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Business
The business headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Eggs - The average cost for a dozen eggs has dropped from $4.82 to $3.27, signaling that the Fed might finally be beating inflation. LINK
Apple - Apple’s new high-interest savings account accumulated $1B of deposits in the first four days. LINK
Whistleblower - The SEC awarded a record $279 million to a whistleblower, which is double the previous record awarded in October 2020. LINK
Samsung - Samsung outsold Apple in smartphones in Q1 by 1%. LINK
Lyft - Lyft posted weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings as competition with Uber intensified. The stock fell 15%. LINK
Disney - Disney, which already owns Hulu, is planning to integrate Hulu's content into its streaming platform Disney+ with the aim of creating a "one-app experience" by the end of 2023. LINK
Uber - Uber has launched flight bookings to its UK app as part of its push to become a travel "super app," allowing customers to book a complete journey across multiple forms of transport. LINK
Twitter - Twitter has only been able to convert around 640,000 Twitter users into paying Twitter Blue subscribers as of the end of April. LINK
Fear - 48% of Americans now worry about the safety of their banked cash, which is 3% more than in 2008. LINK
Airlines - US airlines make $7 billion a year from checked bags. LINK
Tech
The tech headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Bard - Google's ChatGPT rival "Bard" is better than ChatGPT as it offers an integrated and free internet search feature, unlike ChatGPT which requires a paid subscription for accessing internet search beyond 2021. I’m now using it over ChatGPT, and I think you should be too. LINK
iMac - The iMac is now 25 years old. LINK
Immersive View - Google announced a new feature to Google Maps called “Immersive View” that allows users to preview a route through a realistic 3D animation. Here’s a demo. LINK
Harry Potter - A study found that AI models like ChatGPT have memorized many copyrighted books, including JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. This makes it hard to test the cultural analysis skills of the models because they naturally perform better on books they already know. LINK
Jobs - AI will create more software developers, not less. LINK
AI Chatbots - Many people say that AI chatbots are not the future, and I’ve been convinced that they’re right. Here’s why. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
UVeye - UVeye has built an MRI machine that can perform inspections on cars. LINK
Plantd - Plantd is revolutionizing the construction industry by developing structural building panels crafted from perennial grass that are not only carbon-negative but also surpass traditional wood-based alternatives. LINK
Orbit Fab - Orbit Fab is proving in-space refueling for satellites. LINK
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
Pickleball x Spikeball - PaddleSmash is a newly created game that is a combination of Pickleball and Spikeball. Check it out. LINK
World's Biggest Social Experiment - Pear is conducting a large social experiment to assist single people by providing them with mint-colored rings that signify their single status and willingness to meet new people in person. The idea is fascinating, but I doubt it will work. LINK
Self-Completing To-Do List - Spellpage is a to-do list that completes items by itself using AI. LINK
Youtube - Nearly half of YouTube’s US viewing is now on TVs and not on mobile devices or computers. LINK
Fun Fact - Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. Yeah, I didn’t believe it at first either. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
Higher prices for services are now what is driving inflation. Here’s a breakdown of the inflation rate by category.
The economy has remained the most important issue concerning Americans for 87 consecutive weeks.
AI won’t take your job. People using AI will.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"Sometimes all you need for exceptional results is average effort repeated for an above-average amount of time." ― James Clear
"You should write your obituary and then try to figure out how to live up to it." ― Warren Buffett
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