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• Substack being sub-par for Twitter? 🐦

• Tesla is having a black-friday sale! 💵

• Samsung’s in a chip crunch! 💾

Substack being sub-par for Twitter? 🐦

Oh boy, it looks like Twitter and Substack are having a bit of a spat! Twitter has been embargoing Substack from its platform by first blocking people who use Substack from embedding tweets into their stories, then stopping folks from liking or retweeting Substack links and finally slapping the same restrictions on the official Substack account. Yikes!

So, what's the deal? This new twist comes just as Substack launches its Notes feature which is a bit like Twitter’s feed but within the newsletter platform which seems to have ruffled Twitter’s feathers which they did not take it lightly.

Now, Twitter's redirecting searches for "Substack" to "newsletter" – talk about a passive-aggressive move, right? This sneaky maneuver is blocking even the word "substack" in URL slugs, making it pretty hard to find articles about the platform on Twitter.

But hey, we've got a sneaky tip for you – if you want to share a Substack link on Twitter, try using a redirected URL. It's like a secret handshake, just between us. Wink, wink!

Tesla is having a black-friday sale! 💵

Tesla's playing the old Price Wars game, slashing prices to fuel their sales! They've been cutting prices like a chef with a hot knife since last fall. Just when you thought they were done, bam!

Now, Tesla's wielding its price-cutting sword once more, chopping $5,000 off the Model S and Model X. Oh, and the Model 3 and Model Y? They're getting $1,000 and $2,000 haircuts, too. Not too shabby, huh?

Samsung’s in a chip crunch! 💾

Samsung's feeling the chip crunch! The world's biggest memory chip maker is cutting back on production as global demand takes a nosedive, leading to a whopping 96% drop in first-quarter profits.

This chip-tastrophe started when smartphone and PC makers went on a chip-buying spree during lockdowns. Fast forward to today, and consumers are cutting back on big purchases as the cost of living crisis bites. Samsung's now feeling the pinch, along with fellow chip-makers SK Hynix and Micron Technology.

The blame's on a slow global economy and less demand post-Covid. Samsung's operating profits took a nosedive from $10.6 billion last year to just $454 million in January-March. Ouch!

☄️ Asteroids ☄️

Japan's getting chatty with AI as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, discussing local expansion.

Tinder's flirting with the idea of a $500/month subscription called "Tinder Vault" catering to wealthy but charisma-challenged individuals seeking a leg up in the dating game.

iPhone 15 Pro seems to be the ultimate show-off at least according to leaks revealing super-thin bezels and a svelte notch for an all-screen experience.

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