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The oil giant wants shareholders [to vote against proposals](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fexxonmobil-is-preparing-to-fend-off-multiple-shareholde-1850487744%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850490116/1/010001887159434b-d414922a-96b2-494d-a212-b7ec92d62463-000000/YqHWnuzEWGPYD3u9HR9uLTzdo0T_IbLB2tqG-pfBoUQ=303) calling for greater clarity over the company’s emission reduction targets. ... while Delta Air Lines is being sued over its carbon neutrality claims. A class action lawsuit [questions the efficacy](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fdelta-air-lines-lawsuit-carbon-neutrality-offsets-claim-1850490129%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850490116%26rev=1685525538703/1/010001887159434b-d414922a-96b2-494d-a212-b7ec92d62463-000000/NlXHlO6HanQv4Sz9-zUXb7R349CX3YhATvXr-D_UNXk=303) of the airline’s carbon offsets. AI experts warned that the technology poses an existential threat to humanity. Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was among the [open letter’s signatories](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fexperts-in-ai-are-warning-it-poses-a-risk-of-extinctio-1850486661%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850490116/1/010001887159434b-d414922a-96b2-494d-a212-b7ec92d62463-000000/Yka_lCv-f09yw2IVj-4pRZ8YiKK-0ER86Rvt6iUOvLI=303). Twitter has now lost two-thirds of its value since Elon Musk’s takeover. Fidelity slashed the value of its stake in the company once again, [an overall 66% decrease](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Ftwitter-value-elon-musk-fidelity-stake-markdown-1850490141%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850490116%26rev=1685527379563/1/010001887159434b-d414922a-96b2-494d-a212-b7ec92d62463-000000/tpznUL5fJIhrhOAujD1ifoKrbHmfp3tXo6engYqNmD4=303) from what it was worth at the end of October. 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