Good evening!
Is your Valentine tomorrow someone special or DoorDash? (TBH, both options are great).
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 💸 AppLovin Stock Jumped 20% After Earnings Beat
After the company reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat, popular tech stock AppLovin closed 20% higher today. They were the most successful tech stock last year, soaring over 700% and beating out some of the biggest names in AI. The stock has now crossed the $500 mark for the first time ever. (CNBC)
2. ✉️ Email & SMS Marketing So Good, It’s Boring!
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3. 🥤 Prebiotic Soda Brand Olipop is Valued at $1.85Bn
Yesterday, soda brand Olipop announced that it was valued at $1.85 billion in its recent $50 million funding round. The seven-year-old brand is dominating the nonalcoholic drink market and is especially popular among Gen Z with 1 in 4 of the younger users consuming the drink. (Morning Brew)
4. 🚀 How Businesses Are Boosting Revenue with LinkedIn Ads
Finding the time to launch an effective ad strategy for your business can be tricky, and there’s no room in the budget for low performance. Alamere Digital’s full-funnel LinkedIn Ads strategy generates real results for your B2B campaigns. They recently helped Talmundo, a small SaaS company, increase CTRs by 132% on their LinkedIn Ads! Want to be next?
5. 🤖 OpenAI Laid Out Plans for GPT-5
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to give us a roadmap detailing the upcoming releases of GPT-4.5 and GPT-5. He wants to simplify the company’s features and offer tiered intelligence levels based on subscription level. Free users will have unlimited chat access at a standard intelligence level, while Plus and Pro subscribers will receive access to higher intelligence levels. (The Verge)
6. 🎮 GameStop is Considering Investing in Bitcoin
The video game retailer turned meme stock GameStop is considering investments in alternative asset classes, like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. While the company is still juggling whether or not the investments make sense as a business move, shares of GameStop soared as much as 20% in extended trading after the announcement. (CNBC)
7. 🚙 Honda and Nissan Called Off $60Bn Merger
Honda and Nissan have called off their planned $60 billion mega-merger, a deal that would have created the world's third-largest automaker. The deal allegedly fell apart due to Nissan's "pride and insufficient alarm about its predicament." The companies were also considering including Mitsubishi in the merger, which is currently in a strategic alliance with Nissan. (TechCrunch)
Bonus 1. CEO Tip Of The Day
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