Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including Amazon and other major companies putting in their bid to buy TikTok, UFC signed multi million deal with Meta, ticket prices and what it means for the economy, Tesla's global vehicle delivery sank 13% in the first quarter, Nevada gaming revenue slides 9% in February to 1.2 billion, Fidelity launches new Bitcoin retirement offering, Open A I raises 40 billion at 300 billion post money valuation, real time news as Trump's tariffs were announced and of course everyone's favorite WINNERS LOSERS CONTENT!

Content for the week: Neil Mehta's article from Colossus https://joincolossus.com/article/the-visions-of-neil-mehta-greenoaks/

Group Chat News is back first we have a special interview with Ali from Raised next we get into some news including CoreWeave Stock Ends Flat on the First Day of Trading After Scaled-Back IPO, xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction, Elon Musk’s new Tesla Restaurant in Hollywood, Robinhood is launching bank accounts that will deliver physical cash to your doorstep, and how TikTok Shop is beating Amazon and Temu in the social shopping space plus much more!

Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including Dee talks about Ghost and how important AI is for businesses, LeBron goes on Pat McAfee, Steph Curry & Michelle Obama are launching a hydration drink, Speed goes to China, Endeavor officially goes private as Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell change roles, Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages, MTA sees green with congestion pricing, as tolls bring in $100M during first 2 months, Meta plans to charge $14 a month for add free Instagram, and of course everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT.

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       The state of Ghost and the value of AI for businesses. (0:35)

·       Hot takes from Lebron on Pat McAfee. (11:40)

·       The evolution of the ‘influencer’. (16:27)

·       Endeavor goes private. (23:26)

·       The conspiracy theory surrounding leaked war plans. (27:46)

·       Congestion pricing benefits. (30:28)

·       Would you pay for ad-free Facebook or Instagram? (33:41)

·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (35:51)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (43:10)

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·       LeBron pat macafee

·       Stephen Curry and Michelle Obama are releasing their own hydration drink, Plezi

·       Endeavor officially goes private as Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell change roles

·       Sources say the details shared by Hegseth in Signal chat were classified as Atlantic publishes additional messages

·       MTA sees green with congestion pricing, as tolls bring in $100M during first 2 months

·       META PLANS TO CHARGE $14 A MONTH FOR AD-FREE INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK

·       Wall Street Bonuses Powered New York’s Economy in 2024. Some Worry They Peaked.

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Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including Vacation plans dive, Nike sales are still on a downward slope, DoorDash strikes a deal with Klarna, Waymo is projected to hit 20 million rides in 2025, Apple is losing a billion dollars a year on their streaming service, and Bobby Hundreds has a big new job at Disney and much more!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Is the recession here? (0:00)

·       Going all-in on wellness. (5:15)

·       Retail Joe is singing the blues. (11:45)

·       The park is HOT! (15:18)

·       Can Nike fix their broken image? (20:00)

·       Is gambling a problem? (29:10)

·       DoorDash is going to win BIG with buy now, pay later. (33:31)

·       The future is here. (39:49)

·       The problem with traditional Hollywood. (49:15)

·       “They not like us.” (1:00:15)

·       Shout out to Bobby Hundreds! (1:08:45)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:13:57)

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·       Vacation plans take a dive

·       Nike expects sales will plunge in current quarter as it faces tariffs, sliding consumer confidence

·       Woke mega-brand sees sales slump after being left with warehouses full of clothes and shoes no one wants

·       Men’s March Madness TV coverage Thursday averaged 9.1 million viewers—the most-watched opening day of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament ever

·       DoorDash will let users buy now, pay later for fast food, a possible worrying sign for the economy

·       Waymo is at 10M rides a year (200k/week) and on track to do 20M by the end of 2025 in the US.

·       Apple is Losing Over $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Service

·       Bobby Hundreds Has a Big New Job at Disney

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Group Chat News is back and we have a friend of the pod Mark Brazil catching us up on everything he has going on with Ikonick and Open Residency we jump into some news, including an American won the LA Marathon for the first time in 31 years, USA airlines slash earnings forecasts as economic concerns grow, the national average wholesale price of eggs drops for the third week in a row, Pepsi Co is nearing a 1.5 billion dollar deal for soda brand Poppi, Klarna files for USA ipo, David Sacks sold 200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking his white house position, DeepSeek a national treasure in China is now being closely guarded and more!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Drama’s got beef. (0:00)

·       Introducing special guest Mark Mastrandrea, Co-Founder of IKONIK and podcast host of Open Residency. (11:26)

·       Drama’s HUGE plug. (21:40)

·       Travel spending is down, is it time to panic? (31:11)

·       Shout out to Poppi! (52:04)

·       It’s good to see some IPOs again. (59:29)

·       Nefarious acts by David Sacks? (1:03:05)

·       Yet another DeepSeek update. (1:06:23)

·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:08:02)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:09:08)

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·       An American wins the L.A. Marathon for the first time in 31 years

·       Motivational Canvas Art Designed to Inspire You Every Day | IKONIK

·       US airlines slash earnings forecasts as economic concerns grow

·       National average wholesale price of eggs drops for 3rd week in a row

·       PepsiCo nearing more than $1.5 billion deal for soda brand Poppi, Bloomberg News reports

·       Buy now, pay later lender Klarna files for U.S. IPO

·       David Sacks sold $200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking White House job, ethics memo says

·       DeepSeek, a National Treasure in China, is Now Being Closely Guarded

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·       Pod: Open Residency

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Group Chat News is back with some of the hottest stories of the week, including Expo West convention recap, the issues people have with Amazon and how Tiktok could be a serious competitor, Facebook Marketplace is the main reason young people still go on Facebook, Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, Stephen A Smith has agreed to a 100 million deal with ESPN that will give him flexablity to talk politics and much more!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Welcome to Spring! (0:00)

·       Recapping Expo West and the trade show boom. (4:31)

·       Who is the biggest threat to Amazon? (25:20)

·       Modern-day Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace. (42:15)

·       Boomers vs. Millennials. (47:43)

·       Stephen A. Smith’s MAJOR new deal. (57:35)

·       Reading the YouTube Comments. (1:02:08)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:02:56)

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·       How Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform

·       Boomers are setting up a showdown with millennials, aging in place and plunking down hundreds of thousands on renovating their homes

Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a $100M+ deal with ESPN that will give him the flexibility to talk politics more

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Group Chat News is back!! And we have some of the hottest stories of the week, including

DeepSeek spurs black market demand for Nvidia gaming chips in China, Stripe's total payment volume reaches 1.4 trillion, Target warms February sales were soft, On Running sales grow by double digits and swings to a profit year over year, and everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT!

Timeline fo What Was Discussed:

·       How young kids interact. (0:00)

·       Recapping the Upfront Summit. (6:15)

·       Let’s talk DeepSeek. (18:43)

·       Stripe is NOT that impressive. (27:54)

·       The consumer is soft. (35:18)

·       Crypto Summit predictions. (41:27)

·       On Running is on absolute FIRE! (44:41)

·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (53:31)

·       Reading the YouTube comments. (59:18)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (1:01:22)

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·       The Upfront Summit, less than two months after the fires, draws tech’s elite to Los Angeles

·       DeepSeek Spurs Black Market Demand for Nvidia Gaming Chips in China

·       Stripe's total payment volume reaches $1.4T, fueled by long-standing investments in AI

·       I always felt Stripe was a $100B+ company. It may just have taken a bit of time to fully bake. Quality companies eventually find their true value. 

·       All-In Podcast: The Stablecoin Future, Milei's Memecoin, DOGE for the DoD, Grok 3, Why Stripe Stays Private

·       Target warns February sales were soft, adding to concerns about consumer health

·       Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Is Tumbling. Earnings Weren’t the Problem.

·       Ross Stores $ROST has released its quarterly earnings.

·       US consumers are pulling back on spending

·       On Holding sales grow by double-digits, swings to a profit year-over-year

·       Dana White, Turki Alalshikh announce new boxing league

·       Sweetgreen is betting that you want fries with that salad

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Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week including some tea from the guys, India is set to reduce the import tax on electric vehicles from 110% to 15%, Elon Musk baby momma drama, a teen with a 4.4 GPA couldn't get accepted into college but got a job a Google, credit card debt is at an all-time high but Dee found a stat that can make you feel better....just a little and much more!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Is this the beginning of the end of Group Chat? (0:00)

·       Power and making money are TWO different things. (7:14)

·       Holding people accountable. (16:45)

·       The ghost is here. (21:50)

·       What kind of person is Elon? (30:44)

·       The best and the brightest? (35:48)

·       Let’s talk credit card debt. (54:19)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (58:12)

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·       INDIA IS SET TO REDUCE THE IMPORT TAX ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM 110% to 15%

·       Joe Rogan Experience #2274 - Mike Baker

·       Watch Surviving Black Hawk Down | Netflix Official Site

·       Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign

·       Ravi Gupta - AI or Die

·       Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair sues him for custody of son

·       A teen genius with a 4.4 GPA and 1590 SAT Score—who was hired straight out of high school by Google for a Ph.D level Software Engineer position—was rejected by 16 out of 18 colleges including 5 UC Schools: Berkeley, Davis, UCLA, UCSD and UCSB.

·       You: OMG, $1.2 trillion in credit card debt, the economy is doomed

Me: yah, but credit card balances as a % of cash in the bank is around the lowest in two decades

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Group Chat News is back with the hottest stories of the week, including all the latest updates on what President Trump has been up to, the USA vs Canada hockey game, SNL, the NBA All-Star game, retail spending plunged last month falling for the first time since August, Him's & Her's stock jumps up after the Superbowl ad, Dutch Bro's stock jolts to new record after 75% profit growth, Washington D.C. housing market plummets as DOGE lays off thousands of federal workers, and Stephen A Smith talks about running for President and much more.

Timeline of What Was Discussed

·       Must see TV. (0:00)

·       Cutting the power of the Government machine. (2:25)

·       Exerting dominance. (5:35)

·       Recapping SNL 50. (15:50)

·       Does the NBA have a cultural problem? (18:35)

·       Let’s talk retail spending. (25:00)

·       Dutch Bros is the future of ‘junk’ coffee. (36:40)

·       An interesting shift dynamic in DC. (42:50)

·       Reading the YouTube comments. (1:02:05)

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·       USA vs. Canada hockey: Three fights off of puck drop after American national anthem draws boos at 4 Nations

·       The Best Moments From SNL50 - TIME

·       US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August

·       Hims & Hers stock sees another spike in trading days after Super Bowl ad

·       Dutch Bros Stock Jolts To New Record High on Surprise 75% Profit Growth

·       Washington DC housing market plummets as DOGE lays off thousands of federal workers

·       Unemployment filings in Washington DC just SURGED +36% in one week to 3 TIMES the 2024 average.

·       ESPN host Stephen A. Smith says he would be U.S. president as long as he doesn’t have to campaign

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Group Chat News is back!!! We have the hottest stories of the week including boots-on-the-ground Super Bowl coverage, the viral Kendrick Lamar halftime performance,  the infamous Kayne Super Bowl ad, the Open AI and Elon offers, Gemini AI, CPI inflation, and everyone's favorite WINNERS, LOSERS, and CONTENT!

Timeline of What Was Discussed:

·       Super Bowl 59 recap. (0:30)

·       Ye’s tirade. (19:04)

·       Billionaire beef. (25:57)

·       Dee’s early take on Google Gemini. (30:13)

·       Your favorite Executive Order. (34:18)

·       Let’s talk inflation. (42:20)

·       Winners, Losers, and Content. (46:14)

·       Group Chat ‘Kathy’ Shout Outs. (55:48)

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·       Super Bowl 59 attracts record 127.7 million viewers

·       The Switcheroo That Let Kanye West Advertise Swastika Shirts During the Super Bowl

·       Elon Musk will withdraw his nearly $100 billion bid for OpenAI if it remains a nonprofit

·       CPI inflation just officially JUMPED +0.5% in one month, the largest increase since August 2023.

·       Eggflation is back with a vengeance.

·       Inflation Heated Up in January, Freezing the Fed

·       While January CPI inflation was 3.0%, inflation is much higher in many basic necessities:

·       Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2025

·       Costco starts off 2025 with yet another sales gain

·       Skechers reaches record growth, but stock tumbles following weak outlook

·       Marc Andreessen - The Battle F - Invest Like the Best 

·       Pali Relief

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