Highlights and links
WOW! We welcomed our favourite Goddess (Ghela Boskovich – Regional Director / Head of Europe, Financial Data & Technology Association and Founder of FemTechGlobal) as guest judge this week and she did NOT disappoint, her deep insights and philosophical views meant that we ran over our scheduled time but we think you’ll agree it was worth it!
Links to stuff we spoke about:-
- The wise guy might have been wrong about Apple buying Stripe but if they don’t IPO then someone might be able to soon as they explore future options
- Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan and 4 other banks working together??? Will they manage to take a bite out of Apple (non paywall link)
- Yes, there really was a bit Bitcoin Logo shining on the tallest building in Berlin this week
- But Commerzebank has their sights set on EY
- EY has their sights set on cutting back on employees in the wake of the Wirecard scandal
- Some big influencers are using their influence for a cause we can get behind
- Meanwhile, some South African influencers get their power cut (literally 🤪) and here is why
- The rest of the influencers have to start abiding by new rules at long last
- At least New York has a bar for bitcoin enthusiasts …..
- Maybe the crypto crowd should take a few hints from this video for new ways to make money using ChatGPT and other AI tools?
- And maybe all of us will be looking for new jobs soon?
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Dinner with Skinner
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