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Hello mastermind!

And happy Intellectual Property day! Let's celebrate the age of information with some fabulous finds from across the web πŸŽ‰

We've got you covered with 101 real world uses cases of generative AI, a snippet from Steve Jobs on the problem with great ideas, why luxury brand Balenciaga looks so bad, and more!

Big love,

Chris & the 42courses team x

P.S. Keep your eyes peeled because we're launching a BRAND NEW COURSE next week!! 
 
  • The best in class of Youtube advertising: A creative panel featuring Gary Vaynerchuk, Ogilvy New York’s CCO, Samira Ansari, and WPP’s Global CCO, Rob Reilly chat about how to use Youtube creatively.
     
  • The disease of great ideas: A young Steve Jobs explains the journey to get to a great product and why great ideas don't always become reality.
     
  • Why Coca-Cola crushed its logo: Most brands can't stand the idea of their beautiful little logo looking anything other than perfect, but Coca-cola sees the bigger picture.
     
  • Don't dress for the job you want: This snippet from the Nudge Podcast sees Richard Shotton explaining why Balenciaga looks crap, and why billionaires wear flip flops.
     
  • But....what do we DO with AI? From Google Cloud Next β€˜24, check out these 101 real-world gen AI use cases from the world's leading organisations.
8 Things That Happened On This Day - 26 April
  • 1803 - France experiences a spectacular meteor shower, validating the existence of meteorites as extraterrestrial objects 🌠
     
  • 1865 - John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded and killed by Union troops in a barn in Virginia πŸ”«
  • 1923 - Insulin becomes widely available for use by diabetics, vastly improving and extending the lives of millions πŸ’‰

  • 1954 - Jonas Salk starts the first mass trials of his polio vaccine in the United States πŸ’‰

  • 1962 - The Century 21 Exposition, also known as the Seattle World's Fair, opens its doors, featuring the iconic Space Needle πŸŽ‘

  • 1986 - Chernobyl experiences nuclear disaster, kickstarting changes in nuclear power regulations and work on renewable energy. ☒️

  • 2005 - The world’s largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, completes its first flight from Toulouse, France βœˆοΈ

  • 2015 - The Planetary Society's LightSail spacecraft, (funded by the public and Bill Nye the Science Guy) conducts its first test flight, using solar sails πŸš€

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A Satisfactory 
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