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Will's Weekly Roundup is a weekly newsletter of curated tech, business, and startup news (and what I'm thinking about).
The newsletter has a fresh design and new format. This week, I took interesting news from tech and business and wrote it into a list of useful headlines. (I also threw in a few visuals toward the bottom). I hope you like it.
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Headlines
OpenAI (maker of ChatGTP) legally changes from being a non-profit to a for-profit company. LINK
FAA grounded 10,000 flights for the first time in two decades as a result of an engineer mistakenly “replaced one file with another” in their flight systems database. LINK
JPMorgan shuts down college financial aid company Frank after discovering millions of fake customer accounts and accuses the founder of duping them into a $175 million acquisition. LINK
Apple is cutting CEO Tim Cook’s pay cut by 40% to $49 million in 2023. LINK
Delta is going to start offering free wifi. LINK
iPhone exports from India nearly doubled to surpass $2.5 Billion in April-December 2022 as Apple shifts production away from China. LINK
Apple now has AI-narrated audiobooks that sound realistic. LINK
China is launching an offshore wind turbine with a 1/6 mile blade diameter. LINK
Microsoft will likely invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the maker of Chat GTP. LINK
The diabetes drug ozempic (semaglutide) that celebrities have been using to lose weight easily will likely go mainstream for its long-term weight-management properties. LINK
Macbooks are rumored to finally have touch screens by 2025. LINK
LG debuted a wireless 97-Inch OLED TV. LINK
Sam Bankman-Fried won’t stop talking. He’s now launched a newsletter telling his side of the story. LINK
Ideas
Some ideas I'm thinking about...
The US needs to 8x the number of EV charging stations by 2030 to handle the coming wave of electric cars. LINK
The solution to solving that last 10% of autonomous car self-driving is with remote car control software. LINK
Kendrick Lamar morphs into Drake, OJ Simpson, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, and others in his recent music video, using AI technology created by South Park creators. LINK, ANOTHER LINK
While electric cars only accounted for 3.2% of all vehicles sold in 2021, that percentage nearly doubled to 5.8% last year — and that trend shows no sign of stopping. LINK
Generative AI for music is here and will likely make the next hit. LINK
There’s now non-alcoholic beer that gives you a buzz and no hangover. LINK
This AI software recenters eye contact in real-time on video-conferencing calls. LINK
How an algorithm solves Wordle. LINK
There’s a website tracking all tech layoffs. LINK
Renewable battery storage doesn’t make economic sense in the US yet, says SolarEdge Technologies CFO. LINK
John Deere says it makes AI robotics, not farm equipment, which is more real than it sounds. LINK
Outside Interests
The winning ticket gets a $1.35 billion jackpot, the second largest Mega Millions ever. LINK
The gas-stove debate exemplifies the silliest tendencies of American politics. LINK
There wasn't a single bank robbery in Denmark last year because they're an entirely cashless society. LINK
Tipping at coffee shops and restaurants is a weird experience now. LINK
Avatar 2 is on track to dethrone Top Gun Maverick at the domestic box office. LINK
Visuals
Number of tech employees let go as of January 15, 2022
The total monthly cost of ad-free streaming services vs. the average cable package
S&P 500 Performance by President
Quotes
“Money often costs too much." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If you quit, everyone who doubted you is going to be right." ― Unknown
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