📉 U.S. Population Growth Crashed to an All-Time Low

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Why U.S. Population Growth Just Crashed to an All-Time Low. The U.S. population grew at the slowest pace in history in 2021, according to census data released last week. That news sounds extreme, but it's on trend. First came 2020, which saw one of the lowest U.S. population-growth rates ever. And now we… (Derek Thompson / The Atlantic)

Derek Thompson @DKThomp

I wrote about America in the Demographic Danger Zone. A nation grows in three, and only three, ways: births, deaths, and immigration. The U.S. has too many deaths, and not enough immigrants. and fewer-than-desired births. And all trending the wrong way.

theatlantic.comWhy U.S. Population Growth Just Crashed to an All-Time LowA country grows or shrinks in three ways.

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A Wave Of Billion-Dollar Language AI Startups Is Coming. See here for the first part of this article series: Language Is The Next Great Frontier In AI Language is at the heart of human intelligence. It therefore is and must be at the heart of our efforts to build artificial intelligence. No sophisticated… (Rob Toews / Forbes)

Hilary Mason @hmason

For once, a headline I actually agree with.

Forbes Tech @ForbesTech

A Wave Of Billion-Dollar Language AI Startups Is Coming https://t.co/xe08Ay0krV https://t.co/EO6Wg0Kva2

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Morning Brew tops 4 million newsletter subscribers as it looks to expand with M&A. Morning Brew's primary newsletter has surpassed 4 million subscribers after hitting 3 million just eight months ago. Morning Brew generated about $50 million in revenue in 2021, during what's been a boom time for newsletters. (Alex Sherman / CNBC)

Austin Rief ☕️ @austin_rief

"Morning Brew is ready for adulthood"

cnbc.comMorning Brew tops 4 million newsletter subscribers as it looks to expand with M&AMorning Brew has more than 4 million newsletter subscribers as it hunts for acquisitions to grow the company.

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The Most Shocking Moment in Oscars History. This year's Oscars had a slightly chaotic air to them from the start, with awards choppily edited in from earlier in the night, three hosts awkwardly trading off zingers, and bizarre fan-voted prizes given to the films of Zack Snyder. But nothing… (David Sims / The Atlantic)

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

"Love will make you do crazy things." Will Smith tearfully accepted his Best Actor Academy Award just moments after hitting Chris Rock on live television for making a joke about his wife. @davidlsims on the most shocking moment in Oscars history:

on.theatln.tcThe Most Shocking Moment in Oscars HistoryWill Smith hit Chris Rock. Then he won a trophy for Best Actor.

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Elon Musk Says He's Thinking About Creating a Social Media Platform. Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, said in tweets that he is giving serious thought to creating a social media platform because Twitter is “failing to adhere to free speech principle.” “Given that Twitter serves as the… (Chester Yung / Bloomberg)

Bloomberg @business

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a series of tweets that he's giving serious thought to creating a social media platform because Twitter is “failing to adhere to free speech principle”

trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?

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