π #95: Walmart and 8.8 mln metric tons
Violent crime in the US fell 15% in the first quarter of 2024.
hi,
βοΈ 1. Boeing delivered 24 commercial jets in May, down 50% from a year earlier.
π 2. Violent crime in the US fell 15% in the first quarter of 2024, with murders and rape offenses down 26%, and robberies down 18%.
π³π΄ 3. Norway discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of rare earth metals, containing ~8.8 million metric tons.
πΊ 4. Singapore Airlines is compensating passengers affected by deadly turbulence with at least $10,000 for injured flyers and $750 for everyone on board.
π 5. Walmart will add electronic shelf labels to 2,300 stores by 2026, reducing the time to change prices from two days to a few minutes.
Data breaches: the only time companies share something valuable with their customers for free.
Youβre the best,
Briefdose
PS. Ou la la: French app developer Voodoo acquired BeReal for β¬500 mln while French AI startup Mistral AI added $640 mln in series B funding reaching $6 bln in valuation. On the other side of the Ocean, Amazon that previously adds $2.75 bln to Anthropic bringing the total stake to $ 4 bln, commits $1.4 bln to build 14,000 affordable homes in Seattle, Nashville, and Washington. And General Motors which market cap is 1/10th of Tesla announced board approval for a new $6 bln stock buyback plan.