fun facts
Pacific bluefin tuna rebound to new highs.
“The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule.” ~ learn more
fun facts
The Cuban internet comes on a weekly hard drive.
“El Paquete Semana. The weekly packet. A one-terabyte hard-drive loaded with a week’s worth of American movies, shows, music, magazines, and even smartphone apps.” ~ learn more
fun facts
African dust feeds South American rainforest.
“The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted brown band of sand and scrub across the northern third of Africa. The Amazon rain forest is a dense green mass of humid jungle that covers northeast South America. But after strong winds sweep […]
under the microscope
Oral Alzheimer’s drug advances to Phase 2 trial.
“Asceneuron’s lead drug candidate ASN51 is a small molecule designed to block OGA, an enzyme that plays a role in protein aggregation. By preventing tau aggregation, the drug is intended to slow Alzheimer’s progression. In Phase 1 tests in healthy […]
retail therapy
Nike: an epic saga of value destruction.
Former Nike marketer Massimo Giunco indicts the three key strategic decisions taken by CEO John Donahue since January 2020. 1) Eliminating sports-based categories in favor of men/women/kids; 2) Cutting wholesale sales in favor of d2c; 3) Centralizing its marketing model […]
retail therapy
Amazon and Temu swap strategies.
“Temu wants to be more like Amazon, to reduce supply chain risk and offer faster shipping, while Amazon is racing to replicate Temu because it cannot ignore the fact that its low prices trump Amazon’s convenience for some shoppers.” ~ […]
to your health
Debunking the dopamine detox trend.
“The fad of temporarily fasting from pleasurable activities likely won’t “reset” dopamine levels and doesn’t accurately reflect this molecule’s nuanced functions.” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
MedLM, a family of healthcare-focused generative AI models.
“In summary, Google Cloud’s MedLM represents a significant advancement in healthcare-focused generative AI, offering capabilities like medical question answering, drafting summaries from medical documentation, and generating insights from unstructured data. This is part of a broader Healthcare AI Arms Race, […]
tech, startups, internet
California’s rideshare drivers are not employees.
“Uber, Lyft, and other app-based companies scored a major win on Thursday after California’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that classifies gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees.” ~ learn more
tech, startups, internet
How Loom got a sweet deal on loom.com.
They spent $150k to acquire it in 2018. For context, the owners of pavel.com wanted $98k for my namesake domain the same year. ~ learn more