Nick Rellas, co-founder and CEO of Drizly, reveals some interesting statistics about alcohol consumption during the Super Bowl. Drizly is an alcohol e-commerce platform.
Rellas says during Super Bowl week there's a 45% increase in domestic light beer purchases. More than half of drinkers prefer local craft beers over major brands.
While Drizly is not currently profitable, Rellas explains he expects to be within the next year. He says consumers are just beginning to realize that ordering alcohol online is an option. Drizly has seen 15% growth each week for the last 48 months.
President Donald Trump is talking up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of the fast-evolving AI in Texas, according to the White House. The initial investment is expected to be $100 billion and could reach five times that sum. While Trump has seized on similar announcements to show that his presidency is boosting the economy, there were already expectations of a massive buildout of data centers and electricity plants needed for the development of AI.
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