🕵️♂️ MYSTERY SOLVED: ChatGPT Usage Crash; World's 50 Largest Companies; Map of Every Bar in France
The Palantir Mafia: 10 wildly successful startups founded by ex-Palantir employees.
🕵️♂️ MYSTERY SOLVED: ChatGPT's Usage Crash in June
Hilarious
📉 Conscientiousness Is in Decline
Bad news from the ever-paywalled Financial Times:
📚 For those of your who are dumb (like me):
More bad news:
💸 Ex-Palantir Employees Are Killing It
Here’s a list of what each of these companies does:
🚀 1. Anduril – $6.3B raised
Founded: 2017
What it does:
Defense technology company that builds autonomous systems (like drones and surveillance towers) for military and national security use.
💰 2. Addepar – $0.74B raised
Founded: 2009
What it does:
Wealth management platform for investment professionals, focusing on data aggregation, analytics, and portfolio reporting.
🏦 3. Blend – $0.68B raised
Founded: 2012
What it does:
Digital lending platform that helps banks and credit unions streamline mortgage and consumer loan applications.
⚡️ 4. Epirus – $0.54B raised
Founded: 2018
What it does:
Defense tech company focused on directed energy weapons (e.g., high-power microwave systems) to counter drones and other threats.
🧠 5. Chaos – $0.49B raised
Founded: ~2021
What it does:
AI platform company (stealthy), likely working on AI infrastructure or security systems. Details are limited due to early-stage nature.
🤝 6. Handshake – $0.43B raised
Founded: 2013
What it does:
Career platform connecting college students and recent grads with employers, particularly targeting diversity and early talent pipelines.
🌊 7. OpenSea – $0.42B raised
Founded: 2017
What it does:
The largest NFT marketplace for buying, selling, and creating non-fungible tokens.
📊 8. Amplitude – $0.37B raised
Founded: 2012
What it does:
Product analytics platform used by growth teams to understand user behavior and optimize digital products.
📄 9. Ironclad – $0.33B raised
Founded: 2014
What it does:
Digital contracting platform for legal teams to manage contracts, from creation to execution and analytics.
🧬 10. Apex – $0.32B raised
Founded: ~2021
What it does:
Not widely known — possibly referring to Apex Space or Apex Technologies (both stealth or defense-adjacent). Likely early-stage in aerospace or AI infrastructure.
When you meet a guy from Palantir:
❤️🩹 Heart Disease Deaths Are Down 75% Since 1950
Yay technology
🇫🇷 MAPPED: Every Bar in France
🤠 How Texas Voters Changed from 2004 vs 2024
🚘 Waymo’s Rapid Ride Growth in California
Sick thread from Balaji:
💰 50 Largest Companies in the World
Feels like only a few years ago when Apple was crowned the first trillion dollar company. And it was crazy-talk to suggest someone would hit $2 trillion.
Now we have Nvidia sitting at $4 trillion and there’s a bunch of companies worth over $1 trillion — including one that nobody has heard of (broadcom).
🎙️ Most Popular App for Podcasts
We ran a poll on IG asking people which app they use the most for podcasts.
📊 Here are the results:
I personally use a combination of YouTube, Spotify, and Overcast. (probably in that order)
🇬🇷 % Population Change by Greek Region, 2014-2024
Wow why is Greece shrinking. It’s so nice there!
🇳🇴 Norwegian Word of the Day
🎶 Banger of the Day
Not sure what’s better, the album or the album art. Definitly the album, but it is a dope cover. Shouts out Com Truise.
Com Truise - Ether Drift
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