Daniel Fell
@danfell.bsky.social
Marketing Leader, Digital and Brand Strategist, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Author and Speaker
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For years, Starbucks was often spoken about in business classes as a standalone case study … Now it’s being studied for other reasons.
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How Starbucks Came Undone
In the ’90s, it became a once-in-a-generation success. What happened?
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December 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For years, Starbucks was often spoken about in business classes as a standalone case study … Now it’s being studied for other reasons.
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If there was ever a headline that summed up 2025 perfectly, this is it.
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If there was ever a headline that summed up 2025 perfectly, this is it.
You know you’ve made it when you’re featured in @wired.com
Congrats @erictopol.bsky.social - and great read.
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Congrats @erictopol.bsky.social - and great read.
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Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
The author of ‘Super Agers’ believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You know you’ve made it when you’re featured in @wired.com
Congrats @erictopol.bsky.social - and great read.
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Congrats @erictopol.bsky.social - and great read.
www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Why is it I need to rewatch the entire West Wing series every four years just to remain sane and continue to believe in our democracy?
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Why is it I need to rewatch the entire West Wing series every four years just to remain sane and continue to believe in our democracy?
Coffe that’s packaged like perfume kind of screams pricey.
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Coffe that’s packaged like perfume kind of screams pricey.
Many streaming listeners are turning to vinyl for a renewed relationship with the music, and the artists, that they love. I’m one of them.
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The Music Trend That's Replacing Spotify And Apple Music For Some - BGR
Some music fans are opting out of the more modern ways to engage with artists they most enjoy, instead turning to vinyl records for their listening pleasure.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Many streaming listeners are turning to vinyl for a renewed relationship with the music, and the artists, that they love. I’m one of them.
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www.bgr.com/2039461/musi...
The AI era is not about replacing the human workforce entirely, but rather shifting the focus of human intelligence from execution to orchestration and judgment.
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AI agents and robots can already automate over 57% of U.S. work hours, but that doesn’t mean half of all jobs are endangered, McKinsey says | Fortune
The fastest-growing skill in U.S. job listings is “AI fluency,” seeing a sevenfold increase in two years.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The AI era is not about replacing the human workforce entirely, but rather shifting the focus of human intelligence from execution to orchestration and judgment.
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fortune.com/2025/11/25/w...
The health of the AI industry — and the wider U.S. economy — may depend on whether those businesses find enough value in AI tools to spend a lot more on the technology in coming years.
Here’s a good look at Bubble or Not …
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Here’s a good look at Bubble or Not …
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Analysis | Are we in an AI bubble? Eight charts will help you decide.
Soaring investment in artificial intelligence has triggered warnings about a risky financial bubble. These charts show reasons to be calm — or concerned.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The health of the AI industry — and the wider U.S. economy — may depend on whether those businesses find enough value in AI tools to spend a lot more on the technology in coming years.
Here’s a good look at Bubble or Not …
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Here’s a good look at Bubble or Not …
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If you’re shopping for a new health plan, the good news is there are lots of new options out there. Personally, I kind of like the Dwayne Johnson plan.
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Which of These Updated Health-Care Plans Is Right for You?
If the San Andreas Fault opens up, we’ll send Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson to help. Not to help you, specifically—he’ll just generally lend a hand in California.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you’re shopping for a new health plan, the good news is there are lots of new options out there. Personally, I kind of like the Dwayne Johnson plan.
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts...
Interesting new research out from Gallup and West Health takes a deep dive into healthcare experiences on a state-by-state basis, from best to worst in cost, quality, and access.
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How Do Americans Experience Healthcare in Their State?
New state rankings from West Health-Gallup reveal sizable differences in residents' experiences of healthcare cost, quality, and access and an urgent need for improvement in every U.S. state.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Interesting new research out from Gallup and West Health takes a deep dive into healthcare experiences on a state-by-state basis, from best to worst in cost, quality, and access.
news.gallup.com/poll/698042/...
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A growing batch of companies give customers access to whatever medical tests they want — no doctor’s orders required.
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The Rise of the ‘Just in Case’ M.R.I.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A growing batch of companies give customers access to whatever medical tests they want — no doctor’s orders required.
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Interesting idea. Will consumers embrace this, and if so, it could mark a significant milestone in AI adoption.
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Intuit to pay OpenAI over $100 million a year for model access, ChatGPT integrates with TurboTax
Intuit has struck a $100 million-plus annual deal with OpenAI to bring AI into its financial products like TurboTax and QuickBooks.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Interesting idea. Will consumers embrace this, and if so, it could mark a significant milestone in AI adoption.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/i...
“The world, at its best, no longer runs on the equation “my finished product for yours.” It runs on 21st-century networks of collaboration built on trust, not bullying.”
Great read.
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Great read.
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Opinion | Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It?
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November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“The world, at its best, no longer runs on the equation “my finished product for yours.” It runs on 21st-century networks of collaboration built on trust, not bullying.”
Great read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...?
Great read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...?
What does shopping with an AI assistant change for consumers—and for the sellers and advertisers trying to reach them?
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Are AI Chatbots Changing How We Shop?
What does shopping with an AI assistant change for consumers—and for the sellers and advertisers trying to reach them? We asked Yale SOM economist Jidong Zhou.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What does shopping with an AI assistant change for consumers—and for the sellers and advertisers trying to reach them?
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The American Dream isn’t cheap. Owning a home, raising a family, and retiring comfortably now total over $5 million across a lifetime for a household. What does the rest cost?
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Visualizing the Cost of the American Dream in 2025
What does it really cost to achieve the American Dream? We show the lifetime cost for a household, covering home ownership to raising kids.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The American Dream isn’t cheap. Owning a home, raising a family, and retiring comfortably now total over $5 million across a lifetime for a household. What does the rest cost?
www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-the-...
www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-the-...
Consumers (68%) and senior marketers (75%) expressed an increasingly positive outlook on the possibilities of generative AI this year, according to a September report from Kantar.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Consumers (68%) and senior marketers (75%) expressed an increasingly positive outlook on the possibilities of generative AI this year, according to a September report from Kantar.
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The robot became available for preorder on Oct. 28 for $20,000 for those who want to own it, and $499 per month for anyone who wants to try it out through 1X's subscription option.
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What to know about NEO, the $20,000 humanoid robot that'll do your chores
NEO, a humanoid robot that can help you with laundry and clean your home, is available for preorder.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The robot became available for preorder on Oct. 28 for $20,000 for those who want to own it, and $499 per month for anyone who wants to try it out through 1X's subscription option.
www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...
Most Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year. Here’s why.
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Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much? — Vox
Many Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Most Americans are going to have sticker shock when they sign up for health insurance this year. Here’s why.
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Last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver attempted to explain Medicare Advantage and the great advertising that promotes it.
To sum up: "All the pitfalls of private insurance, and the economic significance of novelty slippers."
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To sum up: "All the pitfalls of private insurance, and the economic significance of novelty slippers."
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Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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October 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver attempted to explain Medicare Advantage and the great advertising that promotes it.
To sum up: "All the pitfalls of private insurance, and the economic significance of novelty slippers."
youtu.be/Ejoi9yfLVCc?...
To sum up: "All the pitfalls of private insurance, and the economic significance of novelty slippers."
youtu.be/Ejoi9yfLVCc?...
New research has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities.
To be fair, also seeing AI reduce inequities, but like a lot of advances, I suspect both results can happen.
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To be fair, also seeing AI reduce inequities, but like a lot of advances, I suspect both results can happen.
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Rewards, risks with AI chatbots in chronic disease care
New research by an international team of scientists, including faculty at Yale School of Public Health, has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors
ysph.yale.edu
October 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New research has found that an AI chatbot outperformed human doctors in some tasks but also created safety risks and amplified social inequities.
To be fair, also seeing AI reduce inequities, but like a lot of advances, I suspect both results can happen.
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
To be fair, also seeing AI reduce inequities, but like a lot of advances, I suspect both results can happen.
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Apple’s subsequent success in this category — whether it’s the current MacBooks or even the rise of mobile devices like the iPhone — owes a huge debt to the PowerBook 100 series.
And I had one.
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And I had one.
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Today in Apple history: PowerBook 100 makes laptops mainstream
On October 21, 1991, Apple launched its lightweight PowerBook 100 series Macs, the most important line of laptops in company history.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Apple’s subsequent success in this category — whether it’s the current MacBooks or even the rise of mobile devices like the iPhone — owes a huge debt to the PowerBook 100 series.
And I had one.
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And I had one.
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Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
This will have a devastating impact on America's health and safety.
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This will have a devastating impact on America's health and safety.
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A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
This will have a devastating impact on America's health and safety.
bit.ly/4qhARkH
This will have a devastating impact on America's health and safety.
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Maybe the best AI cartoon ever.
October 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Maybe the best AI cartoon ever.
The Governors Public Health Alliance is the latest and so far the largest move to create an alternative public-health universe outside the federal government.
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Exclusive | Blue States Are Setting Up a Shadow Public-Health Alliance to Counter RFK Jr.
The initiative aims to help states detect and respond to disease threats in light of public-health funding cuts under President Trump.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Governors Public Health Alliance is the latest and so far the largest move to create an alternative public-health universe outside the federal government.
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
www.wsj.com/health/healt...