💰 The $200B Copper Grab Has Begun

Biz Analyst Club Newsletter

by The Business Model Analyst

Hello, Biz Enthusiasts!
Microsoft just turned AI into your new favorite shopping assistant (sorry, Amazon), a trading bot made $131K from $63 (teach us your ways), and Meta’s building a nuclear-powered AI god in Ohio. Meanwhile, Hasbro’s best new game is CEO Simulator—and kids crashed the phone lines on Christmas. Also, a mining megamerger is back on the table because... copper is the new gold? Let’s dig in. Before the bots do. 👇

Hot Takes 🚀

1. Rio Tinto + Glencore = Mining's $200B Power Play ⛏️🔋
Megamergers are back, and this one’s all about copper. Rio Tinto and Glencore are in talks to form the world’s biggest miner. Why now? The AI boom, EVs, and data centers are driving copper demand into overdrive.
👉 The copper-fueled return of mining megadeals

2. Meta’s Prometheus AI Will Run on Nuclear Power 💥⚛️
Zuck isn’t just chasing AI superintelligence—he’s powering it with nukes. Meta signed deals with three nuclear firms to fuel its Prometheus supercluster, set to go live in 2026. Bonus twist? One of the providers is backed by Sam Altman.
👉 Meta’s AI is going nuclear. Literally.

3. Microsoft Turns Copilot Into a Shopping Mall 🛒🤖
Microsoft just added checkout features to Copilot chats. You can now complete purchases inside the chat, with no need to visit the retailer’s site. With Shopify, Stripe, and Etsy already onboard, this move puts Microsoft directly in Amazon’s lane—and retailers in a bind.
👉 How Microsoft is quietly eating e-commerce

4. A $63 Trading Bot Just Made $131,000 🤯💹
On Polymarket, a bot turned $63 into $131K in a month by playing both sides of volatile markets and exiting losers fast. Its secret? Hundreds of trades per minute and 95%+ win rates. Wall Street quants are jealous. Retail traders are crying.
👉 Inside the bot that cracked Polymarket

5. Hasbro’s New CEO Training Game Isn’t Sold in Stores 🎲👔
Hasbro created “Toy Tycoon,” a board game to train future execs. Players act as toy CEOs and make real-time biz decisions—like choosing between plush toys or gaming licenses. It’s like Monopoly, but with your job on the line.
👉 How Hasbro gamified executive training

Strategy Deep Dive

Quick Hits 📰

• AI Is Now Mining Trash for Treasure ♻️💡
  Recycling plants are using AI to detect and extract valuable materials from garbage. Trash just got an upgrade.
  👉 How AI is turning garbage into gold

• World’s Smallest Robots Swim on Light 💡🤏
  Scientists created autonomous nanobots smaller than a grain of sand. They move, sense, and even “dance.”
  👉 Microscopic robots are here—and they wiggle

• Amazon Now Flags 'Low-Time Badgers' 🏢👀
  Amazon launched a dashboard to track how long employees are actually spending in the office. Big Brother vibes intensify.
  👉 The surveillance metrics behind Amazon’s RTO crackdown

• Joby Doubles Down on Air Taxis in Ohio 🚁✈️
  Joby just bought a massive new factory in Ohio as it gears up to produce eVTOLs—and possibly beat its rivals to FAA approval.
  👉 Joby’s race to build the future of flight

• WBD Rejects Paramount (Again), Chooses Netflix 📺💰
  Warner Bros Discovery is sticking with its $72B Netflix deal, ignoring Paramount’s repeated offers.
  👉 The Hollywood drama behind the megadeal

• IMAX Crushed Theaters in 2025 🍿📈
  While AMC and Cinemark floundered, IMAX had a record $1.28B box office year—thanks to premium experiences.
  👉 Why IMAX is the last theater stock standing

• GM Takes $6B Hit on EV Plans 🚘📉
  GM is writing down $6B from its EV business after canceling contracts and scaling back production.
  👉 Why GM’s EV strategy just hit a wall

• Tin Can “Landline” for Kids Crashed on Christmas 📞🎄
  A $75 kid phone called Tin Can went viral… and then crashed due to overload. Facebook parenting groups, rejoice.
  👉 The retro-tech toy that parents love (when it works)

• AI Productivity = More Jobs? 🤔💼
  Some economists believe AI-driven productivity could lead to more employment, not less.
  👉 Why AI might not steal your job

• E.U. + South America = 700M-Person Free-Trade Zone 🌎📦
  The EU and Mercosur finally agreed on a free-trade pact, creating one of the world’s largest markets.
  👉 The massive trade deal that cuts out the U.S.

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