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10 Sep 2024

Estimated investments needed to meet battery demand

Source: Visual Capitalist

9 Sep 2024

Importance of curiosity

Source: Vala Afshar

6 Sep 2024

This Visual Capitalist graphic shows largest export market for each G20 member, based on share of goods exported;

data sourced from @OECtoday as of 2022 Key Takeaways •U.S. and China are primary export destinations for an equal number of G20 countries (7 each) •While U.S. is China’s top export market, reverse is not true, with U.S. sending its largest share (16% of its exports) to Canada Source: Liz Ann Sonders, Visual Capitalist

6 Sep 2024

An increasing number of job cuts are also being attributed to AI in 2024 vs 2023

Source: Markets & Mayhem

6 Sep 2024

Sir John Templeton has been one of the most successful investors ever.

His investing career ranged over half a century. These were the 10 Maxims he invested by: Source: @MnkeDaniel on X

6 Sep 2024

TIME's new cover: The 100 most influential people in AI

Note that Elon Musk is missing on this cover page while Scarlett Johansson appears nearby the CEO of Nvidia. Indeed, according to TIME, Scarlett Johansson is more influential in AI than Elon Musk...

6 Sep 2024

Warren Buffett’s Income Statement Rules of Thumb by Brian Feroldi

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6 Sep 2024

Just 4% of marketers surveyed by Kantar said that adverts on Elon Musk's platform were 'brand safe', compared with 39% for Google.

Source: FT

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