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Nov 2022
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🍋 “Poison Soda” — Sprite’s SNL trolling. Fox’s stock market election. Anthropic’s surprise earnings. +Vote stickers
The big winner of the Midterms is ads… They’re ruining football and saving Fox’s cable biz.An SNL skit joked that Sprite is poison… but it should actually launch Sprite Cherry Lime Habanero.Anthropic amended its S-1 with Q3 earnings… and its biggest challenge is the Buffalo Bills ... Show More
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Nov 2
🎭 “Pay Per Aria” — Opera’s Gen-Z hack. TikTok’s restaurant app. Google’s internet crash. +Harvard’s fave class
Grab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person OfferingSeattle 11/4 https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsGen Z loves the Opera, but can’t afford it… so Philadelphia’s letting people pick their price.Google crashed the internet, so Reddit blocked the intern ... Show More
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Oct 30
🥸 “Whiskey Business” — Nvidia’s Chinese spy. Hershey’s flavor change. NYC’s $150M Marathon. +Pop-Biz Halloween Contest
Our Seattle live show on Wed 11/4 is now open to all ages! Buy tickets here: https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-ticketsNvidia’s Jensen Huang has been targeted by a Chinese spy, according to NYT reports… It’s giving Cold War.You notice chocolate tastes different f ... Show More
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