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🤡 NATURAL SELECTION #00318 AUG 2026

The Zoom Link of Karma Finally Connected.

🤡 Fired 900 on Zoom before Christmas 2021 · Ousted Aug 3 by board member he invited 1 week earlier · $8B → $300M (96% collapse) · Now offering to return for $1/year

Two weeks ago, Vishal Garg — the CEO of Better Home & Finance who fired 900 employees on a three-minute Zoom call six days before Christmas 2021 —…

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🐷 GREED IS GOOD #00313 AUG 2026

They Doubled the Losses. The Stock Rose 15%.

🐷 $626M loss (2x YoY) · $640M interest expense (2x YoY) · $9.4B CapEx one quarter · $13.5B new debt · Current ratio 0.31 · Stock +15%

On Tuesday, August 11, CoreWeave reported Q2 2026 earnings. Revenue: $2.58 billion, up 112% year over year. Net loss: $626 million, up from $290 million a year earlier.…

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🍑 NO VASELINE #00213 AUG 2026

Meta Had a Week.

🍑 $942M total NM child safety judgment · 3,000+ addiction lawsuits cleared · 'Public nuisance' court finding · 6,500-word CEO manifesto

On Tuesday, August 11, the Ninth Circuit rejected Meta's appeal in the consolidated social media addiction case. Result: Meta, ByteDance, Google, and Snap must face over 3,000 individual…

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🍑 NO VASELINE #00112 AUG 2026

The Dream Is Unchanged. The Starting Line Moved.

🍑 Watch hours: 4,000 → 8,000 · Shorts views: 10M → 20M / 90 days · Existing partners grandfathered · $100B paid 2021-2025

On Monday, August 11, YouTube announced new monetization thresholds. Starting February 2027, new creators joining the YouTube Partner Program will need 8,000 watch hours over 12 months —…

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