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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).
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Headlines
The tech and business headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
445 people lost billionaire status last year, with 51% from China. LINK
Amazon has confirmed another round of layoffs, with 9,000 jobs set to go. LINK
Big Tech’s new north star metric is “revenue per employee.” LINK
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's security and privacy assurances were deemed "worthless" by Congress during his testimony, viewing the app as a potential "weapon" for China. The committee suggests that passing a data privacy bill is the only effective way to address TikTok's concerns. LINK
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp opened a delivery-only (ghost kitchen) chicken restaurant called TenderFix. LINK
Apple is considering bidding for Premier League streaming rights. LINK
SpaceX, Netflix, and Boeing will join the 'biggest-ever' US business mission to Vietnam. LINK
Saudi National Bank lost over $1B on its Credit Suisse investment. LINK
The secret startup Humane is rumored to be creating a wearable camera. LINK
A new VR simulation out of Australia lets you experience death. LINK
Electric hydrofoil boat startup Candela raised another $20M to set the course for the future of ferries and recreational watercraft. LINK
Ikea added stock-counting drones to more of its stores. LINK
GameStop is up to its old tricks again, with shares in the company up 41% this morning after reporting its first profit in 2 years. LINK
25 million people use Blinkist, the stunning app that distills the best nonfiction books and podcasts into 15-minute explainers. LINK
Ideas
Some ideas I'm thinking about...
TikTok Ban Winners & Losers - The winners and losers if the US bans TikTok - Winners: (1) Rivals like Meta, (2) Parents, (3) Many Congress members, (4) Other China hawks. Losers: (1) US-China relations, (2) Users and influencers, (3) TikTok employees and investors, (4) Oracle. LINK
Invest in Wines like Stocks - Vinovest lets you invest in wines like stocks. LINK
Modern Wood Wind Turbines - Modvision is a company building wind turbine towers from laminated wood. LINK
Software Engineering Salaries - These eight graphs explain software engineering salaries in 2023. LINK
Autonomous Driving - Envisics is a company making heads-up-display visuals for autonomous cars that are cool to watch. LINK
The Metaverse - The metaverse might be virtual but the impact will be real. LINK
Warehouse Drones - The future of warehouse inventory management lies in the use of autonomous stock-counting drones. Verity is one company working on this. LINK
Software Explainer Videos - Good software explainer videos are hard to make. Here's an example of a good one by Dope Security. LINK
Discreet SmartWatch - Flare is making discreet safety bracelets that can be clicked when you feel unsafe, and even call 911 in case of falling, allowing for peace of mind and enhanced safety without compromising on style. LINK
Search History for Life - Rewind is the search engine for your life. It's a macOS app that enables you to find anything you've seen, said, or heard on your computer. LINK
Parent Car Culture - The decline in the number of K-8 students who walk or bike to school from 89% in 1969 to 13% in 2009, despite living within one mile, indicates that parenting culture, which may be synonymous with car culture, has a significant impact. LINK
Revising Writing - Author Stephen King believes you should revise for length. Formula: 2nd Draft = 1st draft - 10%. LINK
ChatGPT & AI
According to OpenAI research, ChatGPT is predicted to impact 80% of jobs across all wage levels in the United States, with higher-income positions being more vulnerable. LINK
Midjourney, the ChatGPT for images, released “Midjourney Version 5,” which produces photorealistic images and generates human hands with 5 fingers instead of 7-10 like the model was mistakenly producing before. LINK
PeteyAI is an app that allows you to run ChatGPT on your Apple Watch. LINK
This website lets you run a PDF through ChatGPT. LINK
Fake images of Trump being arrested show the ‘giant step’ for AI’s disruptive power. LINK
PromptGenie turns your simple prompts into super prompts to get better ChatGPT results. LINK
This website writes your resume for you using AI. LINK
Picks
Articles and videos worth a read/watch...
We asked the SEC for reasonable crypto rules for Americans. We got legal threats instead. LINK
When it comes to TikTok, the US is blind. LINK
The Racial Politics of the N.B.A. Have Always Been Ugly. LINK
How Quantum Computers Break The Internet. LINK
Outside Interests
Guinness World Records launched a TV channel. LINK
MicDrop is a browser extension that lets you send audio messages through Gmail. LINK
Twitter is removing its legacy verified program on April 1. Only Twitter Blue subscribers will have a blue check after that. LINK
Miami Beach wants to cancel spring break due to rowdy behavior and disorder, and their response was to enact a curfew. LINK
News out of New York City…
NYC is adding 14 pickleball courts over Wollman Rink in Central Park. LINK
New York City completely failed its We❤️NYC logo rebrand. LINK
New York keeps its top spot in the financial center survey. London was in second place. LINK
Visuals
What Matters More in the Workplace: Cash or Job Satisfaction?
Tech salaries jump, but don’t keep up with inflation
The Famous Citroen 2CV Advertisement
Quotes
"Birds fly. Fish swim. Deals fall through." ― Paul Graham
"What if it turned out better than you imagined, all because you took a chance?" ― Unknown
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