🌧️ China's Deep Tech for Weather Control
Plus: Sleep: Part of a $1.8 Trillion Goldmine, Sport Betting Beats Lotto, and More
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Top 5 Insights of the Week
1. 🤔 $DJT Is the Modern Bowie Bond?
In 1997 Bowie bond raised $55M, backed by Bowie's pre-1990 album royalties, paid 7.5-7.9% interest, liquidated in 2007.
Trump's DJT stock is following this playbook on a much larger scale, leveraging his brand value.
Some argue $DJT stock is more about Trump's brand than company performance, akin to a "meme stock," possibly leading to short-squeeze situations.
A week after going public the stock dropped, losing ~$3.8 billion in value.
2. 🍫 Skyrocketing Chocolate Prices
Cocoa prices soared from $2,000 to $10,000 per ton, as severe weather in Ghana and Ivory Coast halved production.
Ivory Coast produces around 38% and Ghana 19% of the world’s cocoa beans.
Companies adapt by adjusting bar sizes, prices, and ingredients.
3. 🎰 Sport Betting Beats Lotto
Powerball odds: 1 in 292.2 million. Sports betting: often 50:50.
In 2023, Americans spent more than $113.3B on lottery tickets.
Adults in poor areas spend $600/year (5% income) on lottery tickets, compared to $150/year (0.15% income) in wealthy areas.
Only 20 states have legalized full online sports betting.
4. 🌧️ China's Deep Tech for Weather Control
China has invested billions in weather control, aiming to control half of its territory's weather by 2025.
Rainmaker, a U.S. deep tech startup, is using precision drones to induce rain by seeding clouds.
HB 266 grants liability exemptions for cloud seeding companies in Idaho.
Cloud seeding market projected to hit $192.77M by 2031.
5. 💤 Sleep: Part of a $1.8 Trillion Goldmine
Sleep has the highest unmet needs among consumers for health and wellness.
Global sleep market is projected to hit $125.3B by 2027.
Cubby Beds helps special needs kids with sensory aids and cameras, bootstrapping to tens of millions in revenue.
Adapting a similar immersive sleep experience for health-conscious adults taps into unmet needs for sleep wellness–“the Huberman Bed”.
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Top 3 Charts of the Week
1. 🚀 Office Bundle Boosts Teams Beyond 300M Users
Microsoft splits Teams from Office suite following EU ruling–dodging $2.4B in antitrust fines.
Rise of Teams reshapes office communication, challenging Slack's dominance.
Critics doubt it'll affect competition; Teams became entrenched during the pandemic.
2. 😯 Ads, AWS, and Everything Else: The Expansive Realm of Amazon
Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in AWS, its key profit center.
AWS generated 67% of Amazon's $37 billion operating profit last year.
From 2022 to 2023, Amazon cut over 27K jobs, its largest layoff ever.
3. ⛽️ US: Leading Natural Gas Exporter
US leads global oil production at 12.9M barrels/day, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Fracking has unlocked vast oil and gas reserves.
Fossil fuel surge contrasts with record ocean temperatures, alarms scientists.
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