Yappin N Shxt
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Yappin N Shxt
#277 - Wait, Dial-up still exists?
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Lost Dawgs Media
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Season 2
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Episode 277
Welcome to another episode of Yappin N Shxt!
In today's episode:
- Packing for a vacation.
- Mark Zuckerberg recently offered 24-year-old Matt Deitke $250 million over four years to come work at Meta’s super intelligence lab, and he accepted.
- AI recruits for the biggest tech companies have few peers when it comes to paychecks. The closest may be sports stars. In 2021, NBA legend Steph Curry finalized a four-year, $215 million contract extension. How did we get here? The likes of Meta, Microsoft, and Alphabet have huge market caps—and, as the New York Times observed, no salary caps.
- A group of crypto bros looking to pump interest into their meme coin have taken responsibility for the recent rash of dildos thrown onto courts during WNBA games. Hopefully, the league can now keep these dildos out of their arenas. And the sex toys, too.
- AOL quietly announced that it’s pulling the plug on dial-up internet
- If your first reaction was “Dial-up still exists?”, then you’re not alone. After all, AOL has fallen a long way since it was the country’s biggest internet provider:
- In 1999, AOL had more than 18 million subscribers.
- In 2015, there were about two million AOL dial-up customers.
- By 2021, that number was in the “low thousands,” a source told CNBC.
- Dial-up persists in part because some rural areas don’t have access to affordable high-speed internet.
- If your first reaction was “Dial-up still exists?”, then you’re not alone. After all, AOL has fallen a long way since it was the country’s biggest internet provider:
- Spirit Airlines doubts it can stay in business much longer. The ultra-low-cost airline known for its bright yellow planes and bare bones flying experience has “substantial doubt” it can continue to operate over the next 12 months.
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