One missile, or seven. Same price.
a16z's @DefenseInDepth_ on the arsenal the US could have for the price of the one it's buying: a16z.news/p/magazine-depth-a…
Up for debate: how and when the end will truly come for the Department of Government Efficiency, which triggered thousands of federal employees to leave their jobs and voided billions of dollars in government contracts.
politi.co/4vczsx6
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Thomas Jefferson recorded the weather on July 4, 1776. It was in the 60s and 70s. Today's forecast? Around 100 degrees.
Here's a fascinating look at the weather on the day America declared its independence — and how it compares with today:
capitalweather.com/july-4-we…
Advanced engineering leadership 🇺🇸 #f35 #250
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26 years ago today, the dot-com bubble peaked
At the time, these were the biggest tech companies on earth:
• Yahoo: $125B company → delisted
• Sun: Powered the internet → gone
• Intel: Dominant chipmaker → -20%
• Cisco: Most valuable stock → flat
• Microsoft: The "boring" pick → +720%
• Amazon: A bookstore → +6,290%
But the company nobody was watching in 2000:
Nvidia → +73,000%
The next Nvidia is out there right now
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CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike - for the first time in history - is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution. 🇺🇸
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🇺🇸 #AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in #BlackFriday online spending - Reuters
reuters.com/business/retail-…
Make no mistake: France’s true comparative advantage isn’t wine or luxury goods—it’s the ruthless extraction of tourism dollars...We’re being out-traded, one overpriced pastry at a time, by a nation whose strategic horizon spans centuries...
marginalrevolution.com/margi…
#tourism
AI usage/adoption is increasing...!
Replying to @AnthropicAI
Students most commonly used Claude to create and improve educational content (39.3% of conversations) and to provide technical explanations or solutions (33.5%).
Finance literacy by all managers/leaders is key to business growth.🧠
Even if you don’t need to know finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be. s.hbr.org/2L49HPE
Tariffs first impacting = consumer goods/sector
Replying to @NateSilver538
This will give you a little flavor. All of this data is from yesterday; it's hard to keep pace. Much more at the link below.
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With its threatening emails, mass firings and its hoovering-up of sensitive government data, DOGE has provoked something close to panic among civil servants. But to what end? econ.st/43Z0k9N
Gen Z sports betting on the rise - a sign of inflation?
fastcompany.com/91290301/mar…
‘It's very White Lotus’ - What the boom in self-care resorts says about America
businessinsider.com/vacation…





























