🚀 SpaceX Hits $180B Valuation

PLUS: McDonald’s & Google Collaboration, Netflix Posts Viewer Data for First Time

Dear founder, here’s your 3-minute recap (without the fluff):

  • SpaceX hits $180B valuation

  • McDonald’s & Google collaboration

  • Netflix posts viewer data for the first time

  • New tools, funding updates & job postings

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🗞️ News 

SpaceX Value Jumps Closer to $180 Billion

In a recent development, SpaceX's insider share price surged to $97 in a tender offer, propelling Elon Musk's space enterprise toward a $180 billion valuation. This uptick underscores growing investor interest in SpaceX's dominant role in space transportation and the rapid growth of its Starlink internet service. The company's potential IPO for Starlink in late 2024 aims to capitalize on the surging demand for space-based communications.

McDonald’s & Google Transform Fast Food

McDonald's and Google are set to revolutionize fast food operations in 2024 by integrating generative AI technology across thousands of outlets. This ambitious initiative includes hardware and software upgrades, enhancing in-store systems, ordering kiosks, and the mobile app. The primary goal is to streamline operations, deliver hotter and fresher food to customers, and improve drive-through services through AI-driven automation. McDonald's emphasizes a balanced approach, assuring that AI complements the human workforce, and introduces a tailored operating system for a unified digital experience, marking a transformative era in the fast-food industry.

Netflix Posts Viewer Data for First Time

In a landmark move, Netflix shares midyear viewer data for every title, with political thriller 'The Night Agent' leading with 812.1 million viewing hours. This unprecedented transparency, part of Netflix's semiannual "What We Watched" report, addresses industry demands for increased disclosure and signifies a shift toward greater openness about audience metrics. We should take note of this industry shift, as it may influence content creation, negotiations, and strategic partnerships in the evolving streaming landscape.

đź’° Funding

OpenAI rival Mistral raising $487M nears $2 billion valuation with Andreessen Horowitz backing (link)

SumUp taps $307M more in growth funding to weather the fintech storm (link)

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Machine Learning Engineer Internship at Hugging Face (Remote)

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