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🚽 “Houston, we’re rich” — SpaceX’s janitor millionaires. Greed World Cup. Pizza Hut’s 1996-ification. +The M.A.N.G.O.S.
4,400 SpaceX employees become millionaires tomorrow… including the janitors (we explain equity).The World Cup starts today, but ticket prices are up 40x… cause FIFA became a ticket scalperA Pizza Hut manager went rogue, but might save the biz… “Pre-branding” stores to look like 1 ... Show More
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Yesterday
🔧“Blue Collar U”— Zuck’s free college. Starbucks’ afternoon delight. College Football’s QB gambler. +Sleep Divorce
Starbucks launched Blended Refreshers… because it’s obsessed with 4pm sales.Meta’s spending $115M on a blue collar job training school… Plumbers & Welders wanted.Texas Tech’s QB was allowed to gamble on his own games… Hello, Casino-conomy.Plus, Millennials are getting divorced in ... Show More
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🧑‍🚀 “Astronaut Wears Prada” — NASA’s Prada deal. Apple’s Siri SOS. The NHL’s Einstein. +Self-Driving Doritos
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) had 1 theme… SOS: Save Our Siri.Forget SpaceX… NASA’s latest deal is with the luxury design house, Prada.The Carolina Hurricanes are in the Stanley Cup Finals… Thanks to Eric Tulsky, the mathematician who quit Apple.Plus, the biggest ... Show More
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