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Oct 2024
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Your next fortune cookie may be filled with an ad… because 1 startup baked 135M of them.

Business school applications surged 32% this year… because of Zuck and AI.

Philip Morris’ cigarette stock is at an all-time high… because Zyn sales have overtaken cigarettes.

Plus, the most popular restaurant in Austin, TX? It’s AI. 


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