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🌅 “Afternoon Delight” — Starbucks’ All-day bet. Khabe Lame’s Influencer stock. Apple’s AI rental. +Silk Diapers

We went to Starbucks’ Investor Day… To keep the Siren growing, Starbucks wants your afternoon delight.TikTok star Khabe Lamy just sold his handle for $1B… He’s now the 1st ever Influencer stock.Apple earnings show why Apple isn’t building their own AI LLM… They’re renting AI inst ...  Show more

⛸️ “$200K per Olympian” — Billionaires philanthropy splurge. Tesla’s young avocado tree. Phia’s $100M fashion butler. +Cursing Promotion Hack

Olympic athletes get $200K, babies get CEO money... It’s a golden era for billionaire donations.Tesla announced bad earnings but the stock rose… Because Tesla is a young avocado tree.Bill Gates’ daughter’s fashion startup Phia hit a $180M valuation… It’s AI’s butler era.Plus, the ...  Show more

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