I had to write this in BOLD, I am falling in love with this quote from Charlie Munger.
Find a simple idea and take it seriously.
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So, guess what? Quantum computers finally got their act together, scientists distilled “magic states” in logical qubits after two decades, meaning someday they might actually, you know, work.
And because tech wasn’t enough, let’s sprinkle in politics: Russia launched 42 drone strikes on Ukrainian draft offices just as peace talks kicked off in Istanbul, nothing like showing up uninvited to a mixer with missiles. Over in the U.S., Trump got busy signing new executive orders (what are they this time? Who knows!)
In corporate news, AWS introduced “agentic AI” that can juggle multi-step tasks across apps like your hyperactive intern; they call it the next leap in automation while preferably skipping the coffee breaks. Over at Google, “Big Sleep” is now snooping out dormant domains to combat phishing, because fake websites are just too lazy to even hack properly these days.
And finally, in “robots are coming for your job” trending content, a humanoid Unitree H1 robot freaked out and went full WWE, thrashing its limbs, knocking a crane over, and nearly taking out the camera crew, proof that even robot fighters need anger management.
So yeah: AI gets smarter, robots throw tantrums, drone wars keep flying and democracy gets... firmware'd. Just another week on Planet Earth. 🌍🚨
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Are you ready to step off the Treadmill?That’s where the Growth Radar comes in.
Originally a tech tool, the radar concept works for anything: growth, capability, innovation.
It helps teams:
Focus on what matters
Prioritize investments and efforts
Align internally and with clients
Talk about the future — not just the now
The radar uses rings like:
Assess – Needs exploration
Trial – Worth piloting
Adopt – Ready to scale
Hold – Keep and potentially grow
Sunset – Time to stop
Pro tip: Don’t organize it like your org chart — that’s a fast track to politics, not progress.
The real power? It creates dialogue. Shared understanding. Strategic clarity.
Even skeptics like Alex came around — and renamed it Capability Radar to better reflect the team’s focus.
Because getting off the treadmill is just the beginning.
Making progress takes structure — and a shared map.
🧓This Day In History: 23.07.1903
Ford Motor Company sold its first automobile, a Ford Model A; five years later it introduced the hugely influential Model T.
INTERESTING READSNot long ago, French fries in India felt as exotic as a unicorn burger, imported and reserved for upscale chains. But fast-forward to 2023–24, and India flipped the script: exporting 135,877 tonnes of frozen fries worth ₹1,478.7 crore, outpacing its own consumption of around 100,000 tonnes per year
Gujarat, producing only ~7% of India's potatoes, has become a hub for processing giants like HyFun Foods, Iscon Balaji Foods, and McCain Foods, exporting fries to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Japan, and Taiwan. High-yield varieties and contract farming with thousands of farmers have boosted efficiency, with 1.8 kg of potatoes yielding 1 kg of fries.
✅ What’s the take away here?
This isn’t just about snacks, it’s a blueprint for agricultural transformation!
Contract farming is a win-win: Farmers get guaranteed prices and buyers secure consistent quality and yield. Farm laws would have given that but vested politics also from Canadian lobies derailed it with some nasty left wing academicians.
In a groundbreaking UK trial, eight healthy babies were born using a pioneering IVF technique that combines DNA from three people to prevent rare mitochondrial diseases. This process involves transferring the nucleus from the parents' fertilized egg into a donor egg with healthy mitochondria, resulting in an embryo with 99.9% parental DNA and 0.1% donor mitochondrial DNA.
Between 22 women undergoing treatment, these eight births, four boys and four girls (including identical twins), mark a 36% success rate. All eight babies are developing normally, with no signs of mitochondrial disease. Even in rare cases where small traces of abnormal mitochondrial DNA were detected, levels remain below thresholds linked to illness
🌍 Why It Matters
A lifeline for high-risk families: For women with mitochondrial mutations that make all their eggs dangerous, no amount of preimplantation testing can guarantee a healthy child, until now.
Genetic medicine with limits: This isn’t gene editing; it’s carefully replacing faulty mitochondria while preserving the parents’ nuclear DNA, an approach less invasive than altering fundamental traits.
PODCASTS THIS WEEKJust finished listening to Indra Nooyi on The Knowledge Project podcast, and I’m genuinely inspired. A few thoughts and takeaways that stayed with me:
Her journey from Chennai to the boardroom of Amazon is nothing short of extraordinary. She came from a modest, disciplined upbringing and rose to become one of the most influential CEOs in the world. Her move to the U.S. for Yale at a time when few Indian women took that leap shows her fearlessness early on.
At PepsiCo, she led with bold clarity. Her “Performance with Purpose” philosophy prioritised long-term health, sustainability, and responsible business even when Wall Street wasn’t always aligned.
What struck me the most was her leadership style. She walked the factory floors, spoke directly with employees, and deeply believed in listening at every level. She said something powerful: “You don’t run a company from a spreadsheet—you run it by understanding your people.”
She was also deeply human. As a mother and wife, she was honest about the guilt, the trade-offs, and the constant juggle. She didn’t sugarcoat the difficulty but rather showed how important a support system is in enabling women to lead at the highest levels.
Her reflections on Steve Jobs and Costco’s CEO were fascinating. Her conversations with Jobs on indulgence vs. wellness showed her clarity on where she wanted to take PepsiCo. Her admiration for Costco’s values-first culture showed how aligned leadership can drive both purpose and profit.
Even now, on Amazon’s board, she continues to bring strategic insight and mentorship to the next generation of leaders.
Listening to her made me reflect not just on leadership and career, but on values, empathy, and the importance of walking the floor. Highly recommend this episode.
During Jupiter’s brutal radiation belt crossings, JunoCam began malfunctioning, images turned grainy and streaked after its 47th orbit. With no physical technician available, NASA engineers remotely triggered an “annealing” process in December 2023: they cranked up the camera’s internal heater to 25°C (77°F), mimicking a microscopic repair technique used on Earth.
The result? Crisp, clear images in time for the December 30, 2023 flyby of Io, revealing volcanic landscapes in breathtaking detail. Although radiation damage briefly returned by orbit 74, this proof-of-concept prompted NASA to apply annealing to multiple instruments, boosting long-term mission resilience.
🌟 Why It Matters
This isn’t just a photo fix—it’s a game changer:
Extends deep-space missions: Such self-healing methods help probes stay operational longer in radioactive environments.
Reduces mission risk & cost: No need for backup hardware or early termination due to damage.
Benefits future spacecraft: Techniques like this can safeguard satellites around Jupiter, nuclear zones, orbits, and beyond.
NASA just showed that even 370 million miles away, a little “space spa treatment” can make a cosmic difference.
With rising geopolitical tensions, German defense startups like Helsing, Quantum Systems, and Alpine Eagle are thriving. Spurred by Russian aggression and Europe’s €800 billion Readiness 2030 initiative, investment in these startups jumped from $62M in 2022 to over €600M in 2024.
These agile firms develop AI-powered drones, autonomous fighter pilots, and submarine-tracking gliders, many already used in Ukraine. Helsing, now valued at €12B, leads with systems that resist electronic warfare and simulate real combat.
🌟 Why It Matters
Tech-driven startups are replacing old defense giants, bringing innovation, speed, and AI-powered capabilities to the battlefield. This shift ensures Europe’s strategic independence, reduces reliance on the US, and modernizes its defense for future conflicts. The rise of these startups is also creating a new economic engine, making defense a high-growth tech sector.
Some more stuff to tickle your brains!🚘Tesla loses its charm for India's loyalists, even as Musk finally delivers - Tesla's debut in India has not convinced its early backers, who waited for the company to enter the market for nearly a decade.
🍄Psilocybin shows anti-aging properties in early study - The psychedelic psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, slows certain hallmarks of aging in human cells and older mice, a lab study suggests.
🤖Elon Musk: We’re going to make Baby Grok @xAI, an app dedicated to kid-friendly content
🎥YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others. The count is as high as 11,000 channels
💉New injectable targets and kills belly fat: the world's very first injection that triggers programmed fat-cell death in a targeted area
🧠 Trivia of the Week: The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches taller in summer due to the expansion of iron in the heat— Paris isn't just hot, it's stretching!Wishing you a productive week ahead!
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