Teens Show Off $300 Audemars‑Piguet X Swatch Flex
high schoolers about to flex on each other with $300 Audemars Piguet x Swatch watches https://t.co/U9G89M8vUE
DeepSeek Secures $7B Funding at $50B Valuation
DeepSeek is raising $7B at $50B valuation. Here is a rare English-language interview with one of the startup’s co-founders following a previous tech exit in the AI space. https://t.co/scR3D4ohM5
Seinfeld Episodes Sped up 7.5% to Squeeze Extra Ads
Castle Rock also owned rights to Seinfeld. During re-runs, some cable networks actually sped up show’s episodes by 7.5%. Why? An episode on network TV typically ran 25 minutes with 5 minutes for ads. In syndication, sped-up run time was 22 minutes…leaving...
Intel's Market Cap Soars 6x Under New CEO
how Lip-Bu Tan rolling up to Intel’s Friday Happy Hour after INTC market cap has spiked 6x to $623B since he became CEO in March 2025 https://t.co/2QA1OSzLVI
Costco's Baked Chicken Strips: Cheap, High Calorie Value
Costco is trialling 5 chicken strips for $6.99. They are baked (not fried) but still might be most calorie per buck on the menu. https://t.co/dvmyaMfOJ6
Bloomberg’s Personal Call Shows Leadership Drives Adoption
Lloyd Blankfien has a great story of Mike Bloomberg going extra mile on client work. When Lloyd started on Wall Street, his firm had a Bloomberg terminal but no one bothered to figure out how to use it. Lloyd used the screen...
Masa's Arm Stake Yields $172B Gain, Eclipsing
Masa took Arm private for $32B in 2016. Went pubic again in 2024 and market cap is now $234B. He owns 87%, which is around $204B. So, Masa is now up $172B on Arm, which is more than 10x the amount...
Cohen Sells Odd eBay Items to Fund $56B
Incredible move by Ryan Cohen to finance GameStop’s $56B acquisition of eBay. Listed items on eBay under the user name ryan_5050 and already secured bids for top-tier lots including used socks ($4,200) and sealed box for Windows 2000 Server installation disk...
McDonald's CEO Quits to Join Anthropic’s AI Kitchen
SCOOP: McDonald’s CEO will resign from the chain to join Anthropic. “I treasure my decades in the food industry,” he said in a statement. “But AI is moving so fast, I want to explore more creative work as an individual contributor.” He...
AMD's Market Cap Skyrockets 65x Since 2018
AMD’s market cap had now risen 65x from $10B to $650B+ since Sky Sports asked Lisa Su if she could “speak English” at the starting grid during 2018 F1 Chinese Grand Prix. https://t.co/jkDIqBRxEZ
Nolan and Bale Reunite for Epic “The Odyssey”
pumped to see Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale working together again for “The Odyssey” https://t.co/IzmqemPOph
2006 Macworld: Jobs Unveils First Intel Macs
Throwback to Macworld 2006, when Steve Jobs announced the first Intel-based Macs with Intel CEO Paul Otellini coming out on stage in a semi-conductor white bunny clean room suit amidst a cloud of smoke. https://t.co/Tgo1KU3Vhc
Jay‑Z Penned “Still D.R.E.” In Under an Hour
Jay-Z talks about writing “Still Dre”. Loves creative challenges (“taking one of your arms and tying it behind your back”). For Dre, challenge was to put himself in Dre’s shoes. Making the “2001” album 7 years after “The Chronic”. Backstory of how Jay...
Half‑stock, Half‑cash Acquisition Offer
“So, is this 1/2 stock and 1/2 cash acquisition offer in the room with us right now?” https://t.co/H1JATPZDZp
Airplane Boneyards Keep Global Flights Flying with Recycled Parts
The Economist has great piece on Arizona’s airplane boneyard and business model of nearby facilities that store, maintain, convert and disassemble planes: ▫️$5k a month to store single-aisle jet ($10k for larger) ▫️for disassembly, large jet (eg. Boeing 777) has >130k unique...
Speculative SEC Dive Predicts Gamestop‑eBay Half‑Cash Deal
flipping through every SEC filing ever from Gamestop ($10B market cap) and eBay ($50B) to understand how Gamestop will acquire eBay in a “1/2 cash, 1/2 stock” deal https://t.co/2BaDu49z0J
Amazon Converts Every Cost Into Revenue Stream
That 2015 slide from Social Capital stays evergreen: Amazon “turns every cost into a source of revenue”. https://t.co/vo9HXV0drt
From $150k to $5B: Bet on Yourself
In 1973, George Lucas was offered $500k to direct Star Wars. His counter: $150k + merch & sequel rights. After minting billions, he sold LucasFilm to Disney for $4B in 2012. Lucas turned $350k into $5B+ and the world's greatest collection...
Even Chanel's Jasmine Perfume Remains Human‑Crafted
A bottle of Chanel No. 5 has 1,000 hand-picked jasmine flowers from fields in Grasse, France. Flowers are steeped and turned into a wax. Process is overseen by Olivier Polge, a master perfumer nicknamed “The Nose”. This will be last job...
Berkshire's Jain: Ship Insurance Hinges on Price
Ajit Jain was asked when Berkshire Hathaway will start insuring ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “Depends on the price” https://t.co/QY2t3ygAjn
Excite Passed on Google, a $750k Missed Fortune
Ask just shut down, book-ending one of the great internet what-ifs. It was founded as AskJeeves in 1996 and acquired Excite in 2004 in a $343m deal. In 1999, Excite had turned down offer from Sergey Brin & Larry Page to buy...
Fans Want Spirit’s Final Plane Honored With Water Cannon
hope Spirit Airlines gives this last plane a proper water cannon send-off on the tarmac like they do when pilots retire https://t.co/xTUPGJHSlO
Berkshire Sees Market as Casino, Cash Ready to Strike
Warren Buffett at Berkshire’s 2026 AGM talking about waiting to deploy its $397B cash pile: “I’ve compared the markets to the church with a casino attached. People can move between the church and the casino. The casino has gotten very attractive...
Berkshire's $397B War Chest Could Snap Up Mega‑Cap Targets
Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397B of cash (added ~1/2 in the past 18 months). Here are companies they could just YOLO that are in the ballpark of that amount: $414B (Caterpillar) $388B (Netflix) $363B (Cisco) $345B (Palantir) $323B (Home Depot) $262B (LVMH) $1B (Wendy’s) https://t.co/7leSWmhfnK
Hooters Air’s Niche Dream Dies as Spirit Folds
Spirit Airlines is shutting down almost exactly 20 years after Hooters ended Hooters Air (Spirit was partially responsible for that too). Back in 2003, the chain spent $40m to launch Hooters Air with 7 Boeing planes (tagline was “Fly a mile...
Amazon Intern's AI Podcast Review Merits VP Promotion
Agreed. The Amazon intern that cooked up the interactive AI-generated podcast product review feature needs to get hired and immediately promoted to VP level. https://t.co/A5SfuInbTH
McDonald's Turns Fries Into Recurring Revenue Amid SaaS Decline
In 2025, McDonald’s made $27B with 36% of revenue coming from franchisees paying rent. By adding this new french fry subscription, McDonald’s is now the go-to recurring revenue play since AI has destroyed SaaS stocks.
One Artisan Paints Rolls Royce Pinstripes, Unwavering Focus
This is Mark Court. Of the 2,000+ people that work at Rolls Royce, he is the only person allowed to paint pinstripes on the luxury vehicles. He uses a squirrel-fir brush and it takes 3 hours for one car. It’s a high pressure...
Candidate Answers Recruiter with Meme, Not Description
Recruiter: “Can you tell us about the most interesting project you worked on during your 5 years at JP Morgan?” Candidate: https://t.co/Tn929Li7ZU
Final Reminder: Update Credit Card After Three Declines
“Good morning. Your payment was declined for the 3rd time and this is your final reminder to update the credit card on file.” https://t.co/GZouD0lCRt
Google's Market Cap Quadruples After Nadella's Bold Claim
Google’s market cap has risen ~4x to $4.4T since Satya Nadella said “I want people to know we made [Google] dance” in February 2023 https://t.co/UczFJA82s6
Apple Maps Reveals Hidden Apple Park Mini‑model and Barista
Ok, this is actually insane. Apple Maps lets you zoom inside the Apple Park visitor centre to see the Apple Park miniature display model…and you can even see the cafe barista if you keep zooming: https://t.co/LuB6EcOtYc
Nvidia Pushes Engineers to Spend Half Salary on Tokens
Nvidia execs making sure their teams hit Jensen’s number with a buffer: “If that $500,000 engineer did not consume at least $250,000 worth of tokens, I am going to be deeply alarmed," https://t.co/gTmlD2u4n3
Super Shoes Boost Runner Energy Return to 80%+
The innovation in super running shoes is next level. Between rebound effect on carbon plates (and comically large foam soles), the energy return a runner gets has gone from 50% (pre-super shoe) to over 80%. https://t.co/NE3RyfkixB
Jobs' Relentless Calls Secured Siri for Apple
When Steve Jobs saw the first Siri demo in 2010, he was immediately hooked. The founder didn’t want to sell, though. So, Jobs called him 24 straight days until he agreed let Apple acquire the company. https://t.co/3J0ZZkDqTQ
Apple Vision Pro Enables First Spatial-Computing Cataract Surgery
An ophthalmologist in San Diego just performed the first Apple Vision Pro-assisted cataract eye surgery. Dr. Tommy Korn (aka medicine's first "chief spatial computing medical officer") did it as part of a clinical study. Main benefits are easy access to patient info (visual...
Apple Should Retire Liquid Glass After Thumbnail Fiasco
Apple should def do this display but think it needs to retire the Liquid Glass display forever after the YouTube thumbnail snafu https://t.co/WZa0LGbAAg
Tim Cook's 15-Year Apple: Massive Growth, Mixed Innovations
I wrote about Tim Cook's 15-year run as Apple CEO, from $350B to $4T (and ~300m to 2.5B installed devices). The good (Watch, AirPods, Apple Silicon, Pay, TV+, Maps), the bad (iCar, Siri, app fees, Vision Pro) and the Apple...
ASML's $300M EUV Machine Fires Moon‑Distance Laser Precision
ASML’s EUV machine costs $300m+ and its light technology is so precise that do the equivalent of hitting your thumb with a laser pointer from as far away as the moon https://t.co/Yp9RrKMd7O
Non‑technical SaaS Founder Struggles Explaining API Docs
the non-technical SAAS co-founder trying to explain the API documentation to a potential enterprise client https://t.co/2BaDu49z0J
Chinese Micro‑dramas Explode: $12B Market, 1 in 10 Americans
Those Chinese micro-drama apps (ReelShorts, DramaBox, GoodShort) are hitting wild numbers. WSJ says 1 in 10 American adults watch them and estimated to hit $12b in 2027 (Hollywood did $9B box office in 2025). The apps do bite-sized English scripted video content…like...
Tim Cook Unveiled: Design, Teams, Jobs Legacy
I went through every Tim Cook interview I could find and bookmarked dozens of posts on his career. Wrote about his thoughts on industrial design, team building and relationship with Jobs. Read it here for the good, the bad and...
MacBook Neo Ads Redeem Apple’s Ad Disaster
the craft behind the Macbook Neo ads makes up for the complete disaster known as the Apple Intelligence ads https://t.co/QRwtVKkYkF
Lip‑Bu Tan Leads Intel to 4× Market‑Cap Surge
how Lip-Bu Tan rolling up to Intel’s Friday Happy Hour after INTC market cap has spiked 4x to $414B since he became CEO in March 2025 https://t.co/2QA1OSzLVI
Google Pours $40B More Into Anthropic, Boosting Stake
Gemini seeing news that Google is going to invest another $40B into Anthropic on top of the 14% it already owns of the Claude maker https://t.co/FgakP1jAzD
AI Slashes Nvidia Chip Design From Months to Nights
Nvidia’s Chief Scienst Bill Dally at GTC explained how Nvidia uses AI to speed up the chip design process: ▫️trained an LLM on all proprietary internal Nvidia docs over past 30+ years (junior employees query it instead of interrupting senior designers) ▫️one...
Switching to API Pricing Inflates Bill Despite Unchanged Usage
POV: Your bill after getting forced to switch your OpenClaw AI agent from the $20 monthly subscription plan to the API pricing even though your usage stayed the exact same. https://t.co/q3e6xaquCn
Lululemon Hires Ex‑Nike Exec to Revive Plummeting Brand
Lululemon named a former Nike exec as its new CEO to turnaround the company, which is down ~75% from a peak market cap of $65B in 2024. Despite the drawdown, Lululemon remains the only $15B+ company ever founded with a mission...
Jobs Modeled Apple’s Flat Hierarchy on the Catholic Church
Worth noting Steve Jobs actually studied long-lasting organizations to manage Apple, including the Catholic Church. “We observed the oldest and largest organization in the world has only four layers of management. That's the Catholic Church. And, uh, five if you count the...
Spirit's Engine Fleet Could Power $50B AI Compute Venture
Spirit Airlines has 200+ Airbus planes. Including spare parts, they have ~500 Pratt & Whitney Turbofan engines. Use those engines to kickstart a pivot to operate data centres and become a provider of AI compute. Minimum $50B company right there. https://t.co/AmoESxNWO3