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Sunday, February 15, 2026
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- beehiiv.com×4 newsletters·via The NeuronThis IBM OpenClaw / Claude Opus 4.6 Enterprise Risk
😸 OpenAI solved the unsolvable?
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- dedicated entirely to humans with AI companions · beehiiv.com ×4
- 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users · beehiiv.com ×4
- approved a $1.1B state-backed VC fund · beehiiv.com ×4
- 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 Like a hit of catnip · beehiiv.com ×4
- beehiiv.com×4 newsletters·via Jesse PujjiPowered by beehiiv
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- sign up here! · beehiiv.com ×4
- So-so 😐👍 · beehiiv.com ×4
- Good 😀🙌 · beehiiv.com ×4
- Bad 😞👎 · beehiiv.com ×4
- beehiiv.com×4 newsletters·via The BreakdownBuilding the next-gen perps engine on Solana | Tristan Frizza
🟪 Sunday scaries
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- Would BlackRock try to save Bitcoin from the quantum threat? · beehiiv.com ×4
- gathering of the year · beehiiv.com ×4
- Ethereum collateral · beehiiv.com ×4
- DAS NYC's lineup · beehiiv.com ×4
- beehiiv.com×4 newsletters·via Matthew HertzMatt's so casual and cool 😎
Sent Items #223: FedEx’s $9B Deal, Waymo's "Door Closers" & The AI Bill Comes Due
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- Powered by beehiiv · beehiiv.com ×4
- LinkedIn recap · beehiiv.com ×4
- Matthew Hertz · beehiiv.com ×4
- Register Here · beehiiv.com ×4
- lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln SquareREAD IN APP
Happy Valentine's Day, Kristi Noem & Corey Lewandowski | "It's The End!... of the Week" with Sam Osterhout & Max B…
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- Sam Osterhout · samosterhout.substack.com ×2
- Invest in the Digital Fight For Facts · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
- Get 25% off for 1 year · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
- Give to Lincoln Square · lincolnsquare+live-interviews.substack.com
- lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln SquareREAD IN APP
The Summer of the Shark | The Lincoln Logue
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- Get 25% off for 1 year · lincolnsquare+articles.substack.com ×2
- Give to Lincoln Square · lincolnsquare+articles.substack.com ×2
- Sam Osterhout · samosterhout.substack.com ×2
- lincolnsquare.substack.com×3 newsletters·via Lincoln SquareREAD IN APP
Trump Has Served Up the Largest U.S. Tax Increase Since 1993
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- Get 25% off for 1 year · lincolnsquare+articles.substack.com ×2
- Substack. · lincolnsquare+articles.substack.com ×2
- The Intellectualist · theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
- noahpinion.substack.com×2 newsletters·via NoahpinionYou are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
Updated thoughts on AI risk
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- no AI company seems to have any kind of monopoly · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- LLMs are not going to destroy the human race · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- “Virtual labs” powered by “AI scientists” · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- a story that ran in Time magazine · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- mailchi.mp×2 newsletters·via Ted RubinView this email in your browser to share and/or subscribe.
TED RUBIN 💥 Straight Talk Newsletter: We Built the Intent Economy… Now the CMO Needs the Power to Govern It.
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- Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream by Megan Greenwell · tedrubin.us8.list-manage.com
- ➡️ Purchase here: Retail Relevancy available via Amazon ⬅️ · tedrubin.us8.list-manage.com
- Ted Rubin interviewing Barry Green from Evergreen Trading · tedrubin.us8.list-manage.com
- Learn more about Evergreen Trading here. · tedrubin.us8.list-manage.com
- workweek.com×2 newsletters·via Nik SharmaCheck out the Wispr Flow case study and see how Vibe.co works
What you can learn from the top-selling TikTok Shop brand
- workweek.com×2 newsletters·via Daniel MurrayWhat Every Brand Should Know About AI Search
🔥 GMAIL JUST CHANGED EMAIL MARKETING
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- What Growth Looks Like For Kellogg's · workweek.com ×2
- The State of Performance TV in 2026 · workweek.com ×2
- Folderly just dropped this stat · workweek.com ×2
- 2026's top Marketer stressors · workweek.com ×2
- ctrk.klclick.com×2 newsletters·via Lily & Fox TeamShop pretty nails!
Ocean Sparkles is back!
- guillermoflor.substack.com×2 newsletters·via Guillermo Flor from AI MARKET FITGuillermo Flor
What happens after AI kills all knowledge jobs & Mark Cuban's thesis
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- READ IN APP · theaiopportunity.substack.com
- guillermoflor.substack.com×2 newsletters·via Guillermo Flor from Product Market FitGuillermo Flor
claude just made outbound fully automatable.
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- The 10 Excel Templates Every SaaS & AI Founder Needs to Build, Survive, and Scale 🔥 · venturestreet+playbooks.substack.com
- The Family Office List of Lists💰 (2026) · venturestreet+playbooks.substack.com
- Join OpenAI for Startups · venturestreet+playbooks.substack.com
- Invite Friends · www.productmarketfit.tech
- anandwrites.substack.com×2 newsletters·via The InkREAD IN APP
BOOK CLUB: George Saunders points us in the direction of kindness
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- Leigh Haber · leighhaber306030.substack.com
- ctrk.klclick.com×2 newsletters·via Sammy from PigmentHow to Get the Most Out of Your Assessment
What makes work energizing
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- 10 Questions As You Kick Off The New Year · ctrk.klclick.com ×2
- Does Your Monday Morning Pass This Test? · ctrk.klclick.com ×2
- How to Set Better Goals in 2026 · ctrk.klclick.com ×2
- How to Use Pigment at Work · ctrk.klclick.com ×2
- mailchi.mp×2 newsletters·via Zack I Tearsheet WeeklyView this email in your browser
Wise is bypassing correspondent banks one domestic rail at a time
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- How a Brazilian digital bank is restructuring the fintech playbook – and why Wall Street is listening · tearsheet.co
- The ‘discovery’ problem in embedded finance – and how OMB Bank found the right fintech partner · tearsheet.co
- Micro case studies: The feud over interest rate caps and the murky future of agentic commerce · tearsheet.co
- Pathward’s Anthony Sharett on why sponsor banking’s future is about evolution, not revolution · tearsheet.co
- anandwrites.substack.com×2 newsletters·via The InkAnand Giridharadas
An important Sunday message
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- READ IN APP · anandwrites.substack.com ×2
- noahpinion.substack.com×2 newsletters·via Noahpiniona widely read (and very good) piece
How technology has already changed the world in my lifetime
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- made a similar case back in 2011 · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- total factor productivity growth · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- something I wrote back in 2023 · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- “canceled” by an online mob · noahpinion.substack.com ×2
- scottdclary.substack.com·via Scott’s NewsletterMarc Brackett - Yale Emotional Intelligence Expert | How to Effortlessly Master Emotions
Scott's Weekend Wrap-Up (Feb 15th, 2026)
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- Dan Pena - The Trillion Dollar Man | Getting Rich is Easy · scottdclary.substack.com
- Success Story (Top 10 Entrepreneur Podcast) · scottdclary.substack.com
- Everyone calls themselves an overthinker · scottdclary.substack.com
- 10 Minute Mindset (Top Mindset Podcast) · scottdclary.substack.com
- frontierfintech.substack.com·via Samora Kariuki from Frontier Fintech Newsletterin my past post about incumbent billion-dollar businesses in Africa
#110 - Unicorns and Zebras: What African Tech Actually Produces and How to Fund It
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- Safaricom has paid US$4 billion in dividends over the last decade · frontierfintech.substack.com
- Read more about the partnership and how it works here. · frontierfintech.substack.com
- US$ 2.5 billion in a fertilizer plant in Ethiopia. · frontierfintech.substack.com
- Dimension Data’s acquisition by NTT in 2010 · frontierfintech.substack.com
- padelmecca.substack.com·via Padel MeccaRead more on The Jerusalem Post
Weekly News Roundup: Power Shifts, New Courts and Early Statements in 2026
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- Read more on Padel Addict · padelmecca.substack.com
- Read more on The Citizen · padelmecca.substack.com
- Read more on Red Bull · padelmecca.substack.com
- Read more on CorkBeo · padelmecca.substack.com
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FA Cup Draw Confirmed
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- classified as brain injuries. · elink9e9.r1daily.com
- reached 500 career goals · elink9e9.r1daily.com
- ✍️ Other (write in!)... · elink9e9.r1daily.com
- records could he break? · elink9e9.r1daily.com
- techmeme.com·via TechmemeIn response to DHS administrative subpoenas, Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord all provided subscriber data, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP logs, for accounts that track or criticize ICE. [image]
Pentagon and Anthropic battle over Claude; OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI
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- Western Digital said on its Q2 earnings call it had “pretty much sold out” its 2026 HDD capacity, and that the consumer sector accounted for 5% of total revenue · techmeme.com
- Sources: Apple tweaked its Maps app for Tesla before the EV maker's planned addition of CarPlay; low-cost MacBook will get an aluminum chassis in playful colors · techmeme.com
- Analysis: DRAM and NAND memory prices have jumped 600%+ over the past year for routers and set-top boxes, hitting telcos targeting aggressive broadband rollouts · techmeme.com
- Scale AI is suing the US DoD; Scale AI has several contracts with the department, and a spokesperson says the lawsuit “relates to a recent procurement decision” · techmeme.com
- lukesophinos.substack.com·via Linear: A VSaaS NewsletterSign Up To Be Notified When Tickets Drop
Linear #164: The SaaS Categories That Won't Survive The Agentic Era, TekMetric: vSaaS for Auto Shops
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- Read the full case study here. · lukesophinos.substack.com
- READ IN APP · lukesophinos.substack.com
- Xplor Pay. · lukesophinos.substack.com
- mckinsey.com·via McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android.
Asia’s next chapter: New trade rules, new opportunities
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- Asia–Pacific consumer sentiment: Stability, selectivity, and spending shifts · mckinsey.com
- Singapore’s smart leap: Digital Minister Teo on AI transformation · mckinsey.com
- Unlocking Southeast Asia’s secret to thriving organizations · mckinsey.com
- Exploring the frontier: Technology trends in Asia · mckinsey.com
- thesocialjuice.substack.com·via Jaskaran from The Social JuiceThe Super Bowl to Valentine’s marketing pipeline is real, but who’s in it?
This Week in Marketing: TikTok is local, Instagram is loco, Discord is locked, and AI is labor
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- construction of $10 billion Indiana data center · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- incrementality-focused cross-device attribution · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- all white-collar work to be automated by AI · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- clearly state when content is advertising · thesocialjuice.substack.com
- spytalk.substack.com·via SpyTalk Newsexclusively reported
New in SpyWeek: Frog Poison Killed Navalny, More Gabbard-Russia, Havana Syndrome test, Covert Action in Iran
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- READ IN APP · spytalk.substack.com
- Jeff Stein · spytalk.substack.com
- announced · spytalk.substack.com
- linas.substack.com·via Linas from Linas's Newsletterbonus deep dive into Gemini’s latest financials & whether it’s worth your time and money
Stripe’s $140B price tag is IPO replacement, not IPO preview 🤑📈; The CFTC quietly made stables valid collateral …
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- Robinhood: the $4.5 billion revenue dark horse that Wall Street still underestimates · linas.substack.com
- Gemini ditches three continents to save its balance sheet · linas.substack.com
- The billion-dollar quarter that changes the SoFi thesis · linas.substack.com
- The Ultimate List of Resources about Stablecoins 🪙 · linas.substack.com
- polymathinvestor+trend-tracker.substack.com·via 🗒️ Polymath Investorhttps://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/3110/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym3/197566/00.pdf
Investing in the Antipodes of the SaaSpocalypse: The Glass Bottleneck Beneath AI
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- Polymath Investor · polymathinvestor.substack.com
- Trend Tracker · polymathinvestor+trend-tracker.substack.com
- READ IN APP · polymathinvestor.substack.com
- oberman+advertisinghistorytoday.substack.com·via Justin ObermanMastering the Art of Personal Publicity
How to study the history of advertising
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- Advertising History Today Newsletter · oberman+advertisinghistorytoday.substack.com
- “How to Do Better Creative Work,” · oberman+advertisinghistorytoday.substack.com
- OberThinking Newsletter) · oberman+advertisinghistorytoday.substack.com
- Stuff from the Loft · oberman+advertisinghistorytoday.substack.com
- stevebryant.substack.com·via Steve Bryantthe most delightful explanation of curling rules you’ll see probably forever
{D} Brain rentals = new gig economy
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- Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play · stevebryant.substack.com
- You can be killed in the Phillipines for singing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” · stevebryant.substack.com
- The Origins of One of the Most Beloved Video Games of All Time · stevebryant.substack.com
- Should you be publicly anti-AI? Creatives share their views · stevebryant.substack.com
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- Invite your friends to step into comfort together! · crocs-email.com
- Refer a Friend: Give 25%, Get 25% Off! · crocs-email.com
- This calls for Add to Cart behavior. · crocs-email.com
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- methodstudio.substack.com·via Method StudioREAD IN APP
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- momentumwealth.substack.com·via Momentum Wealth Research⚔️ The Sword | The NEW February Rankings
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- 🛡️The Shield | The NEW February Signal · momentumwealth.substack.com
- Momentum Wealth Research LLC · momentumwealthresearch.substack.com
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- visualcapitalist.com·via Visual CapitalistRanked: The Most Reliable Car Brands in 2026
Sunday Digest | Featuring 'The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreements' 📊
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- VC+ Special Dispatch: The Global Power Shift · visualcapitalist.com
- Explore All the Latest Visuals · visualcapitalist.com
- Download our Voronoi app · visualcapitalist.com
- Join VC+ to Access Now · visualcapitalist.com
- thebulwark+how-to-fix-it-with-john-avalon.substack.com·via John Avlon - The Bulwarkadd the show to your player of choice
David Frum: The GOP Didn’t Drift Into Trumpism
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- Listen to preview · www.thebulwark.com
- READ IN APP · thebulwark.substack.com
- John Avlon · johnavlon.substack.com
- David Frum · davidfrum.substack.com
- masterclass.com·via MasterClass©2026 MasterClass, 660 4th Street #443, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA MasterClass is a trademark owned by Yanka Industries, Inc.
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- Love takes work. Don’t do it without expert guidance. · masterclass.com
- Bring sexual energy back into your relationships · masterclass.com
- Turn everyday conversations into connection · masterclass.com
- Emily Morse Teaches Sex and Communication · masterclass.com
- thedailyupside.com·via The Daily UpsideDownload The CFO’s Playbook to Strategic Leadership from Oracle NetSuite to master them.
Self-Drive To Survive
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- Download The CFO’s Playbook to Strategic Leadership today. · thedailyupside.com
- 10 Proven Ways To Drive Business Value · thedailyupside.com
- This CFO playbook from Oracle NetSuite · thedailyupside.com
- this new report from Oracle NetSuite · thedailyupside.com
- firstround.com·via First Round ReviewTake me to Executive Function
Listen: Why Rippling’s VP of Design thinks speed improves quality
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- Listen to the episode · firstround.com
- First Round Capital · firstround.com
- More like this · firstround.com
- Less like this · firstround.com
- abbyfalik+the-flight-school.substack.com·via Abby Falik | The Flight SchoolApplications are now open
How Do We Get From Fear to Flourishing?
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- Our refreshed website · abbyfalik+the-flight-school.substack.com
- READ IN APP · abbyfalik.substack.com
- Abby Falik · abbyfalik.substack.com
- nextplayso.substack.com·via ben at next play38 startups currently hiring with $5m to $10m raised
2026 Tech Private Markets Analysis
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- 33 fast-growing startups that are currently hiring · nextplayso.substack.com
- Breaking into startups: three practical examples · nextplayso.substack.com
- 30 startups hiring with $50m to $100m raised · nextplayso.substack.com
- 61 people open to meeting a cofounder · nextplayso.substack.com
- vox.com·via Benji Jones, VoxDebris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, scientists claim.
Covering what biodiversity means for our well-being
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- Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters. · vox.com
- The government stepped in to clean up a disaster in North Carolina. Then they created another one. · vox.com
- Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them. · vox.com
- An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive · vox.com
- morningconsult.com·via Morning ConsultDOWNLOAD
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- brickitybrick.substack.com·via Brick | farmers market girlBrick | farmers market girl
This week's farmers market (Lunar New Year dinner party) meal plan + recipes — 3rd week of February
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- READ IN APP · brickitybrick.substack.com
- thesignal.substack.com·via The SignalSponsor The Signal to reach 55,000+ professionals
ElevenLabs Sets the Tone, Anthropic's $380 Billion Power Play, and ByteDance vs Hollywood
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- public sector initiative · thesignal.substack.com
- emotionally intelligent · thesignal.substack.com
- cease-and-desist letter · thesignal.substack.com
- follow-up conversation · thesignal.substack.com
- epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com·via The Epoch TimesNew Research Suggests Cause of Rare Blood-Clotting Side Effect From COVID-19 Vaccine
Severe Recall Issued for Beef Products
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- My New Favorite Popcorn Upgrade Tastes Even Better Than the Movie Theater Stuff · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- 13 Tenacious Travel Myths—How Many Do You Know? · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- Social Security Check Adjustment Forecasted · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
- Severe Recall Issued for Beef Products · epoch.daily.theepochtimes.com
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9 Simple Exercises Will Improve Your Balance In Just A Few Minutes
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- Dry Skin, Allergies, Or Congestion? The Right Air Device Makes All The Difference · getshift.net
- Chef-To-Your-Table: The Best Prepared Meal Delivery Service, Period. · getshift.net
- 9 Simple Exercises Will Improve Your Balance In Just A Few Minutes · getshift.net
- 6 Frozen Foods Nutrition Experts Rely On For Healthy Meals · getshift.net
- peteryang+podcast.substack.com·via Peter YangTry Linear Today
Full Tutorial: The Most Underrated AI Agent for Coding and Product Work | Eno Reyes (Factory)
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- READ IN APP · peteryang.substack.com
- Peter Yang · petergyang.substack.com
- newsletter.readthejoe.com·via The Average Joeclosing banks, stock markets, and federal offices
📈 Holy gains
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- transferable points and bonus transfers · newsletter.readthejoe.com
- robotaxi expansion is far more complex · newsletter.readthejoe.com
- Here's an archive of past newsletters · newsletter.readthejoe.com
- refreshed its flagship Platinum card · newsletter.readthejoe.com
- fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com·via Fintech Business Weeklyencompasses a number of distinct banking business models
Partner Banking League Tables & Analysis: 2025
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- pleaded guilty to child pornography charges · fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com
- Subscribe or Support by Upgrading · fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com
- deep-dive on the compliance gaps · fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com
- whose finances are deteriorating · fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com
- www.patreon.com·via Culture StudyBig No-Kids Energy: Cathy, Who's Always Up for a Giggle
Big No-Kids Energy: Cathy, Who's Always Up for a Giggle
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- Become a Paid Subscriber · patreon.com
- AUTHOR MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD · www.patreon.com
- Culture Study · www.patreon.com
- PASTOR TRAVIS · www.patreon.com
- gettheelevator.com·via Today's ElevatorVideo: The Beauty, Passion and Chaos of Naples, Italy, From the Energy of Vesuvius to Its Football Fans
ELEVATOR 02.15.2026 | How Instant Are Instant Replays?
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- Video: Cooking on the Edge of the World | Tasting the Wild Food of Newfoundland · gettheelevator.com
- Video: How Instant Are Instant Replays, Really? Inside the Truck at an NHL Game · gettheelevator.com
- We don’t think it’s a stretch to label this broadcast artisanally made. · gettheelevator.com
- For our Dear Riders, it’s $20 off (normally $65) with code ELEVATOR. · gettheelevator.com
- lenny.substack.com·via Lenny's Newsletterhttps://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-krzyzewski/4159
Sequoia CEO coach: Why it’s never been easier to start a company, and never been harder to scale one | Brian Halli…
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- https://www.amazon.com/Marketing-Lessons-Grateful-Dead-Business/dp/0470900520 · lenny.substack.com
- https://orbit.mit.edu/classes/scaling-entrepreneurial-ventures-15.392 · lenny.substack.com
- https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach · lenny.substack.com
- https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/lessons-from-30-years-of-building · lenny.substack.com
- thenewsette.com·via The NewsetteFeed a cold, starve a fever
Feed a cold, starve a fever?
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- most people don’t need · thenewsette.com
- food-first mindset · thenewsette.com
- some exercises · thenewsette.com
- balanced meals · thenewsette.com
- every.to·via Every“How Claude Code Is Transforming Finance—Without Turning You Into a Coder”
AI as Fast as Your Train of Thought
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- Plus: The only guide you need for compound engineering · every.to
- “Compound Engineering: The Definitive Guide” · every.to
- “Inside OpenAI’s Agentic Browser, Atlas” · every.to
- AI as Fast as Your Train of Thought · every.to
- theskimm.com·via The Daily Skimmthese tips from Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud make it way less intimidating
Weekend: The New It Bag Is Here 👀
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- it’s this statement-making shade that shockingly goes with everything · theskimm.com
- their denim pick is making me question je ne sais quoi entirely · theskimm.com
- this snowboarder’s viral reaction to winning back-to-back golds · theskimm.com
- this Bachelorette-style video from a luger looking for love · theskimm.com
- theliber.substack.com·via The LiberREAD IN APP
This Week in The Four Freedoms – Feb 15th, 2026
- newsitems.substack.com·via News Items by John Ellissending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency
Weekend Edition.
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- New polling conducted last week by the Angus Reid Institute of 979 Albertans found just 29 per cent would vote to separate from Canada · newsitems.substack.com
- a new phase by the authorities to combat opposition by tapping a vast digital surveillance infrastructure to track down dissenters · newsitems.substack.com
- this downward revision occurred while real GDP remained robust, including a 3.7 per cent growth rate in the fourth quarter · newsitems.substack.com
- that can turn a single text prompt into a high-quality video with a story line, scene changes and distinctive characters · newsitems.substack.com
- marketingletter.com·via Marketing Letter 📝Microsoft rolled out an AI Performance report in Bing Webmaster Tools
🤖 Weekend Wrap-Up: Google AI Is Getting Fancier With Citations
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- Visibility peaked in Jan 2026 and has dropped hard over the past week · marketingletter.com
- Google’s discontinuing business short names in Search + Maps display · marketingletter.com
- agencies like Omnicom, WPP, and Dentsu are already buying placements · marketingletter.com
- launched a new Premium plan built specifically for small businesses · marketingletter.com
- theprofile.substack.com·via Polina PomplianoThe company trying to understand their AI system’s mind
The Profile: The woman teaching AI morals & the princess-turned-VC
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- The Mormon wives who conquered pop culture · theprofile.substack.com
- The author contemplating consciousness · theprofile.substack.com
- The woman teaching AI morals · theprofile.substack.com
- The princess-turned-VC · theprofile.substack.com
- medium.com·via Medium Daily DigestGoldman Sachs Just Triggered the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ — And Your Job Description is…Billions evaporated from software stocks in 48 hours…
Why I Stopped Reading Self-Help Books, And What I Read Instead | Raja Sekar in The Useful Life
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- Claude Cowork Complete Guide: How to Use AI for Autonomous Task Execution in…Claude Cowork: The AI Colleague That Actually Works · medium.com
- Claude Skills: The AI Feature That’s Quietly Changing How Product Managers WorkLast week, I was deep in the tedious process of… · medium.com
- Y Combinator Just Told You Exactly How to Print Money in 2026. Most People…Your agency is about to become a software company —… · medium.com
- How to Learn Anything Faster With AI (6 Practical Workflows I Use Every Day)Here, I am going to share 6 practical workflows I… · medium.com
- historyfacts.com·via History Facts325 North LaSalle Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60654
Where shrapnel gets its name
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- 13 Surprising Facts About the World’s Population · historyfacts.com
- Shrapnel is named for a British army officer. · historyfacts.com
- Why Do Brits Spell “Colour” With an “ou”? · historyfacts.com
- Natural Cold Remedies That Actually Work · historyfacts.com
- charterworks.com·via Kevin DelaneySurvey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes
Charter: Why AI pioneer Klarna is hiring its users to serve customers
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- San Francisco Leading with AI Summit · charterworks.com
- according to The Wall Street Journal · wsj.com
- Add us to your address book · charterworks.com
- valued at about $1 billion · charterworks.com
- paulkrugman.substack.com·via Paul Krugman from Paul Krugmandemonstration of this politicization
Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?
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- budget and economic outlook · paulkrugman.substack.com
- report on consumer prices · paulkrugman.substack.com
- Paul Krugman · paulkrugman.substack.com
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- join1440.com·via 1440 Sundayread a 19th-century guide to writing valentines
Olympic Origins, the First President, and America's Most Generous
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- learned about the international games here · join1440.com
- implemented a new constitutional framework · join1440.com
- father of the modern Olympic movement · join1440.com
- explainer on George Washington here · join1440.com
- ericpartaker.com·via Eric PartakerYou can see what's coming up and register here.
The uncomfortable side of scaling
- brucemehlman.substack.com·via Bruce Mehlman - Age of DisruptionResearch published in 2020 suggests GOP candidates benefit more
Six-Chart Sunday – Courting Controversy
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- whether the 2022 Dobbs decision changes this calculus · brucemehlman.substack.com
- Kavanaugh effect · brucemehlman.substack.com
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- em.prweek.co.uk·via PRWeek UK Weekly BulletinThe many waves of broadcasting: The art of amplification, the battle for attention & how to make impact
Will Golin Ketchum thrive? | Could WPP sell Burson? | Reach knocks Cision | M&S, Publicis, Accenture hires | ITV, Zürich, Sidemen agency hires
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- ‘Lobbying is becoming more targeted and more deliberate’ – agencies on lobbying in 2025 · em.prweek.co.uk
- Watch – Christian May: ‘If we launched City A.M. now, it would probably be a Substack’ · em.prweek.co.uk
- Asda, Specsavers and The Shard on Valentine's Day – Campaigns round-up (part two) · em.prweek.co.uk
- Reach to ‘whitelist’ trusted PR firms to curb fake AI experts; criticises Cision · em.prweek.co.uk
- gbounacos.substack.com·via Gov Brief TodayEpstein Sex Crime Network tracking page
What Happened Today - #380
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- Norwegian government scientist · gbounacos.substack.com
- Trump administration secretly · gbounacos.substack.com
- Federal Reserve research · gbounacos.substack.com
- Zelenskyy accuses U.S. · gbounacos.substack.com
- farnamstreetblog.com·via Shane Parrish (FS)https://fs.blog/brain-food/february-15-2026/
Brain Food: Taste in People
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- Finding the Confidence to Start · farnamstreetblog.com
- The Map is Not the Territory · farnamstreetblog.com
- Complexity vs. Simplicity · farnamstreetblog.com
- The Most Important Lesson · farnamstreetblog.com
- dexter.substack.com·via Dexter Roberts from Trade War“The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire . . . and China’s Most Feared Critic” ...
Trade War
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- Atlantic Council Global Foresight 2036 survey. · dexter.substack.com
- Dexter Roberts · dexter.substack.com
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- vittles.substack.com·via VittlesGina Restaurant
Why Does Anyone Open a Restaurant? w/ Ravneet Gill Taiano
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- Apple Podcasts · vittles.substack.com
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- Young Space · vittles.substack.com
- richturrin.substack.com·via Rich Turrin from Cashless: Fintech, CBDC and AI at the speed of AsiaYes, a stunning 96% of finservs are now actively using, piloting, or planning to use AI, but looking more closely at this figure shows that 39% are being left behind…..
AI in Banking Special: From Pilots to Profits – 96% Adoption, 89% See Revenue/Cost Wins
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- Read why, among these banks, four functions were so important that they were expected to contribute more than 70% of the AI value. · richturrin.substack.com
- China’s Digital Yuan Now Pays Interest and Goes Green — Why It Matters and Poses No Threat to US Stablecoins · richturrin.substack.com
- Read the stunning results that are great news for AI in banking, and why I’m still just a bit skeptical. · richturrin.substack.com
- See why each region has unique needs for AI, and which use cases cover most regions… · richturrin.substack.com
- samboboev.substack.com·via Sam from Fintech Wrap UpREAD IN APP
Deep Dive: JPMorgan’s Payments Strategy and Systems-Level Integration Analysis
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- Sam Boboev · samboboev.substack.com
- globalhappiness.org·via Neil PasrichaNeil Pasricha
#875 Corner diners who have literally one dessert and it's a slice of homemade bright yellow and white-capped lemon meringue pie on the cake platter under the glass lid at the end of the counter
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- right here · globalhappiness.org