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"If you want a new idea, read an old book."
— Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist
Headlines
Isolated tribe in the Amazon jungle received Starlink internet connection to the outside world, and it divided the tribe from within (NYT).
Eleven Labs released a text-to-sound effect feature (VERGE).
First screenless laptop by Sightful is available for preorder (SIGHTFUL).
United Airlines is implementing personalized ads on seat-back screens (CNBC).
JUUL vaping products saw a marketing ban rescinded by the FDA (CNN).
Google Messages will support texting 911 through RCS (VERGE).
Forbes updated its list of top venture capitalists for 2024 (FORBES).
Perplexity launched “Pages,” a collaborative tool to create AI content from scratch. The new feature could be the company’s moat against competitors (PERPLEXITY).
Stories
Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) is coming for NY’s dominance (WSJ).
Why it pays to be a double major in college (WSJ).
How Birkenstock became an improbable luxury empire (BBG).
When companies ask for your social security number, try saying no (WSJ).
How Google Translate uses math to understand 134 languages (YOUTBE).
The etiquette of unexpected phone calls divides friends and co-workers (WSJ).
Visuals
Startup Watchlist
 | Smart cow collars for remote herding and geofencing. |
 | Luxury vacation rentals with hotel-level amenities. |
 | Track and trade on rising and falling real estate markets. |
 | Search through video like you search through text. |
 | Automatic vision tests in 90 seconds from a kiosk. |
 | Physical stethoscopes with a digital heartbeat reader. |
 | Skin patch for tracking how different foods affect your body. |
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Newsletter researched/written by Will Sullivan
and edited by Andrew Coath.