ION#1 - Snapchat Screwed??, beat the bear market??, and stable coins in Chili??!

?? Welcome to the first edition of In Other News!

Your weekly source of tech news, everything happening online and non-boring business trends. Let's get right into it!

?? Tesla's 'Cyber Roundup'. [which basically is their annual shareholder's meeting]

"Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting, which the company now refers to as its Cyber Roundup, Thursday at the Tesla Gigafactory Texas. The Cyber Roundup comes just a couple of weeks after?Tesla reported its Q2 earnings, which showed quarterly revenue declines caused by production challenges, even as the company grew year-over-year. There were several proposals geared toward getting Tesla to be more ethically responsible, particularly after a?series of lawsuits?that have accused the company of sexual, racial and gender harassment in the workplace.

Techcrunch listed the 5 key takeaways

^^ Action shot of Elon Musk trying to win the hearts and minds of the Texans by going full Willie Nelson

?? Snapchat’s Probably Screwed

"Over in Snapchat’s neck of the social media woods, things aren’t looking so hot. Their stock is down 87% over the past year, cash flow is negative $147M in Q2, and the company straight up refused to give guidance for Q3. Yikes.?

What’s happening here isn’t a mystery; it’s a combination of poor execution and a fundamental misunderstanding of how the digital advertising market works. So this week, using the company’s most recent investor presentation as a guide, Evan’s going in, unpacking how Snapchat’s product and growth have evolved, and what their role in the ads market actually is.." Check out this read by Evan Armstrong

?? Chart of the Week:??What’s beating the bear market???

The biggest loser of 2020’s bear market has become 2022’s biggest winner.

• When the S&P fell in March 2020, the energy sector took?the worst hit of all.
• Now, while every other sector sinks,?energy stocks are climbing.
• Since the beginning of 2022, the sector is up?more than 50%.

Got a minute to spare? Check this 1-minute video of your favourite NYU professor, Scott Galloway (aka Professor G).

?? Notion resource

Notion has been my go-to 'manage almost everything' tool for a while now. In the future, I plan on sharing some advanced tricks and templates. For now, I want to share this starter pack for 'life management to get you going if you are new to notion, or if the way you work in notion is still very basic! Check out this great starter pack by ImDave!

?? Tool of the week

This one is not really business or tech related, but I wanted to share it anyway because I strongly believe that working out multiple times per week, increases your productivity so much, But I get it, the gym can be complex, and who knows what to do if you want to target a specific muscle group. On MuscleWiki, you click on a muscle and the system shows you different excises to target this muscle. You can select exercises for males or females, what equipment you want to use and how experienced you are.

??Always Be Learning

Always wanted to learn a bit of SQL, but never got around to it? Check out SQLBolt.com. A free and online interactive program that teaches you the basics in no time. SQL, or Structured Query Language, is a language designed to allow both technical and non-technical users to query, manipulate, and transform data from a relational database. And due to its simplicity, SQL databases provide safe and scalable storage for millions of websites and mobile applications. Stop playing Candy Crush, and learn a new skill!

20.08.22 EDIT: check https://selectstarsql.com/ as well, maybe even better!

Stablecoins HUGE in Chile ????

"Most media coverage in crypto focuses on the US. Big mistake. This would be like only recruiting soccer players from the US. Even bigger mistake. The reality is that crypto is having the largest impact in countries in Africa, South America, and Asia. One country getting intimate with crypto is Chile. I'm sure you can guess why. Starts with an "I", ends with "tion", and contains a sneaky "fla" in the middle." Check out this article by Wtfcrypto!

That's it for now! I'll experiment with different topics to see what resonates most with people. Any feedback or questions? Drop me a note!

Live long and prosper ??