CBX Daily 2/21/2025

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Kori Hale
February 21, 2025

Today, wealth divides still aren’t right, but let’s start with how Amazon’s playbook is fueling online selling flight…

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Amazon's FBA Playbook Is Creating A New Wave Of Digital Entrepreneurs 

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Amazon (AMZN -0.89%) has grown from a direct retailer to a thriving marketplace with third-party sellers now bringing in 61% of its total sales. This creates opportunities for founders like Ron Earley, CEO of Greywolfe Investing, a wholesale automation company specializing in Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) services. Thanks in part to the FBA business model Amazon's marketplace has seen incredible growth, with independent sellers hitting new revenue milestones garnering the attention of the next era of digital entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Why The Rich Get Richer & The Poor Get Poorer By The Decade    

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Inheritance. Sure. It's one way of becoming a billionaire. However, there's a small group of ultra-rich individuals who have amassed a significant amount of wealth through corruption. To put it in perspective, the number of billionaires grew by over 200 in a span of twelve months between 2023 and 2024. On the other hand, 44% of the global population is poor. The proceeds of corruption are far-reaching seeing how easy it is to rise to Maslow's hierarchy while in three decades, the number of poor people keeps growing.

How AI-Powered Travel Is Reshaping Personalization & Privacy   

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The travel industry is growing at a rapid pace, yet mainstream data collection overlooks many individuals—particularly the Black community. Synthetic data enters the conversation as a much-needed disruptor, generating artificially created but realistic data that developers can utilize to overcome challenges related to limited organic data. This data could drive the next wave of AI innovation with a more inclusive and diverse representation. Curating personalized travel solutions that cater to a broader range of experiences and needs will address current data gaps.

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Trump’s ban on transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports is a highly controversial move. Is this the right call to protect opportunities for women or is it overlooking inclusivity, fairness and freedom?

A. "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga – At the core, we are all human and should be treated with dignity and respect. Gender identity shouldn’t dictate one’s ability to compete, thrive, or exist in any space
B. "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé – This is a chance to emphasize that women’s sports should be left for women, giving them the exclusive stage to shine, and ensuring their opportunities aren't compromised by differing physical advantages
C. "Unpretty" by TLC – This ban may reinforce outdated ideas and reduce complex identities to a narrow definition, ignoring the bigger picture of self-expression and fairness

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Last week’s results are in and when it comes to the labor issue, America should ‘Lean on Me’(Migrants) more.

Turning The Page On Waning Representation In The Creative Book Industry   

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The lack of diversity in the creative book industry is a hot topic with Black writers and editors being underrepresented. Currently, 78% of the publishing industry is white, with only 4% Black representation. Diversity is far from where it should be for the Black perspective in an industry of all-white publishing. How can we expect to create literature that reflects the world as it exists if our authors are underrepresented?

Tough Love Leaves Americans Scammed Out Of $1.3 Billion  

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Keep your hearts three stacks because fraudsters carried out romance scams on the largest scale ever. These people preying on love and the lonely had more than 60,000 people report a romance scam to the FTC, with losses rising from $547 million in 2021 to $1.14 billion in 2023. The median individual reporting a loss of $2,000. Some common targets are vulnerable people over 50, often women, this leaves many wondering how much does love actually cost.

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