Meta bought a social media platform…made by and for AI.
Oil prices continue to go insane.
Do you ever look at a camel and think “that thing would be way hotter if its hump was bigger”?
Markets
PAST WEEK | YEAR-SO-FAR | |
|---|---|---|
Nasdaq | -0.5% | -4.9% |
S&P500 | -0.6% | -3.3% |
MSCI Emerging Markets | -0.1% | +1.0% |
Bitcoin* | +9.1% | -17.2% |
Ethereum* | +11.7% | -27.0% |
Stock of the week: | +57.4% | -23.7% |
Crypto of the week: | +50.0% | +26.0% |
*Source: CoinGecko.com As of 10:38PM March 15, 2026
World news
Top news stories of the past week
1) Meta bought Moltbook: The social media giant formerly known as Facebook just spent an undisclosed sum to acquire Moltbook, a “social network” built for “AI agents”. If that confuses you, join the club. Basically it’s a website specifically designed for AI agents to interact with each other. On this platform, the agents have gone as far as starting their own religion (Crustafarianism) and laid out plans to end the human race (great).

2) Oil prices are a rollercoaster: After rising by over 100% in less than three months and falling by 30% in two days, oil prices are back up by 25% in less than a week. With the war in the middle east choking supply, while Trump calls the war “over” (really?) the market is all over the place. Expect chaos to continue.

3) AI is frying our brains: The utopian promise of AI is that we’ll be free from boring, meaningless work, getting to focus on fulfilling creative pursuits - to use all of our brain. Seems like we’re actually just frying our brain entirely! A recent study by Boston Consulting Group had participants oversee multiple AI agents as they completed tasks. This saw the participants struggling to concentrate, something the study’s authors call “AI brain fry”. This timeline is getting more concerning.

Top WEIRD stories of the past week
1) A camel beauty pageant in Oman disqualified 20 competitors after inspectors discovered their owners had used cosmetic enhancements - such as Botox, fillers, and silicone injections - to artificially enlarge the camels’ humps and other features. And in case you’re wondering, yes, “My Humps” by Fergi was the only song played at the event.
2) Thieves in India dismantled and stole a 60-foot iron bridge overnight, cutting it into pieces with gas cutters and hauling the metal away, prompting a police investigation and several arrests. Danny Ocean seems to be branching out.
3) Buffalo Wild Wings has introduced a limited-time “Espresso Proteini,” a wing-inspired espresso martini with 10 grams of protein and a Buffalo dry-rub rim to celebrate National Espresso Martini Day. Soooo coffee, alcohol, AND protein? You had my curiosity but now you have my attention.
Chart
You like charts? Graphs? Ya you do
“OMGGG HE’S REPEATING CHARTS!!” Relax - this one is important. Oil is going mental.

Music
Banger of the week
Most important thing
Meme? Nah. Art.


