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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)...
Lululemon & Peloton have formed a five-year global partnership. LINK
MrBeast’s annual earnings hit $82 million. LINK
Costco is selling gold bars, and they’re selling out fast. LINK
Amazon will invest up to $4 billion in the ChatGPT competitor Anthropic. LINK
Netflix finally shut down its DVD rental service. LINK
Airbnb & Blackstone joined the S&P 500. LINK
Target is shutting down 9 stores in major cities due to theft and violence. LINK
Tech
The tech headlines you missed (or need to see again)...
Neuralink, Musk’s brain implant startup, is covering up monkey test subject deaths. LINK
The CIA is building its own AI tool to sift through all the data it collects worldwide. LINK
NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time. LINK
Meta’s new realistic avatars are the most promising step in the metaverse in a while. LINK
ChatGPT can now take pictures and voice commands as prompts. LINK
An astronaut returned to Earth after a record-breaking 371 consecutive days in space. LINK
Spotify is now translating podcasts into multiple languages using the same voices as those in the show using AI. Here’s the short demo. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
Breakfast is a social app that connects people to meet and talk over breakfast, without the pressure of dating or networking. LINK
Traceless is a German company that turns plant leftovers into plastic-like compostable materials. LINK
Support Shepherd helps find exceptional employees that cost 80% less than US equivalents. LINK
Kyte is a car rental company that delivers cars to your door and picks them up when you're finished. LINK
Hellometer is a computer vision company that helps fast-food restaurants improve their operations and customer experience. LINK
Reflect is a note-taking app with backlinks to connect your thoughts. LINK
Startups out of the University of Notre Dame…
Finly merges your credit cards into one digital card that automatically maximizes cash-back rewards. LINK
Desi is a student ride-sharing app that provides affordable transportation around college campuses. LINK
Routora finds the quickest routes for multi-stop car journeys, seamlessly integrating with Google and Apple Maps. LINK
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
X/Twitter’s CEO Linda Yaccarino doesn’t have the app on her home screen. LINK
Travis Kelce jersey sales spiked 400% after Taylor Swift attended his game. LINK
Delta is making its SkyMiles program more exclusive. LINK
StreetOfWalls.com is a website that offers training courses for investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, consulting, and quantitative finance. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
Peloton has struck a much-needed partnership with Lululemon.
U.S. taxpayer funds continue to support the conflict in Ukraine, despite the absence of effective territorial advancements.
Sequoia's updated generative AI market map.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"Success is not where you are. Success is where you are in relation to where you started." ― Steve Harvey
"No one can, or will, care more about your life than you do. So, it’s time to start acting like it." ― Antonio Neves
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