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Hi, today we explore: (1) DoorDash is piloting drone delivery in the US, (2) Anguilla's .ai cash cow, (3) Joe Rogan has built a gargantuan podcast. TOGETHER WITH Today's Topics Hello! Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has announced plans to [step down]( at the end of 2024 after a turbulent 4-year tenure, as the aerospace giant deals with the continuing fallout of recent [safety concerns](. Today we're exploring: - Drone home: DoorDash is piloting a drone delivery program. - Domain dominion: Anguilla is making money on ".ai" addresses. - Are you experienced? Joe Rogan's podcast is still massive. Have feedback for us? Just hit reply — we'd love to hear from you! [Read this on the web instead]( DroneDash On Friday, DoorDash announced it was piloting — quite literally — a new partnership with Alphabet’s Wing division, [testing drone delivery]( for orders at a Wendy’s in Virginia. If you don’t happen to live within 2.5 miles of the Christiansburg, VA location, this news probably won’t revolutionize your food-ordering habits overnight, but it is a sign of how seriously platforms are thinking about using drones in the highly competitive world of “last-mile logistics”. For DoorDash, the rollout builds on its pilot Wing partnership in Australia, which has expanded to 3 locations following extensive testing. Take rate tipping point DoorDash, like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and others, makes a lot of its money by charging fees — for everything from service to delivery — on its in-platform sales. In recent years, the overall take rate for its services has risen: in Q1 2019, DoorDash reported taking 8.5% of the total order volume through its platform as revenue; last year, that figure was 13%. Although it’s a long way from being a mainstream option, drone delivery would tip the balance of power even further in favor of food-ordering platforms. Indeed, it’s easy to imagine DoorDash being able to charge restaurants and hungry customers a larger fee as its delivery system gets more efficient with a fleet of drones whizzing burgers, noodles, and pizza across America at 65mph. Droning on: In 2013, Jeff Bezos [boldly predicted]( that Amazon could be drone delivering in 5 years... it has taken a lot longer, but the company does offer a limited drone service at 2 locations in California and Texas. Domaination When many people think of the Caribbean island Anguilla, their minds might typically jump to its beautiful white sand beaches, clear waters, or local food, rather than… AI. Last year, however, the 16-mile-long British overseas territory bagged a whopping $32 million from web developers looking to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom by registering their sites to Anguilla’s now-lucrative “.ai” domain — a trend that accounted for more than 10% of the nation’s GDP, per [the NYT](. .competitive Of all the top-level domains (TLDs to the website builders amongst us), “.com”, first registered in 1985 by [symbolics.com]( has long reigned supreme, reportedly taking a 46% market share of internet addresses as of [December ‘23](. Despite dot-com’s [storied influence]( on our economy and internet culture, a flurry of online entrepreneurs have turned elsewhere in recent years. Indeed, Google searches for “ai domain” overtook “.com domain” for the first time ever in June last year, with Anguilla’s government collecting between $140 and multiple thousands each time its TLD is used in a website name bought at auction. [Sponsored by RYSE]( The latest addition to the Smart Home suite The leading retailer in the distribution of Smart Home products has recently unveiled a new addition to its smart home lineup: Smart Shades. The smart shades industry is projecting double digit growth until 2033, and Best Buy has recently stocked [RYSE's patented Smart Shade tech]( in over 100 retail stores. Distribution deals with Best Buy contributed to Ring and Nest’s billion-dollar acquisitions, and RYSE is mirroring their playbook. For a limited time, [you can invest in RYSE’s vision]( of owning the billion-dollar Smart Shades industry. Since it was founded, RYSE has generated $8M+ in revenues with over 40,000 units sold, as the company capitalizes on demand for its patented technology. [Learn how you can invest in RYSE's vision*]( No average Joe Joe Rogan has been the world’s most popular podcaster for a while now — with The Joe Rogan Experience topping Spotify’s [global podcast chart]( for the 4th time in a row last year — but only recently has data revealed just how big Rogan’s following is. Figures reported by [Bloomberg]( showed that, as of last Thursday, Rogan’s show had a total of 14.5m followers on Spotify — almost triple the amount of the next most followed program, TED Talks Daily. Hot pod The figures are especially impressive when you consider that these followers have been accrued over the course of only 4 years, as the show wasn’t even on the platform before its founder signed a $100m exclusive deal in 2020, renewed just [last month]( to the tune of a reported $250m (this time without exclusive rights). Admittedly, follower numbers aren’t a perfect measure of popularity: Spotify expressed that it “represents the number of users who have decided to ‘follow’ a show on Spotify”, and not “a show’s total audience or the performance of an episode”, as not all followers will listen and not all listeners will follow. Nevertheless, Rogan’s influence extends far beyond Spotify, with 16.4m YouTube subscribers and 18.9m followers on his personal Instagram... although the demographics of his audience are more concentrated: a recent [YouGov survey]( found that 81% of Joe Rogan listeners were male, and 56% were between 18-34 years-old. More Data • American carmakers are losing $6k on every $50k electric vehicle they sell in the US, according to a [new report](. • Bronze, gold, and silver screens: the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will play out across 150+ IMAX screens in the US [this summer](. • Just as they did with Ring and Nest, [Best Buy now stocks the latest smart home innovation]( RYSE’s patented Smart Shades. RYSE’s product is currently available in over 100 Best Buy stores — and for a limited time, [you can still become a shareholder]( in the company.** • Germany’s national soccer teams are subbing out Adidas for Nike after using the German sportswear giant for more than [70 years](. **This is sponsored content. Hi-Viz • Commuter towns: mapping the [average distances]( Americans are traveling to work. • Great [viz deep dive]( on a small Indian airport’s efforts to deal with an influx of international flights for a $100m+ pre-wedding event. 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