Cake of Canola Oil
@cake-of-canola-oil.bsky.social
Day job as a VC, here I’m just a bottle of greasy oil and a fintwit refugee
An interesting counterpoint!
If OpenAI lights $1 trillion on fire and achieves nothing of technical consequence whatsoever except for the destruction of existing US copyright and IP laws it would likely be the most effective pro-growth intervention in decades and more than easily justify spending that money.
October 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
An interesting counterpoint!
Banger
You total fuckwits
October 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Banger
Absolute banger
Marie Goldtoilette.
October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Absolute banger
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I didn’t know fiction authorship was a requirement of the job, but ok, slay VdL, slay
Today, I welcome NATO Secretary General Rutte
for a discussion on security.
We are at a moment in Russia’s war on Ukraine where decisive action on Europe’s side, in coordination with NATO, can lead to a real turning point ↓
link.europa.eu/gcqTCJ
for a discussion on security.
We are at a moment in Russia’s war on Ukraine where decisive action on Europe’s side, in coordination with NATO, can lead to a real turning point ↓
link.europa.eu/gcqTCJ
September 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I didn’t know fiction authorship was a requirement of the job, but ok, slay VdL, slay
Labour took over from the inept leadership poo poo platter of Sunak/Truss 🥬 /BoJo the Hobo/ and May - none of whom overwhelmed and The Man Who Gave Us Brexit…. And somehow Labour has found a way to convince people that “eh…at least the tories were competent”
Stunning achievement
Stunning achievement
September 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Labour took over from the inept leadership poo poo platter of Sunak/Truss 🥬 /BoJo the Hobo/ and May - none of whom overwhelmed and The Man Who Gave Us Brexit…. And somehow Labour has found a way to convince people that “eh…at least the tories were competent”
Stunning achievement
Stunning achievement
I have no idea how accurate this is because I used ChatGPT and didn’t QA it, but how cool will it be when you can do that and trust the information it creates?
September 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I have no idea how accurate this is because I used ChatGPT and didn’t QA it, but how cool will it be when you can do that and trust the information it creates?
Oh my god fuck this guy
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin on Thursday knocked the Trump administration for making deals with large corporations to avoid the full extent of its tariff policies, describing such agreements as anti-American.
Griffin asked, “Is that our country, that we’re going to favor the big and the connected?”
Griffin asked, “Is that our country, that we’re going to favor the big and the connected?”
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Oh my god fuck this guy
Fucking LOL
Intel Is Seeking an Investment From Apple as Part of Its Comeback Bid
Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially own...
www.bloomberg.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Fucking LOL
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Seeing some arguing that the Trump-Milei bromance marks a new era of geopoliticised lending.
To which I give you the Clinton-Menem love-in which had the US lending to Argentina (and leaning on the IMF to lend to Argentina) way past the point it was obviously going to default, which it duly did.
To which I give you the Clinton-Menem love-in which had the US lending to Argentina (and leaning on the IMF to lend to Argentina) way past the point it was obviously going to default, which it duly did.
September 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Seeing some arguing that the Trump-Milei bromance marks a new era of geopoliticised lending.
To which I give you the Clinton-Menem love-in which had the US lending to Argentina (and leaning on the IMF to lend to Argentina) way past the point it was obviously going to default, which it duly did.
To which I give you the Clinton-Menem love-in which had the US lending to Argentina (and leaning on the IMF to lend to Argentina) way past the point it was obviously going to default, which it duly did.
Genuinely curious if industry decisions like this will have any impact on policy outcomes
Exxon pauses European plastic recycling plans over draft EU rules
ExxonMobil is pausing 100 million euros ($118.4 million) of investment in European plastic recycling because of draft EU rules that determine the recycled content in a final product.
www.reuters.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Genuinely curious if industry decisions like this will have any impact on policy outcomes
Calling infighting a “caricature” of the left is the rough equivalent of the right claiming that them working in the interests of the wealthy is a “caricature”
These aren’t bugs they’re features.
These aren’t bugs they’re features.
Scottish branches of 'Your Party' write to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana demanding some "transparency and respect" from their co-leaders.
"We must all deescalate, work together, and reject temptations to intensify hostility... [so] the worst caricatures of the left can be overcome"
"We must all deescalate, work together, and reject temptations to intensify hostility... [so] the worst caricatures of the left can be overcome"
September 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Calling infighting a “caricature” of the left is the rough equivalent of the right claiming that them working in the interests of the wealthy is a “caricature”
These aren’t bugs they’re features.
These aren’t bugs they’re features.
Well that’s Valentine’s Day sorted for me… 🤮 🤢
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Well that’s Valentine’s Day sorted for me… 🤮 🤢
Normally the ads in taxis are for consumer products. This is how you know there was a defense conference in town recently
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Normally the ads in taxis are for consumer products. This is how you know there was a defense conference in town recently
Holy shit what?
Huge missed headline opportunity here. Microbial life on Mars?
It’s a God awful small affair.
www.earth.com/news/nasa-an...
It’s a God awful small affair.
www.earth.com/news/nasa-an...
NASA announces discovery of life on Mars with high degree of confidence
NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the Red Planet.
www.earth.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Holy shit what?
This seems less about AI and more about employees not being able to tell the CEO “you’re processed make me do some really dumb stuff, repeatedly and manually but if I tell you that you might want less employees”
September 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This seems less about AI and more about employees not being able to tell the CEO “you’re processed make me do some really dumb stuff, repeatedly and manually but if I tell you that you might want less employees”
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So stuff about this, which may be obvious to corp people but not to noncorp people.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executives Rattled by Campaigns to Derail For-Profit Restructuring
Leaders at the world’s most valuable startup have discussed the last-ditch prospect of moving out of California if regulators complicate OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company.
www.wsj.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
So stuff about this, which may be obvious to corp people but not to noncorp people.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Just as an aside, you know he fucking wouldn’t.
Bessent versus Pulte in Politico: "'Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me? Fuck you,' Bessent told Pulte. 'I’m gonna punch you in your fucking face.'"
‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F---ing Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival
The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
www.politico.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Just as an aside, you know he fucking wouldn’t.
This is the kind of thing that makes me sad about BlueSky. One would think there’d be at least a couple of interesting threads about this…but no.
Klarna aims to raise up to $1.27bn as it revives New York IPO on.ft.com/45L4O4C
Klarna aims to raise up to $1.27bn as it revives New York IPO
Fintech relaunches plan to go public less than 6 months after abandoning attempt amid market turmoil
on.ft.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This is the kind of thing that makes me sad about BlueSky. One would think there’d be at least a couple of interesting threads about this…but no.
AE confirmed that its ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney was a roaring success. The clothing company said the jeans promoted by Ms Sweeney, an actress, had sold out within a week, despite an online backlash about the ad mentioning her “genes”. Quarterly revenue far exceeded analysts’ expectations.
a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "
ALT: a rainbow and a star with the words " i know you know "
media.tenor.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
AE confirmed that its ad campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney was a roaring success. The clothing company said the jeans promoted by Ms Sweeney, an actress, had sold out within a week, despite an online backlash about the ad mentioning her “genes”. Quarterly revenue far exceeded analysts’ expectations.
This is a great article to understand the concept of value vs cash
The Financial Hack That Built the Eagles Into the NFL’s Super Team
Philadelphia begins its title defense with a lineup stacked with star players—a high-priced roster it can only afford because of a contract loophole that allows it to punt costs deep into the future.
www.wsj.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is a great article to understand the concept of value vs cash
Is this how you bipartisan?
September 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Is this how you bipartisan?
Is it bad that it kinda looks like a downhill ski slope? 🎿
September 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Is it bad that it kinda looks like a downhill ski slope? 🎿