Happy Friday CEO!

While you were busy growing your empire…

1. 🚁 Amazon’s Drones Are A “Joke”

Amazon has resumed drone delivery in some markets, but they’re plagued with limitations, like small weights and needing a human to receive packages. Drone delivery will surely be the norm one day, but we’re not there yet… Read more here.

2. 💸 Bank Issues Delayed Deposits

A payment processing error hit several banks and delayed deposits, including for business accounts. This piece tells you what to do if you’re among the unlucky… Read more here.

3. 🤖 Musk’s “Rebellious” AI Launched

xAI has now launched Grok, an AI tool they’re calling “rebellious” and “spicy” and that comes with fewer guardrails than other AI tools. Like an edgier ChatGPT, although it’s not clear who wanted that… Read more here.

4. 🙈 Bored Ape Event Hurt Attendees

Guests at a Bored Ape NFT event reported experiencing vision problems afterward, including “eye burn,” from the use of ultraviolent lights. As if NFTs didn’t have an image problem already… Read more here.

5. 💀 TikTok Killing Its Creator Fund

TikTok is shutting down the creator fund that paid those on the app who made popular content as of December 16. It’s currently valued at $2 billion. It seems TikTok wants to push accounts to longer content and perhaps TikTok Shop affiliate sales… Read more here.

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