Toby Howell
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Warsh, too, is a pretty influential figure in corporate America historically.
He has board positions at UPS, at Coupang, which is an online retailer.
So he is very well connected in corporate America.
He's made a lot of money over time.
Again, a lot of this would be divested if he is eventually confirmed.
But it was funny to see Powell was the rich guy who became FedShare, and now the person who's replacing him is ever richer.
All right, moving on.
Amazon is stepping into the arena to compete with SpaceX, and the arena is space.
Yesterday, the company announced it's buying the satellite operator GlobalStar in a $10.8 billion deal.
The deal beats up Amazon's Leo satellite venture, which has been trying to chip away at SpaceX's Starlink domination of the skies.
GlobalStar runs a fleet of satellites owning a juicy chunk of the so-called Spectrum Resources, aka the wireless airwaves that beam the internet to your phone.
You likely have been using GlobalStar without even knowing it.
They're the reason your iPhone can send an emergency text if you're out of cell range while hiking in the woods, thanks to a deal they've struck with Apple.
Amazon has a long way to go, though, before it can go toe-to-toe with Elon's operation.
Starlink already has roughly 10,000 satellites in orbits, with 650 dedicated to connecting directly to cell phones.
My recommendation is something called Misogi.
It's a Japanese term that I first heard about from Jesse Itzler.
Now Sean Puri, who hosts My First Million, has adopted it.
Basically, Misogi is you do one hard year-defining thing within a calendar year.
So for Sean, he went from never knowing how to play piano to playing a concerto.