Snapshots That Wow!

Dhanteras or prep for a Quidditch world cup?

In preparation for Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali/ Narak Chaturdashi) there was a surge in orders for brooms (jhaadus) on Blinkit on Dhanterasi. The HP fan inside of me wonders, what if India was hosting the Quidditch world cup this year?

Source: @albinder

From coding to prompting!

Sundar Pichai said on the earnings call this week that more than 25% of all new code at Google is now generated by AI. The demand now shifting from software engineers to prompt engineers?

Source: Alphabet Earnings Call

FB for all! not just “oldies”

It has become cool to say that we don’t use Facebook and just use Instagram or X, etc. “Facebook is for oldies”. Well all of us are lying!

“Facebook's engagement (DAU/MAU) has continuously increased since 2009. From 55% to almost 70%, relentlessly.”

Source: Ben Gilbert

Meta Addicts!

“Out of every 10 people with internet access globally (excl. China), 9 are monthly active users of at least one of $META's services.

That's monthly active users, not just registered users.”

Source: Quartr

Defying Elizabeth I

The highest travel by plane between two countries is between England and Spain!

Source: Anas Alhajji

All IRs are always short term in outlook

Once upon a time (16th century), the west were seeking a partnership with Iran (then Persia) in order to counter the growth seen in Ottoman influence.

Source: The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam