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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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Business
The business headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Entertainment - 1/3 of all 2023 Q3 consumption growth was related to Barbie/Oppenheimer movies and Taylor Swift/Beyoncé tours. LINK
Sports - Major sports leagues say pirating costs the industry $28 billion annually. LINK
Credit - Visa and Mastercard's projected credit card fee increases will cost merchants an additional $502 million annually in frees. LINK
Buffett - $115 billion of Warren Buffett's $118 billion net worth came after his 65th birthday. LINK
Heineken - A Russian company bought 7 breweries for less than the price of a single bottle of beer after Heineken sold its entire Russian business for just $1. LINK
Emergency Funds - 63% of employees cannot cover a $500 emergency expense. LINK
Tech
The tech headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Apple - Apple submitted a patent application for a system designed to alert you when your phone slips beneath the seat in your car. LINK
National Alert System - FEMA and the FCC are testing a national alert system that could reach smartphones, TVs, and other internet-connected devices. LINK
Air Force - The Air Force requested $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones. LINK
DoorDash - DoorDash is rolling out an AI-powered voice tool that will allow restaurants to answer every call. LINK
GPT Block - 15 of the 100 most popular websites like Amazon and the NYT have blocked OpenAI’s GPTBot (the web crawler it uses to vacuum up data for ChatGPT) in the past two weeks. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
Speak is an AI language tutor app that lets you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. LINK
Mastodon is a decentralized social network, similar to Twitter, where you have control over your feed, not a corporation. LINK
FirstMate allows you to effortlessly create an NFT marketplace for your project or collection with no coding required, while also bypassing fees on established platforms like OpenSea. LINK
Occuspace keeps track of how people are in an office or other space by scanning for Bluetooth and WiFi signal devices. LINK
TeamSense tracks employee attendance and working hours through text messages, making it more intuitive and easier to learn than existing software. LINK
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
Mauinui - Here’s the story behind Hawaii's secret meat exportation business. LINK
Chinese Censorship - Meta took down a pro-Beijing campaign run by Chinese authorities consisting of 7,704 accounts, 954 pages, 15 Facebook groups, and 15 Instagram accounts. LINK
Lahaina Fires - Hawaiian Electric denied causing the Lahaina fires. LINK
Late Night Hosts - Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver are teaming up on a new Spotify podcast limited series called Strike Force Five. LINK
Tesla Diner - Tesla has gained approval to build a diner and drive-in theater in California. LINK
Fun Fact - The human body contains around 20 different elements, mostly made inside ancient stars. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
Apple's new iPhones don't get the same buzz that they used to.
Grocery stores sales per square foot.
How retirees spend their days.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield." — Warren Buffett
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." ― Søren Kierkegaard
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