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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)...
Harvard’s $51 billion endowment earned an investment return of 2.9% in the latest fiscal year. LINK
LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, laid off nearly 700 employees. LINK
A 10-second smartphone voice recording may be able to deliver an on-the-spot diagnosis for type 2 diabetes. LINK
Biden asked Congress for $100 billion to support Israel, Ukraine, and border efforts. LINK
Netflix added 8.76 million customers in the last three months. LINK
US retirement plans earned a C+ when compared to other countries. LINK
Amazon has doubled the size of its Rivian electric delivery truck fleet to 10,000+ vehicles. LINK
Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company, is putting LED displays on top of its cars to better communicate with pedestrians and drivers. LINK
Watchlist
Startups and companies I’m keeping an eye on…
SymplBrush makes a mouthguard "toothbrush" that cleans your teeth automatically. LINK
Bilt Rewards is a loyalty program that rewards you for paying rent, no matter where you live. LINK
Anyplace helps find furnished apartments designed for remote work. LINK
Hayden AI uses AI cameras mounted on buses and street sweepers to enforce street sweeping laws and bus lane violations. LINK
Recast AI turns any article online into a bite-size audio summary. LINK
Top Picks
Specific articles worth taking a look at…
The first humanitarian aid reaches Gaza, but it’s only a fraction of what is needed. NYT
The Kamala Harris problem. ATLANTIC
LLMs for Dummies (LLMs = the tech behind ChatGPT). SUBSTACK
Outside Interests
Interesting internet finds…
A child is dying every 15 minutes in Gaza. LINK
Nike launched "Nike Strength," a line of weightlifting equipment that includes barbells, plates, kettlebells, and squat racks, all featuring the iconic Nike branding. LINK
GeoGuessr, the Google Maps location-spotting game, had its first-ever e-sports World Cup. LINK
The color orange was actually named after oranges. LINK
Visuals
Three visuals worth taking a look at...
Americans got richer during the pandemic.
People stopped using Stack Overflow, the Q&A website for programmers, after ChatGPT was released.
Electric vehicles have a lot of market share left to take.
Wisdom
Two quotes of wisdom...
"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry." ― Winston Churchill
"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine." — Lord Byron
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