OVERWORLD:
-It won’t stop-

ONE BETWEEN:
-Raw milk drinkers want even more raw milk-

THE DEPTHS:
-The stupidest animal in the world, and how it survives-

“Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.”
— Mark Twain

✦DISCOVERY PICKS✦

▶️ YouTube:
President Obama was constantly chewing gum

👽 Reddit:
Voldemort’s name around the world

✖️ X:
This was how fast food burgers were being advertised 20 years ago

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Mystery link.

Somebody stop it please

It won’t stop.

Over the past year, Nvidia's stock price has tripled, pushing its market cap above $2 trillion.

2. Fucking. Trillion.

If you need to know what that means, here are some countries GDP's:

✦Bigger than Walmart (which is big)✦

Also, Jensen Huang’s net worth jumped to $91.3 billion, as nearly all his wealth is in Nvidia stock. Huang is now the 17th-richest person in the world.

(That’s a lot of black leather jackets)

This ascent places him ahead of the wealthiest members of Walmart Inc.’s founding family.

If you didn’t know: Jim Walton, co-manager of Walton Enterprises, has a net worth of $86.5 billion, while his brother Rob Walton and sister Alice Walton hold net worths of $84.6 billion and $83.8 billion, respectively.

Combined, the Walton family's fortune is nearly $300 billion, making them the second-richest family in the world, behind the Al Nahyans of Abu Dhabi.

✦How is this possible?✦

Nvidia's GPUs were initially designed for video game graphics. Now, these processors are essential for the heavy computational tasks needed to train and run large AI models.

The surge in Nvidia's sales began about a year ago. And it's much thanks to the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT, which relied heavily on Nvidia's AI chips.

This led to a scramble among tech companies and AI startups to secure NVIDIA’s chips, resulting in a shortage expected to continue into next year.

Basically, demand is towering above supply. This means that NVIDIA can set up absolutely freakish margins.

Here's a rumor: Their leading H100 AI chip costs about $3,320 to make. It is then sold to customers for $25,000 to $30,000. (Source)

So, NVIDIA shitted again: 

• This Wednesday reported another record-breaking quarter, exceeding $1,000 a share.

• Nvidia's revenue in the latest quarter more than tripled from a year earlier to $26 billion.

• Net profit soared more than sevenfold to $14.88 billion, setting quarterly records for the company.

Cool.

✦QUICK HITS✦

✦Business & Tech✦

Holy shit: The SEC approved a rule change allowing Ethereum ETFs. This follows the success of Bitcoin ETFs and signals a softening stance toward crypto. Eight ether funds are now approved for listing.

TikTok got sued by Nebraska, alleging it is addictive and harmful to children. The lawsuit claims TikTok's algorithm fosters compulsive behavior and mental health issues. TikTok asserts it has safeguards, but faces scrutiny over child safety.

Literally, a big deal: OpenAI and News Corp announced a multi-year partnership, granting OpenAI access to current and archived articles from News Corp outlets like The Wall Street Journal. OpenAI will use this content in ChatGPT and to enhance its AI models. News Corp will ensure journalistic standards in OpenAI's offerings.

Tesla's Model 3 remains vulnerable to relay attacks, despite an upgrade to ultra-wideband keyless entry. Researchers demonstrated they could unlock and start the car, advising owners to enable PIN-to-drive protection.

✦Fashion & Culture✦

Rest easy, bud: Kabosu, the dog behind the ‘doge’ meme, has died at the age of 18, according to her owner. The Japanese shiba inu had been suffering from leukemia and liver disease.

It’s happening: 50 Cent's documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs' sexual assault allegations will reportedly air on Netflix. Produced by 50's G-Unit Film and Television Studios, the multi-part docuseries emerged from a bidding war. No premiere date announced yet. 50 Cent confirmed the news on Instagram, hinting at more episodes if more victims come forward.

Schizo take: Apple Music revealed their 100 Best list. The greatest album of all time according to them is… The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Kinda cool? China shut down the social media accounts of three high-profile influencers to combat social inequality and promote stability. This crackdown is part of a broader effort to remove content promoting wealth flaunting. The ban affects luxury brands' marketing strategies in China.

Balenciaga Music is a new project delivering the brand's identity via playlists, merchandise, and interactive campaigns. It includes a four-hour playlist, 8-bit video game, and NFC chip-equipped merch.

✦Hmm… Interesting✦

Rare ass Wikipedia article: Number 16 (spider)

Get cultured: Fantastic satire essay about imperialism, from 1901, by Mark Twain.

The Windows 10 background is a real photograph.

How to Be Obscene (1927)

ONE 

BETWEEN

Tribe wars

Raw milk drinkers want even more raw milk — despite the bird flu outbreak.

A fact to flex at the lunch table: "Pasteurization" is named after the French chemist Louis Pasteur, who discovered the process.

To some, Louis Pasteur is Hitler.

✦Bird flu — real or shill?✦

Yes, as with anything, there are purists. Raw milk fans argue that pasteurization creates harmful by-products and that it murders the healthy bacterial culture in milk.

Okay, but what if there's literal bird flu in the milk? Well, then rawmilkers will rawmilk even harder.

Recently, a "high viral load" of H5N1 avian influenza was found in samples collected from infected cows across the US.

"Sweet, give me more", rawmilkers said to that. Mark McAfee, founder of Fresno’s Raw Farm and the Raw Milk Institute, reported increased customer demand for raw milk, with some seeking "H5N1 milk" to build immunity. True milk-crusaders.

The FDA strongly advises against consuming raw milk due to the risk of various pathogens, including Listeria and E.coli.

Last month, federal officials identified H5N1 in 1 of 5 sampled pasteurized milks in grocery stores. This suggests the virus might be more widespread in dairy cows than previously thought. The FDA claims that pasteurization effectively inactivates the virus.

Essentially, there are two camps:

Camp A) Pasteurization protects us.

Camp B) Pasteurization hurts us.

And as the tribe clash over bird flu

headlines, funny shit is happening online.

Here’s a dump:

THE DEPTHS

At least they’re funny looking

The stupidest animal in the world, and how it survives.

"The stupidest animal in the world,” is how sloths were first documented in scientific literature in 1526 by New World explorers.

In 1749 French naturalist Georges Buffo labeled them as “the lowest form of existence.”

And across modern popular culture, it's a symbol of laziness. Just its name exhibits this. Names carry weight, and for the sloth, being synonymous with a deadly sin has been a significant PR blow.

Basically, sloths might be the most bitch-made mammal in culture. And it all comes down to one question: Why the fuck are they so slow?

The answer is simple: They have to be slow to survive. Taking it easy is what helped sloths survive on Earth for almost 64 million years.

✦The proto-sloth✦

You see, sloths were originally on the ground. They looked like giant cow-gorillas. And then, for some reason (it’s a contended matter), they got up in the trees.

But since they had (and still have) such bad eyesight, climbing slowly became essential to avoid falling.

✦Weird energy disposition✦

Here's another reason: Sloths also have a low-energy diet, primarily consisting of leaves with low caloric content. They have a large, four-chambered stomach and an extremely slow digestion rate, which can take anywhere from 157 hours to 50 days.

This means their stomachs are constantly full, limiting their food intake and energy expenditure.

Also, they have like no muscle to even move -- just 30% of the muscle mass expected for a mammal of similar size. Despite this, they have an unusual muscle arrangement that gives them surprising strength and high resistance to fatigue.

✦Camo don dada✦

Because they're so immobile, they have to think outside the box. They rely on camouflage to avoid predators like jaguars, ocelots, and harpy eagles, which primarily detect prey using sight. Sloths move at a pace that often goes unnoticed, allowing them to avoid being identified as prey.