Bath Bombs ๐
This Week in Review โ๏ธ : Twitter CEO quits Twitter | Netflix partners with Spotify in new collaboration | Ferrari unveils new Supercar in Italy | Lush Cosmetics becomes anti-social to protect users |
Quick Bites:
Tech ๐ฒ :ย Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey steps down from his role.
Even the founder of Twitter has quit Twitter..
On another note, Dorsey can now resume his role as Tyrion Lannister in the new Game of Thrones prequelย lmao๐๐ป
Dorsey announced in an email that CTO Parag Agarwal will replace him as CEO "effective immediately."
"There aren't many companies that get to this level. And there aren't many founders that choose their company over their own ego"
-Dorsey
PS. His resignation email is way over 280 characters
Meanwhile, Parag Agarwal joins the list of Indian-born CEOs running the top tech behemoths in the world! #WhoRunTheWorld ?! ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐ป
๐กTwitter: Parag Agarwal
๐กMicrosoft: Satya Nadella
๐กGoogle: Sundar Pichai
๐กIBM: Arvind Krishna
๐กAdobe: Shantanu Narayen
๐กVMWare: Raghu Raghuram
Our Thoughts๐ก: We just have one teensy request. Can Dorsey install an 'EDIT' button on tweets as a farewell present to the company?
Entertainment ๐บ :ย Netflix partners with Spotify as theย two get together to launch an all-new "Netflix Hub" on the music-streaming app.
The hub will offer soundtracks and playlists from fan favorites including "Stranger Things", "Bridgerton" and "Squid Game".ย
It will also feature podcasts such as "The Crown: The Official Podcast".
Our Thoughts๐ก:ย Seems like a last-ditch effort to keep fans invested in online content as vaccination rates increase and peopleย finallyย turn off their screens.ย
What Reed Hastings and Daniel Ek don't know: We don't need a "hub" to continue usingย Netflix. Or Spotify.
When it comes to great entertainment, portion control is for suckers.
By simply searching โNetflixโ on Spotify, the music app's +300mn global subscribers worldwide can find songs from their favorite TV shows- all in one place.
No more randomly searching for La Casa de Papel!๐
Current Mood๐ก:Toasted marshmallows, Netflix Hub and cozy cuddles from bae ๐
Supercars ๐ :ย Ferrari unveils new supercar; calling it the "mostย aerodynamically efficient car ever", Bloomberg Pursuits reports.
Thatโs right,ย the original Icona-series from the 60s is back and it'll cost a cool $2.3mn!
Hmm.. seems a bit excessive, sticking with our Subaru ๐
'The Daytona SP3' was debuted at a F1 track near Florence this past weekend and is aย tribute toย the brandโs glorious past.
It represents the 2nd leg of the Icona series, the first being the Monza SP1 and SP2 cars introducedย 3 years ago, Bloomberg.
Key Highlights:
๐กMid-rear mounted with 829 horsepowerย
๐กV12 engine-Ferrari's most powerful engine, enabling the var to go from 0-100km/hr in 2.85 seconds
๐ก599 models will be madeย
๐กDeliveries to start end of 2022
Morgan Stanleyโs Adam Jonas raisedย his Ferrari price target this week to $350, the highest among analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
โWe see EVs as a โforce vectorโ for expanding the addressable market in a profitable way while maintaining scarcity of the Ferrari brand,โย
The Italian manufacturerย will alsoย start sales of its first-ever SUV, the Purosangue, next year.
Our Thoughts๐ก:ย Ok, so we did the math:ย
If we have 109 kids, then we can receiveย enough stimulus money to buy the new Ferrari, no questions asked.
*Currentlyย Manifesting an orange Daytona to go with our glazed Dunkin' Donuts*ย ย ย
Beauty๐:ย British cosmetics retailer 'Lush' is going off social media.
Lush is deleting its accountsย on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok until tech companies offer users "a safer environment".
"We do not want to pay to appear in your newsfeed."- Lush
"As an inventor of bath bombs, I pour all my efforts into creating products that help people switch off. Social media platforms have become the antithesis of this aim, with algorithms designed to keep people scrolling and stop them from switching off and relaxing."
Jack Constantine, Inventor and Chief Digital Officer
Our Thoughts๐ก: Great news for customers, as its not just about what we put into our bodies, but also what we put into our minds.ย
Prob not so great for Lush investors who stand to lose millions in sales given Christmasย is less than a month away!๐
๐กFrom Us to You๐ก: Hey guys, we've been incredibly humbled by the response to Touristy so far and want to say thank you for supporting us!ย ย
We launched ourย Ambassadorย program recently! A program where all you gotta do is hit up your pals and spread the word!
PS. We're bankrolling this out of our own pocket, so no trips to Capri or free MacBooks yet.ย
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Think hundreds of dollars.. yep, you heard that right! Maybe thousands even.. but that depends entirely on how popular you are
For whoever is keen, Email us to get started!ย
Quicker Bites:ย
Moderna CEO says existing vaccines will struggle with Omicron.
CDC says all vaccinated adults should get the Covid-19 booster shot.
Australia gathers further easing of borderย restrictionsย to gather information about the Omicron variant.
Virgil Abloh passes away at age 41.
The World Economic Forum did not report about the Omicron variant in July, fact-checkers confirm.
UK stops flights from Africa over new variant worries.
UK arrivals must take PCR tests.