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Happy Sunday! In this special edition, we bring you stories too exciting to wait until Friday. From Google’s newest Gemini features to the UAE’s AI-powered fight against climate change and Albania’s bold AI experiment in governance, here’s what you need to know before the week begins.
How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential
Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.
Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.
Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.
The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacaso’s investment opportunity ends September 18.
Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.
Google Update
Gemini in Google Drive: Now Reads Images
Google added Gemini AI to Drive. Upload receipts, notes, or scanned docs and ask Gemini to pull out details like the total amount, date, or vendor in seconds.
How it works:
- Upload an image to Google Drive.
- Open the file in preview mode.
- Click “Ask Gemini” in the top corner.
- Ask a question such as “What is the total on this receipt?”
Drive becomes a real assistant that understands your files, even when they are images.
Image from Unsplash under the Unsplash License.
New Skill
Gemini Can Now Create Diagrams
Type what you need and Gemini turns your text into a clean diagram you can use in Docs, Slides, or Canva.
Quick steps:
- Go to gemini.google.com and sign in.
- Type a detailed prompt.
- Download your visual in seconds.
Examples to try:
- Flowchart of how a café handles an online order.
- Timeline of the water cycle.
- Diagram of a home solar power system.
The more detail you give, the sharper the result.
Image from Unsplash under the Unsplash License.
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