Friday, October 25

What you missed today

Author

Max
October 25, 2024

Good evening!

Cheers are in order tonight to the Waymo team for closing a $5.6 billion Series C… and to whoever in food retail has had to deal with crisis comms over listeria or E. coli outbreaks this week. TGIF, I guess.

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  ⏰ U.S. Stocks Will Trade 22 Hours A Day

They’re working late ‘cause they’re stock traders. The New York Stock Exchange announced plans to extend its weekday trading on its U.S. equities market to 22 hours a day. The change would mean the NYSE Arca would allow trading from 1:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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3. 🚕 Waymo Closed A $5.6Bn Series C Round

Autonomous vehicle company Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion Series C funding round led by parent company Alphabet. The round was joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, Fidelity, Tiger Global, Perry Creek, and T. Rowe Price.

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5. 🤖 Google’s Next Gemini AI Model Is Coming Soon

‘Tis the season for new AI models? According to “sources,” Google is aiming to release its next major Gemini 2.0 model in December… the same month OpenAI plans to debut its next flagship AI model.

6. 🛩️ Spirit Airlines Is Selling Planes To Avoid Bankruptcy

Budget airline Spirit Airlines is looking to shore up extra cash wherever it can amidst bankruptcy rumors. So, it’s entered into an agreement with aerospace company GA Telesis for the sale of some of its aircraft valued at approximately $519 million.

7.  🥩 Major Listeria Meat Recall Hit Costco, Walmart & Trader Joe’s

Americans are getting more food safety issues. A major recall issued by BrucePac Foods based on the discovery of listeria has led to customer alerts at Costco, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, and more – millions of pounds of meat have been recalled in total.

Bonus. CEO Tip Of The Day

Here’s a long read for your weekend: how do you turn ideas into progress? What do you do with an idea? According to this piece from Packy McCormick, ideas turn into products which can turn into progress.

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