Friday: Canopy Growth (CGC), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Sony (SONY)
Market movers
OpenAI hired Pebble co-founder Gabor Cselle for a secretive project.
[Ed: I asked ChatGPT why OpenAI may have hired him. This is what it said: “Given his extensive experience with email, messaging, and improving user interactions within communication platforms, it is plausible that Gabor Cselle might be working on an AI-powered communication assistant or platform at OpenAI. This project could aim to revolutionize how users interact with emails and messages by integrating advanced language models to enhance productivity, streamline communication, and personalize user experiences while adhering to ethical AI practices.”]
Meta's Ray-Ban glasses landed on Oprah's Favorite Things list as demand continues to surge.
A new Gen Z messaging app called Daze has amassed 187,000 waitlist signups ahead of launch.
Stonepeak made moves towards a $3.1 billion deal to acquire aircraft lessor ATSG.
🌍 Global Perspectives
🇰🇷🇺🇸🇯🇵 The US flew a B-1B bomber in joint drills after North Korea's latest missile test.
🇨🇳 Three Chinese astronauts safely returned to Earth after completing China's longest-ever space mission of 6 months.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian forces captured Vyshneve in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region as they advanced toward the logistical hub of Pokrovsk.
🇺🇬 A lightning strike killed 14 people and injured 34 others during a prayer service at a refugee camp in northern Uganda.
📊 Crypto
UBS launched its first tokenized investment fund on Ethereum, joining BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.
Citadel Securities' lawsuit against crypto firm Portofino over alleged trade secret theft was cleared to proceed.
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“Considering chatbot ai was basically scraped from the internet and I trust the internet about as far as I can chuck it, I guess that only leaves my doctor.”
🧠 Errata
An entire police department in Oklahoma resigned without explanation, along with two city council members.
The northern lights put on a once-in-a-decade show, visible even in Alabama thanks to the solar maximum.
Scientists discovered a microquasar blasting radiation at 200 trillion times the energy of visible light.
📺 What to Watch Today
Entire Geary police department, 2 city council members resign
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