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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)...
Sports Betting - A record 73M Americans are expected to gamble on the NFL this season, compared to 46M last year. LINK
Bud Light - Bill Gates's foundation bought $100M worth of stock into Bud Light's parent company. LINK
Messi - Messi drove 288,000 new signups for MLS Season Pass during his first month, compared to an average of 39,000 in the previous 3 months. LINK
Delta - Delta is now the #1 domestic airline for on-time arrivals, service, and comfort. LINK
Kenya - Kenya is expected to buy corn at its market prices for the first time in three years. LINK
Roku - Roku will soon lay off 10% of its staff. LINK
China - China banned iPhone use for government officials at work. LINK
ChatGPT - ChatGPT traffic decreased for the 3rd month in a row. LINK
Clubhouse - Clubhouse, the social audio app that was popular during the pandemic, is shifting to being an audio messaging app. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
Vital is building a compact blood testing machine that can provide results within 30 seconds. LINK
Inceptive is using artificial intelligence to design novel biological molecules for vaccines, therapeutics, and other treatments. LINK
ThetaRay is building an AI-based anti-money-laundering platform that automatically scans and identifies illicit transaction activity at banks and other financial institutions. LINK
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
India - India’s government wants to change the country’s name to ‘Bharat.’ LINK
Ukraine - Ukraine is mad at Elon Musk for disrupting a sneak attack on a Russian fleet because of a Starlink cutoff. LINK
Marathon Cheaters - The Mexico City Marathon has disqualified 11,000 runners for taking shortcuts on the course, with some even using vehicles or public transport. LINK
Drake - Ghostwriter’s "Heart On My Sleeve," which features the deepfaked vocals of Drake and The Weeknd, has been submitted for Grammy consideration. LINK
Fast Walkers - Smart people walk fast, according to a 2016 study. LINK
Bottle Wars - A trend called "bottle wars" has people at clubs pouring very expensive drinks all over the floor to show off. LINK
Fun Fact - There are an estimated 8.7 million species on earth and more than 80% of them are undiscovered. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
Major vegan brands have shed billions of dollars of value since going public.
Mexico unseated China as America's largest source of imports.
A breakdown of Netflix’s total revenue per customer.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"You don't have to get to 100% certainty on your big decisions, get to 51%, and when you get there, make the decision and be at peace with the fact that you made the decision based on the information you had." ― Barack Obama
"Economic forecasting makes astrology look like science." — Edgar Fielder
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