Thursday, November 7

What you missed today

Author

Max
November 07, 2024

Good evening!

Where do you go when you need a car repair? Could it be Yelp?

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  📵 Ongoing China Hack Lead CFPB To Reduce Cell Use

Earlier this week, investigators found that China has been hacking into U.S. telecommunications infrastructure, including Verizon and AT&T. In a rare move, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told employees to reduce their use of cellphones for work matters and that work-related meetings and conversations should only be held on platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx.

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3. 🦾 Anthropic Joined With Palantir and AWS For U.S. Defense

In an effort to sell its Claude family of AI models to U.S. intelligence and defense agencies, Anthropic is teaming up with data analytics firm Palantir and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will “operationalize the use of Claude” within Palantir’s platform by leveraging AWS hosting.

4.  📫 Things Worth Checking Out

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5. 🧑‍🔧 Yelp Spent $80M On A Car Repair Estimate Site

Recommendation site Yelp just bought RepairPal, a site for car repair estimates, for $80 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year and, while it may seem out of left field, will help Yelp accomplish its goals of becoming a major home services funnel.

6. 🛍️ Amazon Is Focusing On Cheap Stuff

The eCommerce giant said in its recent earnings call that it’s upping its focus on everyday items in categories such as health, beauty, and groceries while working for accelerated delivery speeds to keep up with increasing consumer demand. Apparently, the low-cost staples result in bigger and more frequent overall purchases.

7.  🚙 Audi Launched A New Brand Without Its Logo

Audi is rebranding in China with a new logo that uses its text name instead of its iconic four-ring emblem. The company debuted the new “AUDI” logo on the front of a new electric sportback and is part of an effort to attract “more tech-savvy” customers.

Bonus. CEO Tip Of The Day

From Andrew Chen himself… the new startup mantra is: always be launching. Product launches in the social media era are different and you shouldn’t be “saving up” for announcements.

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