AI companies have raised $18.9 billion in Q3 2024, or about 28 percent of all venture funding, as per Crunchbase data. OpenAI alone raised $6.6 billion. (Link)
6.2 Million : How much a duct-tape banana sold for at an art auction in NYC. Justin Sun, the highest bidder then proceeded to eat the banana and gloat on social media. This at a time when 70% of Americans have less than $1,000 in a savings account.
“Bluesky now has over 20 million people! We’ve been adding over a million users per day for the last few days.” (Link)
21% of Americans (37% of under-30s) regularly get news from news influencers. (Link)
With the world turned upside down it’s nice to enjoy some down time during the holidays. Be grateful for what you have and those in your life. My hope is to continue blogging into the new year and compelling those of you who follow to read and engage. Feedback, as always, is welcome!
Weekend Musings [Field Notes]
Week in Numbers
Good Reads
Final Say
With the world turned upside down it’s nice to enjoy some down time during the holidays. Be grateful for what you have and those in your life. My hope is to continue blogging into the new year and compelling those of you who follow to read and engage. Feedback, as always, is welcome!
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