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Will's Weekly Roundup is a curated list of tech, business, and startup headlines from last week to kickstart your Monday.
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Headlines
The tech and business headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Chick-Fil-A - Chick-Fil-A averaged $6.7 million per location in 2022 compared to McDonald's $3.6 million. LINK
Space X - SpaceX turned a small $55 million profit on $1.5 billion in sales in Q1. LINK
Starbucks - 12 California Starbucks are now only using reusable cups. LINK
Argentina - Argentina's annual inflation has reached 113%. LINK
Asteroid Mining - NASA and SpaceX will soon launch a $985 million mission to the asteroid "16 Psyche," which is estimated to hold $10,000-quadrillion dollars worth of nickel and iron. LINK
Chipotle - Chipotle’s founder is opening a restaurant run by robots called Kernel. LINK
Shorts - Google’s TikTok competitor "Youtube Shorts" has 2 billion logged-in monthly users. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
Meatable is a Dutch biotech company developing cultivated "lab-grown" meat products. LINK
DcBel Energy is a Montreal-based company that develops modern home energy management systems that integrate solar energy, electric vehicle charging, and smart home technology. LINK
Helm AI is building computer vision software for autonomous vehicles. LINK
Top Picks
Specific articles and videos worth taking a look at…
Target, much like Bud Light, is stung by culture wars. WSJ
What the hell is going on with superconductors? TWITTER
Bill Gurley’s 2018 speech on how to succeed in a career you love. YOUTUBE
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
Hawaii Wildfires - The Hawaii wildfire scorched an area equivalent to 164 football fields, destroying 80% of Lahaina and necessitating a $5.52 billion rebuilding effort. LINK
Zuck x Musk Fight - Zuckerberg says it’s "time to move on" from speculation that he will cage-fight Musk. LINK
Lawyers - There are more lawyers per capita in the United States than in any other country. Statistics show one lawyer for every 248 residents. LINK
SBF - U.S. judge sends FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over witness tampering. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
McDonald's still reigns supreme in the fast food landscape of America.
Renewables produced more electricity than coal for the first time in 2022.
Target's quarterly sales fell for the first time in 6 years.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone." ― Naval Ravikant
"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair." ― Sam Ewing
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