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Hi friends, thanks for reading Newley’s Notes.
It’s been a busy week.
First off, earlier today a colleague and I recorded a Facebook Live video in which we discussed the ramifications of India’s new budget, presented yesterday.
So far it’s been viewed more than 35,000 times.
Before we get going, an administrative note: There will be no Newley’s Notes next week. I’ll be back the week of Feb. 13, though. Try not to miss me.
Here we go:
WHAT I WROTE IN THE WSJ
–What Tim Cook Said About Apple’s Big Plans for India. The story begins:
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook says India’s move to replace its largest-denomination bank notes with newly designed ones has presented a challenge in India, but the tech giant is still bullish on sales growth in the South Asian nation.
–What the White House Said About Its Plans for H–1B Visas. The story begins:
Tighter restrictions on skilled worker visas to the U.S. could come via both executive action by President Donald Trump and via Congressional moves, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday.
–Vodafone in Talks to Merge Indian Unit With Idea Cellular. The story begins:
Vodafone Group PLC’s India unit is in talks to merge with rival Idea Cellular Ltd., a move that would combine two of India’s three wireless biggest carriers and catapult the proposed company into the top ranks of the global telecommunications industry.
WHAT I WROTE AT NEWLEY.COM
– ‘Arrival’: Yes, It’s That Good. Some brief thoughts on this year’s hit alien invasion thriller.
– Book Notes: ‘The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century,’ by George Friedman. An interesting read.
5 ITEMS THAT ARE WORTH YOUR TIME THIS WEEK:
1) “Ten Meter Tower.” That’s the name of a short New York Times film designed to “capture people facing a difficult situation, to make a portrait of humans in doubt.” Would you jump?
2) Find of the decade: an antique Ferrari in an L.A. apartment. “If Indiana Jones was a car guy, this would be the plot line for his next film.” What a car. And what a strange story.
3) Reminder: filter bubbles exist. With the momentous stories emerging from Washington, a reminder to visit our excellent WSJ interactive “Blue Feed, Red Feed.” It’ll give you a taste of how events are being viewed through filters on the left and the right.
4) Tool of the week: Facebook, without the addictive newsfeed. Speaking of the world’s biggest social network, with this Chrome extension, you can post items to the platform and check updates, but you won’t be sucked into the FB vortex.
5) Headline of the week: “I tried the caffeine bracelet that promises to be the next best thing to a coffee IV drip.”
NEWLEY’S NOTES SHOUTOUTS
More love for the shoelaces video, which I featured in NN80. Julie M. writes in to say:
I have to laugh b/c I had forgotten that I’d gotten the shoe-tying video from your Notes and sure enough, at my son’s bday party last night, I found myself tying many shoes and I did that trick and it worked!!
Took my brain a second each time, but it was awesome. Now if I could just teach them to do it themselves…
What’d I miss? Send me links, rants, raves, juicy news scoops and anything else! My email: n@newley.com
Thanks for reading.
Love,
Newley