Saturday, October 25, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute — October 26, 2025


Gulf winds, double decks, AI highs and lows, and… CAPS LOCK DAY?

The say go west. I say go Gulf. — Middle East startup scene is booming.

https://www.phocuswire.com/middle-east-travel-startup-environment

Double up. — Eurostar launches its first-ever double-decker trains.

https://www.travelmole.com/news/eurostar-to-operate-first-ever-double-decker-trains/

Another twofer – AI browsers. — ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity Comet join the race.

Atlas: https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-atlas/

Comet: https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-perplexity-pro-for-free-4-ways-to-get-a-year-of-access-for-0-a-200-value/

Not everything is rosy in AI land. — Meta plans 600 job cuts in its AI labs.

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/meta-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-in-its-ai-superintelligence-labs-6717116/

It has to cost a lot to borrow. — Interest rate pressures keep rising.

https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/type/HTML/id/3462932

Quirky: — It’s Caps Lock Day. How did we miss this?

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/caps-lock-day/

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Hashtags:

#PMM #Travel #Aviation #MiddleEast #Startups #AI #Atlas #Perplexity #Meta #Eurostar #CapsLockDay #Finance #Quirky #Innovation


Image description (Picasso-style illustration):

Square format. Cubist surreal collage with:

  1. Abstract desert skyline and airplanes over Gulf region.

  2. Double-decker train with angular bold shapes.

  3. AI browser motif with swirling abstract orbits for Atlas and Comet.

  4. Fractured lab silhouette and falling cubes for Meta layoffs.

  5. Financial arrows and abstract currency shapes for borrowing costs.

  6. A screaming caps lock key as the quirky element.

    Muted ochres, steel blues, and charcoal lines in late Picasso style. No text.

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