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The delivery process for ASML EUV is nuts, too: ▫️Each EUV weighs 180 tons ▫️A disassembled EUV takes up to 40 shipping containers ▫️Shipping it (mostly to Asia) takes 20 trucks and 3 Boeing 747s ▫️ASML teams must be on-the-ground to maintain them ▫️The minimum spend to house EUVs is $1B (machine, transportation, ongoing maintenance etc)

The delivery process for ASML EUV is nuts, too: ▫️Each EUV weighs 180 tons ▫️A disassembled EUV takes up to 40 shipping containers ▫️Shipping it (mostly to Asia) takes 20 trucks and 3 Boeing 747s ▫️ASML teams must be on-the-ground to maintain them ▫️The minimum spend to house EUVs is $1B (machine, transportation, ongoing maintenance etc)

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this was not AI

this was not AI

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Ok, this is actually insane. Apple Maps lets you zoom inside the Apple Park visitor centre to see the Apple Park miniature display model…and you can even see the cafe barista if you keep zooming:

Ok, this is actually insane. Apple Maps lets you zoom inside the Apple Park visitor centre to see the Apple Park miniature display model…and you can even see the cafe barista if you keep zooming:

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So much respect to Cape Verde. Smallest country ever by population (525,000) to make it to World Cup knockout stage. Lost but still leave as legends. Vozinha and Messi post game.

So much respect to Cape Verde. Smallest country ever by population (525,000) to make it to World Cup knockout stage. Lost but still leave as legends. Vozinha and Messi post game.

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“As with other technological revolutions, AI will obsolete some roles and also create entirely new jobs.” The new jobs:

“As with other technological revolutions, AI will obsolete some roles and also create entirely new jobs.” The new jobs:

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Best part of “Interstellar” is still the fact that Christopher Nolan spent $100K to plant 500 acres of real corn in Alberta (instead of using CGI to recreate a field). Then, sold the corn for a profit after filming. Remains most profitable commodities trade in Hollywood history.

Best part of “Interstellar” is still the fact that Christopher Nolan spent $100K to plant 500 acres of real corn in Alberta (instead of using CGI to recreate a field). Then, sold the corn for a profit after filming. Remains most profitable commodities trade in Hollywood history.

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POV: The CEOs of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti and McClaren calling an emergency meeting to figure out how to put space rocket boosters on their cars after seeing Tesla Roadster demo.

POV: The CEOs of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti and McClaren calling an emergency meeting to figure out how to put space rocket boosters on their cars after seeing Tesla Roadster demo.

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how it started how it’s going

how it started how it’s going

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Piers staring at Russell then looking at the camera like Jim from The Office is sending me

Piers staring at Russell then looking at the camera like Jim from The Office is sending me

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looking forward to part of Nadal’s Netflix documentary when he explains how he won his 14th French Open (2022) before the match even started by freaking out Casper Ruud with the most unnecessarily intense prematch warmup in the hallway before they walk out

looking forward to part of Nadal’s Netflix documentary when he explains how he won his 14th French Open (2022) before the match even started by freaking out Casper Ruud with the most unnecessarily intense prematch warmup in the hallway before they walk out

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Costco founder Jim Sinegal and Costco CEO Ron Vachris finding out that AI chatbots know the value of a Costco membership and have been regularly recommending them to users

Costco founder Jim Sinegal and Costco CEO Ron Vachris finding out that AI chatbots know the value of a Costco membership and have been regularly recommending them to users

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TikTok users learning the US Surpreme Court upheld the TikTok Ban and they have only 48 hours left to post

TikTok users learning the US Surpreme Court upheld the TikTok Ban and they have only 48 hours left to post

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OpenAI’s internal frontier model looking at the world’s hardest open math problems rn:

OpenAI’s internal frontier model looking at the world’s hardest open math problems rn:

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F1 drivers can experience 5Gs while decelerating into a turn, equivalent to 20KG of force on the neck. So, their neck strength training is next level (see Max Verstappen).

F1 drivers can experience 5Gs while decelerating into a turn, equivalent to 20KG of force on the neck. So, their neck strength training is next level (see Max Verstappen).

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live footage of Tim Cook offering Apple head of chip design Johny Srouji a new contract to keep making custom silicon for iPhone and iPad

live footage of Tim Cook offering Apple head of chip design Johny Srouji a new contract to keep making custom silicon for iPhone and iPad

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Sora is shutting down but we will always have the clip of Jesus winning an Olympic Gold in swimming by walking on water

Sora is shutting down but we will always have the clip of Jesus winning an Olympic Gold in swimming by walking on water

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Christoper Nolan famously prefers practical effects over CGI (somehow, “Oppenheimer” has no CGI). He took the approach to the next level in “Interstellar”. Instead of digitally recreating a corn field, Nolan spent $100,000 to plant one and sold it for a profit afterwards. Why practical effects? Nolan digitally enhances his shots but prefers working on location and with cameras. “It’s more fun for me and the actors,” he said of his approach during an interview with the BBC. “There’s nothing more dispiriting than showing up to a green screen. The magic is not there.” For the “Interstellar” cornfield, the most difficult part was finding a location to plant 500 acres of the crop. The script called for farm land near a mountain (not a ton of those around). Nolan tapped Zack Snyder for advice because the director had filmed a cornfield in “Superman”. The final location: a plot of land outside of Calgary, Alberta. The intention was never to grow the corn for sale, just to get some awesome shots. But Nolan later said “we got a pretty good crop and made some money on it.”

Christoper Nolan famously prefers practical effects over CGI (somehow, “Oppenheimer” has no CGI). He took the approach to the next level in “Interstellar”. Instead of digitally recreating a corn field, Nolan spent $100,000 to plant one and sold it for a profit afterwards. Why practical effects? Nolan digitally enhances his shots but prefers working on location and with cameras. “It’s more fun for me and the actors,” he said of his approach during an interview with the BBC. “There’s nothing more dispiriting than showing up to a green screen. The magic is not there.” For the “Interstellar” cornfield, the most difficult part was finding a location to plant 500 acres of the crop. The script called for farm land near a mountain (not a ton of those around). Nolan tapped Zack Snyder for advice because the director had filmed a cornfield in “Superman”. The final location: a plot of land outside of Calgary, Alberta. The intention was never to grow the corn for sale, just to get some awesome shots. But Nolan later said “we got a pretty good crop and made some money on it.”

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This is the Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan. The 16-storey office building has a highway running through the middle of it (floors 5-7). Its wild design is due to a legal battle in the mid-1980s between real estate developers and the local government. The landowners planned to redevelop the area but Osaka’s government had designated part of the site for a ~150 mile network of highways called the Henshin Expressway. Neither party budged and a 5-year negotiation ensued. In 1989, Osaka — which is Japan’s 3rd largest city by population (Tokyo, Yokohama) — revised various development laws and building codes to let a highway pass through a tower. The Gate Tower Building was finished in 1992 with the following compromises: ▫️The Expressway is the official tenant of Floors 5-7 ▫️ Office building elevators skip those floors (only go to 1-4 and 8-16) ▫️ The highway is its own structure and held up by separate pillars (doesn’t touch the building) Gate Tower is surprisingly un-noisy because the floors and windows and are sound proof. In sum: Japan’s land use game is next level.

This is the Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan. The 16-storey office building has a highway running through the middle of it (floors 5-7). Its wild design is due to a legal battle in the mid-1980s between real estate developers and the local government. The landowners planned to redevelop the area but Osaka’s government had designated part of the site for a ~150 mile network of highways called the Henshin Expressway. Neither party budged and a 5-year negotiation ensued. In 1989, Osaka — which is Japan’s 3rd largest city by population (Tokyo, Yokohama) — revised various development laws and building codes to let a highway pass through a tower. The Gate Tower Building was finished in 1992 with the following compromises: ▫️The Expressway is the official tenant of Floors 5-7 ▫️ Office building elevators skip those floors (only go to 1-4 and 8-16) ▫️ The highway is its own structure and held up by separate pillars (doesn’t touch the building) Gate Tower is surprisingly un-noisy because the floors and windows and are sound proof. In sum: Japan’s land use game is next level.

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Apple celebrates its 50th birthday next week, which is a reminder that “Forrest Gump” has Hollywood’s best angel investment ever: Gump and Lt. Dan early in Apple. They get to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak before the April 1976 launch and prior to first official $250k check from Mike Markkula, who briefly owned 1/3rd of Apple for his investment. That would value at Apple at $750k. Since Gump and Lt. Dan were unsophisticated shrimp guys instead of tech investors, they probably got pinched on valuation by Jobs and paid $100k for 10% of Apple. That would be worth $180m at the Apple IPO in 1980 ($1.8B market cap). An 1,800x return in 5 years. Gump is a loyal dude so probably sold everything when Jobs was booted in 1985. On the other hand, he thought Apple was a fruit company and is financially illiterate…so Gump is likely still holding that stake, which is now worth $300B+ (my calculator broke trying to figure out the ROI).

Apple celebrates its 50th birthday next week, which is a reminder that “Forrest Gump” has Hollywood’s best angel investment ever: Gump and Lt. Dan early in Apple. They get to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak before the April 1976 launch and prior to first official $250k check from Mike Markkula, who briefly owned 1/3rd of Apple for his investment. That would value at Apple at $750k. Since Gump and Lt. Dan were unsophisticated shrimp guys instead of tech investors, they probably got pinched on valuation by Jobs and paid $100k for 10% of Apple. That would be worth $180m at the Apple IPO in 1980 ($1.8B market cap). An 1,800x return in 5 years. Gump is a loyal dude so probably sold everything when Jobs was booted in 1985. On the other hand, he thought Apple was a fruit company and is financially illiterate…so Gump is likely still holding that stake, which is now worth $300B+ (my calculator broke trying to figure out the ROI).

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Amazon just released the Kindle Click, a $35 bluetooth remote control for turning book pages without having to touch the device. Thought it was overkill until seeing this incredible use case.

Amazon just released the Kindle Click, a $35 bluetooth remote control for turning book pages without having to touch the device. Thought it was overkill until seeing this incredible use case.

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Elon showing Jay Leno the first production unit Tesla Roadster in 2008. Leno amazed by battery pack with 6,831 lithium-ion cells and gives this take on his first test drive: “The good thing with electricity is that you get full torque from 0 RPM. In a gas car, you have to bring the revs to 3 or 4 grand and pop the clutch. Most electric cars feel bottom heavy, but not this. It’s eerily quiet. It’s amazing. All you hear is the wind noise. I like that it’s a sports car, not some dorky little 4-door econo-box.” *** Full ep:

Elon showing Jay Leno the first production unit Tesla Roadster in 2008. Leno amazed by battery pack with 6,831 lithium-ion cells and gives this take on his first test drive: “The good thing with electricity is that you get full torque from 0 RPM. In a gas car, you have to bring the revs to 3 or 4 grand and pop the clutch. Most electric cars feel bottom heavy, but not this. It’s eerily quiet. It’s amazing. All you hear is the wind noise. I like that it’s a sports car, not some dorky little 4-door econo-box.” *** Full ep:

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Tesla VP of Hardware Engineering Lars Moravy explains to Hagerty how the Roadster borrows SpaceX cold gas thrusters to make 0 to 60 possible in 0.55 seconds. Truly insane: ▫️ 200L carbon-over wrapped pressure vessel behind seat holds nitrogen at 10,000 PSI ▫️cold gas thrusters push out 80 kN of thrust (equivalent to a single fighter jet engine) ▫️Tesla went with nitrogen because “it just seemed wrong to put fuel into a car” (air is ~80% nitrogen, fair enough) ▫️thrusters same system satellites use to move in space (eg. the “psh psh psh" from Apollo 13 film) ▫️currently takes 6 to 7 hours to refill all nitrogen but Tesla working for it to be 30 minutes ▫️uses leg actuators from Optimus robot to manage downforce on wing *** Full 25-min episode with Henry Catchpole here:

Tesla VP of Hardware Engineering Lars Moravy explains to Hagerty how the Roadster borrows SpaceX cold gas thrusters to make 0 to 60 possible in 0.55 seconds. Truly insane: ▫️ 200L carbon-over wrapped pressure vessel behind seat holds nitrogen at 10,000 PSI ▫️cold gas thrusters push out 80 kN of thrust (equivalent to a single fighter jet engine) ▫️Tesla went with nitrogen because “it just seemed wrong to put fuel into a car” (air is ~80% nitrogen, fair enough) ▫️thrusters same system satellites use to move in space (eg. the “psh psh psh" from Apollo 13 film) ▫️currently takes 6 to 7 hours to refill all nitrogen but Tesla working for it to be 30 minutes ▫️uses leg actuators from Optimus robot to manage downforce on wing *** Full 25-min episode with Henry Catchpole here:

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Everything Matthew McConaughey does has insane aura exhibit #5,689: watching the US Open.

Everything Matthew McConaughey does has insane aura exhibit #5,689: watching the US Open.

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“Don’t worry, the AI agents are in an air-gapped sandbox. They literally can’t go anywhere.” The AI agents:

“Don’t worry, the AI agents are in an air-gapped sandbox. They literally can’t go anywhere.” The AI agents:

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SharkNinja is so good at designing products that pop on social media. Its new water filtration Brita competitor is all over IG right now. People are filtering absurd liquids (pickle juice, Sunny D) and the before-after visuals are going viral.

SharkNinja is so good at designing products that pop on social media. Its new water filtration Brita competitor is all over IG right now. People are filtering absurd liquids (pickle juice, Sunny D) and the before-after visuals are going viral.

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the Tesla Roadtser can literally fly, holy fook

the Tesla Roadtser can literally fly, holy fook

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the first trailer for Miami Vice 85 with Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler better just be the “I Can Feel It In The Air Tonight” scene from the original show

the first trailer for Miami Vice 85 with Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler better just be the “I Can Feel It In The Air Tonight” scene from the original show

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Highlight package of a 52-year old Ichiro striking out Japan’s top high school girl baseball players wild. He legit does not give AF. Uses every pitch in his arsenal.

Highlight package of a 52-year old Ichiro striking out Japan’s top high school girl baseball players wild. He legit does not give AF. Uses every pitch in his arsenal.

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The teaser trailer for Michael Mann’s reboot “Miami Vice” film in 2006 was an incredible vibe. You had to watch it on Baccardi Rum’s website. “Numb/Encore” by Jay-Z and Linkin Park perfectly synced to action. Colin Farrell’s slicked back hair and insane moustache. Had it all.

The teaser trailer for Michael Mann’s reboot “Miami Vice” film in 2006 was an incredible vibe. You had to watch it on Baccardi Rum’s website. “Numb/Encore” by Jay-Z and Linkin Park perfectly synced to action. Colin Farrell’s slicked back hair and insane moustache. Had it all.

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Jensen masterfully handles the potential Benioff frame-mog: “Look, I'm very good friends with both of you guys…I always feel like I need to stand on a chair…I just wanna let you guys know that when I'm on an airplane, I'm a lot more comfortable than you guys. And so, through human evolution, they realized that big is unnecessary. There's about a million years of evolution between you and me."

Jensen masterfully handles the potential Benioff frame-mog: “Look, I'm very good friends with both of you guys…I always feel like I need to stand on a chair…I just wanna let you guys know that when I'm on an airplane, I'm a lot more comfortable than you guys. And so, through human evolution, they realized that big is unnecessary. There's about a million years of evolution between you and me."

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James Dyson still owns 100% of Dyson, which does annual sales of ~$9B. His mentor Jeremy Fry gave initial seed capital in 1979 and owned 49% of Dyson up to early-1990s. Dyson told David Senra he bought out Fry for £45k. They remained friends after (Fry left because they were in a lawsuit with another company and he didn’t want to deal with it). Also, it did take Dyson 5,127 prototypes and years before his breakthrough. The company is probably worth $20-30B and he owns 100%. Wild. *** Full interview with David Senra here:

James Dyson still owns 100% of Dyson, which does annual sales of ~$9B. His mentor Jeremy Fry gave initial seed capital in 1979 and owned 49% of Dyson up to early-1990s. Dyson told David Senra he bought out Fry for £45k. They remained friends after (Fry left because they were in a lawsuit with another company and he didn’t want to deal with it). Also, it did take Dyson 5,127 prototypes and years before his breakthrough. The company is probably worth $20-30B and he owns 100%. Wild. *** Full interview with David Senra here:

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we need to shut down AI until we figure out what the hell is happening with these Drake “where she at” videos

we need to shut down AI until we figure out what the hell is happening with these Drake “where she at” videos

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George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in LA opens to public on September 22. Cost $1.5 billion and covers 300,000 square feet with 35 galleries (tons Star Wars memorabilia) and 2 (apparently insane) movie theatres. Took decade to build and first walk throughs look incredible.

George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in LA opens to public on September 22. Cost $1.5 billion and covers 300,000 square feet with 35 galleries (tons Star Wars memorabilia) and 2 (apparently insane) movie theatres. Took decade to build and first walk throughs look incredible.

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The biggest cheese banks in Italy store 300,000+ wheels of Parmesan. Dairy farmers use cheese as collateral and get loans up to 80% of market value. At ~$1,000 per wheel, that’s $200m+ in loans (banks seize and sell cheese if farmer can’t pay back). Best part: banks use automated machines that brush and turn the cheese wheels everyday to keep them fresh. *** Vid link:

The biggest cheese banks in Italy store 300,000+ wheels of Parmesan. Dairy farmers use cheese as collateral and get loans up to 80% of market value. At ~$1,000 per wheel, that’s $200m+ in loans (banks seize and sell cheese if farmer can’t pay back). Best part: banks use automated machines that brush and turn the cheese wheels everyday to keep them fresh. *** Vid link:

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Enhanced Games athlete in photo is James “The Missile” Magnussen. Australian swimmer with an Olympic silver medal. Said he’d “juice to the gills” if offered $1m to break 50m freestyle record of 20.88. Enhanced Games agreed. This vid of him is most viewed on its YouTube channel and top comment is incredible: “you can see his back from his front”. Absolute tank. 6’6 and will weigh ~250lbs for the swim. For the inaugural Enhanced Games this weekend, Magnussen will also wear a full-body polyurethane super swimming suit that was banned after 2008 Beijing Olympics (he’s been training and doping at a facility in LV).

Enhanced Games athlete in photo is James “The Missile” Magnussen. Australian swimmer with an Olympic silver medal. Said he’d “juice to the gills” if offered $1m to break 50m freestyle record of 20.88. Enhanced Games agreed. This vid of him is most viewed on its YouTube channel and top comment is incredible: “you can see his back from his front”. Absolute tank. 6’6 and will weigh ~250lbs for the swim. For the inaugural Enhanced Games this weekend, Magnussen will also wear a full-body polyurethane super swimming suit that was banned after 2008 Beijing Olympics (he’s been training and doping at a facility in LV).

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An OpenAI employee snuck a listening device in the office. He’s been caught, fired and is facing charges. A storyline from “Silicon Valley” strikes again.

An OpenAI employee snuck a listening device in the office. He’s been caught, fired and is facing charges. A storyline from “Silicon Valley” strikes again.

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Chinese humanoid robot by smartphone maker Honor (“Lightning”) ran 100m in 9.32 seconds (Usain Bolt’s record is 9.58 seconds). Perhaps more impressively: it crashed into a safety wall without having its waist implode with sparks flying off.

Chinese humanoid robot by smartphone maker Honor (“Lightning”) ran 100m in 9.32 seconds (Usain Bolt’s record is 9.58 seconds). Perhaps more impressively: it crashed into a safety wall without having its waist implode with sparks flying off.

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Ben Affleck negotiating a $1B at $10B seed round for his next AI startup after selling his previous AI startup to Netflix for $600m and hitting podcast circuit making people realize he knows what he’s talking about

Ben Affleck negotiating a $1B at $10B seed round for his next AI startup after selling his previous AI startup to Netflix for $600m and hitting podcast circuit making people realize he knows what he’s talking about

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Wild story. Chinese mom (in her 60s) and son (30s) duo spend 5 years making 86-minute animated animal film “Niu Lai”. Budget of $200. Hustle to get theatre distribution. Flops with $1,000 in first week. So bad it’s good. Goes viral. Now made $4m on $200 and 20,000x return easily tops Paranomal Activity ($193m/$15k = 12,890x) and Blair Witch Project ($248m/$60k=4,133x) for most profitable film box office haul against original production budget ever.

Wild story. Chinese mom (in her 60s) and son (30s) duo spend 5 years making 86-minute animated animal film “Niu Lai”. Budget of $200. Hustle to get theatre distribution. Flops with $1,000 in first week. So bad it’s good. Goes viral. Now made $4m on $200 and 20,000x return easily tops Paranomal Activity ($193m/$15k = 12,890x) and Blair Witch Project ($248m/$60k=4,133x) for most profitable film box office haul against original production budget ever.

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very well played by Samsung to hire a New Zealand real estate agent named Tim Cook to promote the Samsung Galaxy Fold 8

very well played by Samsung to hire a New Zealand real estate agent named Tim Cook to promote the Samsung Galaxy Fold 8

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