JetBlue will pay a $69M fee to Spirit as the airlines call off $3.8B merger.

Panera has loosened ingredients standards ahead of its IPO.

Equinox raised $1.8B to refinance loans and expand.

LinkedIn premium subs did $1.7B in revenue in 2023.

EU regulators hit Apple with a $1.95B antitrust fine.

Apple spent $700M on its top 3 movies, grossing $466M.

25% of Robinhood’s trading volume often comes after hours.

China announced similar targets for 2024: 5% GDP growth, 3% fiscal deficit, 3% CPI.

Record number of women and minorities launched PE funds in 2023.

a16z is nearing a $7 billion fundraise.

Founders Fund lost another partner as Sam Blond left, following Keith Rabois. 

Google’s co-founder said "we definitely messed up" on the topic of woke AI problem.

Eli Lilly is racing to boost capacity to compete with other weight-loss drug makers.

ChatGPT can now read responses to you.

Nvidia’s CEO says AI could pass human tests in five years.

Opill, 1st OTC birth control, will be available in the U.S. within weeks.

Airbnb launched a new feature labeling the 10% lowest quality homes.

In India, most AI models need “explicit permission” before launch.

China has outpaced the U.S. in filing patent applications since 2022. 

FDA approved the first 1st OTC constant glucose monitor.

Alef Aeronautics is a flying car company backed by Tesla investors that recently reached 2,850 pre-orders.

Known Labs is developing products that can non-invasively identify and measure molecules (like blood glucose levels).

Overjet makes the first FDA-cleared dental software to detect and outline tooth decay.

Cultivated makes animal-free dairy with the same color, texture, and nutrition content of the original thing. 

CitizenM is a hotel chain with colorful meeting rooms, fast Wi-Fi, and an award-winning app for 60-second check-in. 

SchedulerAI helps book meetings and coordinate group follow-ups.

Moego makes an all-in-one pet grooming software solution.

AI is taking water from the desert. ATLANTIC

Ozempic is coming for gyms. CNN

Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on Tesla FSD 12, imitation LMs, and the open/closed AI battle. BG2 PODCAST

A Google engineer has been charged with stealing AI secrets for the Chinese. US NEWS

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira agreed to accept a 16-year sentence.

Spotify launched a $9.99/month standalone audiobooks service.

February was the hottest one on record. 

Handshake is creating a social media-style feed for its popular jobs platform for college students.

The absurd problem of NYC trash, and the trade-offs required to fix it.

Instagram now allows for DM edits up to 15 mins after sending.

Elon Musk's "X" app introduced audio and video calling.

Oscars full list of winners.

Haiti declared a state of emergency after gangs and 4k prison escapees attempted to seize control of the main airport.

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