đŸ„Ź “Organic Doritos?” — Whole Foods’ amazonification. Palantir’s anti-college recruiting. AI’s unpopularity problem. +Nvidia’s chicken stock

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👑 “iCEO” — Apple’s new leader. Psychedelics’ stock pop. Tariff refund day. +Prego AI

Tim Cook is out, John Ternus is in
 Apple’s new CEO reflects a swing back to product-first.Joe Rogan DM’d Trump and got an executive order
 so psychedelic stocks surged Monday.Tariff Refunds just went live and Costco is paying ya back
 It’s the greatest marketing opportunity of t ...  Show more

đŸ€  “Yellowstone Tax” — NYC’s Pied-a-Terre Fee. Goop’s $9M ghost kitchen. Gatorade’s unathletic pivot. +Deal-Blind Dudes

NYC’s pied-a-terre tax, NJ Transit’s World Cup surge pricing
 Both inspired by John Dutton.The most successful ghost kitchen? It’s Goop
 Gwyneth’s miso bowls make $9M/store.Gatorade is pivoting from athletes to anyone, Michael Jordan to Michael Scott
 cause LiquidIV stole their m ...  Show more

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