Tag: Government
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“We need strength and savviness in the White House Situation Room, even if the crisis hits after Biden’s bedtime.” David Sacks I didn’t expect to giggle during the RNC. But along with a strong argument against President Biden, David Sacks brought a great sense of humor. Biden, the Spender in…
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On Monday, February 5th, a young Cuban woman landed at Tampa International Airport. She brought with her something rather unusual: $100,000 in cash. Mirtza Ocana, 38, was no tourist. Under questioning, she admitted to smuggling cash from Cuba to the United States several times a month. Flight records show 45…
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Last night, I scrolled through Amazon, entranced. You can buy a whole house for only $30,000! Some were as cheap as $15,000. But being Mr. Fancypants, I had my eyes on one for $72,000. I better hurry — there’s only 10 left in stock! 🙂 But as exciting as manufactured…
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What if we had an AI Copilot for the economy? Yesterday, Anthropic released what amounts to a beta, and it’s already got amazing capabilities. Check this video out: In the demo, Anthropic uses its AI to project the GDP of the US and other major countries into the future. Everything…
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The fries are golden brown. The wagyu blend burgers are juicy. Welcome to the world’s first robot restaurant. From a report out this morning from NPR: “What is believed to be the world’s first automated restaurant is opening in Pasadena, California. Customers at the CaliExpress will order food from self-service…
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I can invest in the next Uber. You probably can’t. But thanks to a new bill in Congress, that may be about to change. From a new report in Barron’s: The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act, a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May, could…
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“America has the best hand ever dealt of any country on this planet today ever, okay. And Americans don’t fully appreciate what I’m about to say. We have peaceful, wonderful neighbors in Canada and Mexico. We’ve got the biggest military barriers ever built, called the Atlantic and the Pacific. We…
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“Do we have huge problems? Yes. Is this the first time we’ve had huge problems? Hell no. Is there the prospect that we can solve those problems? Yes!” Larry Summers That’s Larry Summers at the All-In Summit last week. The former Treasury secretary gave a sweeping overview of America’s current…
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“What if you could make a drone botnet? You just give it a task and it operates autonomously and does it.” “That would be so cool!” Last month, I was having lunch with an awesome founder I invested in. His company had recently been acquired, and we were kicking around…