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Oct 2022
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👞 “Shoes Stay On” — Clear vs TSA. Uniqlo’s Dodger Stadium pitch. Pam Anderson’s anti-AI. +Fridge Ads
The winner of your 4-hour TSA airport line
 Clear Secure. This is their one shot.Uniqlo is renaming Dodger Stadium & taking over America
 with slow/fast fashion.What do Pam Anderson, Fruit Love Island, and Reddit all have in common?... They all hate AI.Plus, the newest frontier f ... Show More
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Yesterday
🛌 “Air Mattress” — United’s premium pivot. Labubu’s bubble pop. Social media’s verdict. +Dogfooding
3 seats on 1 side of the plane can become a bed on United
 Because they’re killing coach.Labubu stock dropped 23%
 Will it end up like Mickey Mouse or Beanie Babies?The landmark cigarette-style social media lawsuit has a verdict
 Zuck’s Marlboro Man.Plus, everyone cool at work is ... Show More
22m 47s
Mar 25
🩄 “+1,500%” — Secret SpaceX Stock. Gap’s AI hoodie. Salt & Stone’s Nascar deodorant. +Jargon Bulls**tmeter.
The Gap just launched AI shopping with Google
 And Sam Altman’s got hoodie FOMO.A secretive venture capital stock already owns SpaceX & Anthropic
 and it just IPO’d.The #1-selling deodorant on Amazon, Erewhon, & Nascar?... Salt & Stone made armpits sexy.Plus, Cornell’s “Corporate ... Show More
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