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Feb 2025
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đŸ„Š “Stock Fight Club” — Underground trading league. Wardrobe investing & cataloguing. Lime’s pothole IPO. +MBA 50% Off
New apps are cataloging your closet to make and save you money
 Hello, wardrobe investing.Lime e-scooters filed to IPO
 but says its big risk is potholes (seriously, potholes).There’s an underground stock trading league held in a boxing gym
 you bet on betters betting.Plus, MBAs ... Show More
21m 51s
May 13
⌚ “Clooney Dupe” — Swatch’s $50K watch drama. BuzzFeed’s fire sale. Inflation’s paycheck situation. +UFO ETFs
BuzzFeed was just sold
 so we wrote a eulogy to the most disruptive media brand of the decade.Inflation’s new milestone
 It beat your paycheck (and is explained by Diet Coke cans in India).Why is $50 Swatch collabing with $50,000 Audemars Piquet?... It’s the oddest couple in hist ... Show More
21m 43s
May 12
đŸ“ș â€œđŸŸ©đŸŸšđŸŸ©â€ — Wordle’s Game Show. Cowboy’s rocket race. China’s AI Bane translator. +Baby Name Disruptors
Wordle is becoming a TV Show
 cause the NYT is a gaming biz with a news hobby.A Batman-style AI facemask teaching kids English?... 1 viral toy explains China’s AI strategy.Robinhood’s co-founder launched a rocket company
 Cowboy’s focus is SpaceX monop-alums.Plus, Liam & Olivia a ... Show More
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