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18 Nov 2024

IF YOU LACK SELF-DISCIPLINE, OPEN THIS.

Source: @MindMatterMoney

18 Nov 2024

REMINDER: PUTIN HAS SAID THAT IF U.S. WEAPONS ARE USED TO ATTACK INSIDE RUSSIA - IT’S WAR

“This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict. It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia. If that’s the case, then taking into account the change of nature of the conflict, we will take the appropriate decisions based on the threats that we will face.” Source: The Hill thru Mario Nawfal on X

18 Nov 2024

How safe is your Password?

Source: Statista

14 Nov 2024

The Top 50 AI startups 2024 by WriterBuddy & Sujan Sarkar

Here’s the link to the full study: https://lnkd.in/ewsGnfSV Key Findings - Total Funding: The top 50 AI companies raised $52.8B as of 2024, with a 600% surge in 2023 to $20.7B compared to 2020. - Total Valuation: The collective valuation stands at $358.37B, indicating strong market confidence. - Top Funded Sector: AI Infrastructure & Models led with $35.5B (67% of total), followed by Data & Analytics ($5.9B) and Defense & Security ($3.8B). - Geographic Insights: U.S.-based companies raised $49.4B (94% of total), followed by France with $1.3B. California attracted $47.9B, making it the leading AI hub. - Google Alumni Influence: Ex-Google employees led 14 companies, raising $14.7B (28% of total), with a combined valuation of $71.61B. - Most Funded Startups: OpenAI ($21.9B), Anthropic ($9.7B), and Databricks ($4B). - Top Unicorns: OpenAI ($157B), Databricks ($43B), and Anthropic ($40B). Among the top 50 companies, 29 are unicorns. - Notable CEOs: Sam Altman (OpenAI), Ali Ghodsi (Databricks), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic).

13 Nov 2024

U.S. and China account for half the worlds’ household wealth

Source: Visual Capitalist

13 Nov 2024

JUST IN:

President-elect Trump appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). #elonmusk #doge

13 Nov 2024

There are a record 23,470,000 government workers

(80% of that is 18,776,000...) #elonmusk #doge Source: www.zerohedge.com

12 Nov 2024

Quote of the day:

Source: Compounding Quality

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