-reata-skyclarys-1850171937%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1677664410013/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/xeDOqMveBQFR7fnPbLOLLKQCu6COa9a9v0I2pFg7gu4=290) for rare disease treatment. A third ex-FTX employee pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal. Nishad Singh has agreed to [work with authorities](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fftx-guilty-plea-nishad-singh-engineering-bankman-fried-1850171969%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1677667785897/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/Q40Vf-1OH4al5cFHXe1RUvBjagwFYG5QfkbDJM0UlHo=290) as they investigate what’s been dubbed the [biggest fraud in history](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fftx-bankruptcy-filing-reveals-a-remarkably-convoluted-c-1849797496%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/gbo5xXKOs1jeCpeRy5fJ9Xu1_7MKF77q62hyj84GbMI=290). The US Environmental Protection Agency sued a Louisiana chemical company. Authorities believe the Denka Performance Elastomer plant [poses unacceptable cancer risk](%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fepa-chloroprene-cancer-lawsuit-louisiana-1a57d0402a144bfa4da5d939b34ae6ea/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/Gg2RO6nEzxFNJcDjgNifSuyMuRKglxK2FsHM2m6undY=290) to the nearby, Black-majority community. The White House picked a successor for labor secretary Martin J. Walsh. Julie Su, the [deputy labor secretary](%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F02%2F28%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2Fjulie-su-labor-secretary.html/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/6jJ1GjH_eM5FW-NMZlcmSDPr8nSzXz2s1i7HdNeXVKo=290) who enjoys support among unions, was nominated for the role. Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of a contested presidential election. The ruling party candidate’s [victory is being disputed](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fbola-tinubu-is-the-new-president-of-nigeria-1850171619%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/kUAdNaxs7u3E9MdwPKT6AeY1dRBJIXPwJg4vCDbBsUI=290) by opposition parties. Argentina suspended its poultry exports. The country has recorded its first case of [bird flu in industrial poultry](%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fbusiness%2Fhealthcare-pharmaceuticals%2Fargentina-suspends-poultry-exports-first-industrial-case-bird-flu-confirmed-2023-03-01%2F/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/EKuf1gdcc7ml-QNLVI5TITNANMJp3eoiAEV22lz2abs=290). What to watch for Elon Musk is opening Tesla’s Texas gigafactory to investors today. The timing couldn’t be better for Musk, who’s once again the world’s richest person thanks to a recent rally in Tesla shares. The carmaker has recovered some from its stock tumble last year, when it lost [more than half of its market value](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fis-teslas-stock-crashing-because-elon-musk-is-distracte-1849821687%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/N0khOf8eqXJ4UJkRqphikqUB2yXyeOsuCAPSXM57fWE=290). But as much as Musk would like the event [to be about himself](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Felon-musk-spent-44-billion-on-twitter-to-get-more-like-1850117400%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/IiWFzYhSdd6uZ_cz23PqaSt5ul4KAfxcyOG-OvjpPSU=290), it’s been billed as the company’s first investor day, and is expected to give the CEO a chance to address rumors around: 🔋 Personal energy storage 🚗 Cheaper Tesla models 🏭 New factories 🛻 Cybertrucks And those are just a few of the notches in what Tesla’s calling its “[third master plan](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ftesla-investor-day-2023-musk-ev-twitter-1850168313%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/xQbWO8i6KfdMo8NUemVtdzI01DzlP6ZC8NeRn1IGnSA=290).” UK workers want Amazon to pay up %2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850171987%2Fa-one-hoop-fda%2F/3/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/BHSvAhF2QxlFf9XRrjZJBWssCgcpXLoh5gAXnrNEybA=290 Photo: Reuters (Henry Nicholls) Workers staged the [second-ever strike](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Famazon-uk-workers-are-striking-for-the-second-time-1850169553%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1677617180789/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/VsN3YNmJ4XL7vBm2nZUyHyk2KgSJ-fBgL42bDj7-Mls=290) at Amazon UK yesterday (Feb. 28) in a fight for higher wages. Employees are asking for at least £15 ($18.09) an hour as the UK weathers a cost-of-living crisis that has fueled [historic levels of industrial action](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fthe-uk-is-expecting-its-largest-wave-of-strikes-in-over-1849865611%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/ZxZT4bzWv1XJgEb1ux4RZACBq2tC7ESBSmtrScoaDvE=290). While unionization in the US has faced some [recent setbacks](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Famazon-labor-union-wont-accept-its-second-election-loss-1849675972%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/YzkKcrFQ9Yuwq4pO77msq8U7jvvi5IDgBeJc0NLSy34=290), organizing across the pond could add a decisive push in the fight for Amazon workers’ rights. 👀 Here’s a reading list to catch up on the latest in Bezos-land: - [Amazon was fined $60,269 for putting workers at risk](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Famazon-fined-for-warehouse-safety-violations-1850005916%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/0DoGA_ZEPl5y6vUiRUkbWflk7YqOhQYvVafxiCtNBs8=290) - [Amazon is ignoring an injunction against anti-union retaliation](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Famazon-refuses-to-make-peace-with-unions-even-after-the-1849839810%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/Ikdh0y6JI0iTiPqTAprlJv9bYZCJlCYNEQ-el7Vymzg=290) - [The FTC is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fthe-ftc-is-preparing-an-investigation-into-amazon-1850072340%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/JJx0uFqBhNp-n_5X8w9UU3rgTg1BlaJGDoRoJQcCijU=290) Chaos incoming for lithium markets India may have just become [one of the top five global lithium players](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Findia-lithium-reserves-electric-car-manufacturing-1850100758%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/ZgAEZPVokmsihS2kMmY8nOuxzMxVIxA8m0aVaquZJEU=290), but its closest rival, China, has more to worry about than an overnight competitor chomping at the bit. Chinese authorities are clamping down on illegal mining at a key production hub in Jiangxi province, where villagers are reportedly digging deep trenches. Characterized as pure “lithium chaos,” China’s investigatory crackdown could hit the red hot global market—hard. Pop quiz: What share of the world’s lithium supply could be disrupted in the crackdowns? A. 13% B. 35% C. 6% D. 22% Answer: A., 13%, and that’s if the hub [shuts down for only a month](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Flithium-manufacturing-crackdown-in-china-1850163041%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/010001869cdec6eb-caa3557e-d871-4c5c-95a5-66bdcc3c2793-000000/xL4mO532HAlkyXeeJK9NwyX_kfkX86VchlOwT4U66ks=290). ✦ Love stories that help you dig deeper? Help keep our content free and accessible by picking up an annual membership. 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