Hello, oh wonderful you!

Have you seen all the wildly fun an exciting things we've done with AI on our platform?

Of course, it's not about AI, it's about you, and giving you a more personalised experience when you learn. I made a quick video to explain it all, check it out below.

And otherwise, congratulations on making it to Friday! We hope you enjoy the weekend reads, and have a marvellous day.

Big love,
Chris & the 42courses team

• An answer to Byron Sharp on how else brands grow: Byron Sharp, the dark lord of branding, has reigned, unchallenged, on the wisdom of how brands grow, but a new report is making waves...
   
• The World's Best Brands of 2024: If you're a brand nerd, you might want to take a look at this definitive report on which brands have become the most popular this year.
   
• Guess who else got nervous before public speaking: Yes, in this delightfully candid video, you get a sneak peek at just how nervous the great Steve Jobs got before a public appearance.
   
• Every book ever published, stored here: In one of his fascinating "things you might not know" videos, Tom Scott explains the British Library.
   
• AI and Everything Else: For one of the most entertaining and informative talks on AI as we know it, please enjoy Benedict Evans' annual presentation on what's cutting edge.

• 1386 - Heidelberg University is founded in what is now modern-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 🎓
   
• 1776 - In a bar decorated with bird tails in Elmsford, New York, a customer requests a glassful of “those cock tails” from bartender Betsy Flanagan. 🍸
   
• 1867 - The United States takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia, after paying $7.2 million in the Alaska Purchase. 🗺️
   
• 1878 - Thomas Edison makes electricity available for household use. 💡
   
• 1892 - The first commercial long-distance phone line opens, connecting Chicago and New York. ☎️
   
• 1921 - Charles Strite is granted US patent #1,394,450 for his invention of the automatic pop-up toaster. 🍞
   
• 1922 - The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is founded, later known as the British Broadcasting Corporation. 📻
   
• 1955 - The antiproton, the antiparticle of the proton, is discovered at the University of California by physicists Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain, earning them the 1959 Nobel Prize for Physics. ⚛️
   
• 1961 - New York's Museum of Modern Art displays Henri Matisse's painting "Le Bateau" upside down, taking 47 days and 116,000 visitors before someone notices. 🎨