Friday, August 16

What you missed today

Author

Max
August 16, 2024

Good evening!

Might have to go to McDonald’s for the first time in several years… feeling a bit of FOMO with their most recent campaign.

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  💰 Berkshire Hathaway Invested in Ulta & Heico

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway now owns about 690,000 shares in cosmetics store chain Ulta Beauty worth $266.3M and 1.04 million shares in aircraft parts maker Heico worth $185.4M. This comes after Berkshire halved its huge stake in Apple.

2.  📈 Are You STILL Sleeping on LinkedIn?

Even though it’s THE most powerful place for Founders & CEOs to build personal brands.

Bad news: it takes a gigantic amount of work to create effective content on LinkedIn.

Good news: there are services that will do it for you.

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3. 📉 X Ad Revenue Has Dropped 24%

Advertisers only spent $744M on X during the first six months of 2024 – a 24% drop from the more than $982M advertisers spent on the platform in H1 of 2023. That’s a pretty big problem since ads make up about 90% of the company’s income.

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5. 📺 Judge Blocked Venu Sports Streaming

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox have teamed up to launch their sports streaming service, Venu. But a U.S. judge has other plans, as they placed a temporary injunction in response to a lawsuit by Fubo TV raising antitrust concerns.

6.  🥤 McDonald’s New Collectors Meals Are a Hot Item

Turns out, adults really love Happy Meals. McDonald’s leaned into nostalgia in launching its new ‘Collector’s Meal’ this week, which includes a Big Mac, fries, a small drink, and a collectible cup. The cups are reselling on eBay and Mercari for as much as $100 each.

7.  📦 Ikea is Hiring Warehouse Drones

Ikea announced it’s bringing its stock-counting drone system to the U.S. with autonomous drones working alongside workers in its Perryville, Maryland warehouse. The Verity-branded drones (unfortunately, no fun Swedish name here) operate on a new AI-powered system that allows them to safely fly around human workers 24/7.

Bonus. CEO Tip Of The Day

While some people are eager to adopt AI, others are feeling the effects of AI burnout – the overwhelming pressure to upskill and adapt to AI tools. Here’s how you can prevent it at your organization.

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