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Biz Analyst Club Newsletter

by The Business Model Analyst

Hello, Biz Enthusiasts!
Peloton is using AI to sell dusty treadmills and Amazon is teaching humanoid robots to leap out of vans like package-delivering ninjas. Meanwhile, Uber is simplifying rides for seniors, and Meta is paying billions to keep a nuclear plant alive (not a joke). Let’s dive in. ☕👇

Hot Takes 🚀

1. Peloton Launches AI-Powered Marketplace for Used Bikes 🚲💸
Peloton is now helping users sell their workout regrets — with AI. The new “Repowered” platform suggests prices, shows each bike’s history, and gives discounts on new gear. It’s Craigslist, but in lycra.
👉 Check out Peloton’s plan to ride again

2. Cursor's AI Coding Startup Hits $9.9B Valuation 💻🚀
Cursor, the AI coding assistant by Anysphere, just raised $900M — with $500M+ in ARR and a firm no thanks to OpenAI’s acquisition offer. Not bad for a 3-year-old startup that turns “vibes” into code.
👉 Meet the AI dev tool that told OpenAI to buzz off

3. Amazon’s Delivery Bots Might Soon Jump Out of Vans 🤖📦
Amazon is testing humanoid robots that could leap from delivery vans to drop off your packages. Great news for efficiency. Bad news if you’re home alone and the doorbell rings and a robot shows up.
👉 Peek inside Amazon’s humanoid test lab

4. Uber Launches Simpler App for Seniors 🚗👵
Uber just launched "Senior Accounts" with bigger buttons, fewer screens, and ride updates for family. Bonus: seniors can pay with their Medicare Flex card. It’s like Uber, but with reading glasses.
👉 How Uber is helping Grandma get to brunch

5. Meta Is Powering AI with... Nuclear Reactors? ⚛️💡
Meta just signed a 20-year deal to keep an Illinois nuclear plant running. Why? AI is thirsty — and clean energy is cool again. If you thought Instagram reels were powerful, just wait.
👉 Why Meta is going nuclear (literally)

Quick Hits 📰

• China Builds Its Own AI Chips: With Nvidia cut off, Alibaba, Tencent & Baidu are switching to local semiconductors.
  👉 China’s AI backup plan is already in motion

• ChatGPT for Business Gets Serious: OpenAI adds Dropbox, SharePoint integrations and AI meeting tools.
  👉 See how ChatGPT wants to run your office

• Reddit Sues Anthropic Over Data Scraping: It claims Anthropic hit Reddit 100,000+ times for training data.
  👉 Reddit’s AI lawsuit just got spicy

• Helly Hansen Bought for $900M: Wrangler and Lee’s parent company is going full outdoorsy.
  👉 Why denim is hiking into the performance market

• AI Now Powers 74% of New Web Pages: A new Ahrefs study says human-written content is now the minority.
  👉 Is your next Google result written by a bot?

• WWDC Preview: Big iOS Redesign Incoming: Apple might reveal the most drastic iOS changes since 2013.
  👉 What to expect at WWDC 2025

• Drone Delivery Expands to 5 More Cities: Walmart & Wing are scaling drone drop-offs to Atlanta, Houston & more.
  👉 How retail is taking to the skies

• Digg Is Back — and Charging $5 to Keep Out Bots: OG social news site Digg just relaunched with a $5 early-access fee. Founders Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian say it’s about building community, not profit.
  👉 See why Digg’s making a comeback (and what $5 gets you)

• Dawn Aerospace Now Selling Space Planes: The Aurora is the first privately purchasable near-space aircraft.
  👉 Yes, you can now buy a spaceplane

• New Study: AI Creates Jobs (Not Kills Them): PwC says AI-exposed roles actually saw wage and hiring growth.
  👉 6 AI myths that just got busted

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Thinking of reselling your treadmill with AI pricing while a robot hops out of a van to hand you a package? Same. Between grandma getting Uber rides and Meta going nuclear (literally), it’s clear: the future’s not coming — it already left the driveway. Buckle up, charge your spaceplane, and keep your startup ideas weird.

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