Sunday Soup: 5 Buffett Don'ts, the Great Milk Debate, Elder Swell, All-In With Elon

We’ve got a fresh batch of articles and podcast streams that caught our eye over the last few days. Rising child obesity levels, the demise of Hollywood’s Technicolor, and the hunt for a tasty protein cereal are just some of what we have on tap. 

We also have a few podcasts to share, one of which speaks to our recent comments on the aging population and our plan for this Bullpen resident. And if you’re wondering if you should be drinking whole or low-fat milk, the answer lies below.

If you have a recommendation to share, we’d love to hear about it in the Comments section below.

Now enjoy this latest offering of Sunday Soup.

Articles 📰

Do Any of These Protein Cereals Actually Taste Good?

"Here’s one thing about me: I’m a big cereal person. I grew up on Honey Nut Cheerios, Special K, Life, and Chex, and I still remember the glee with which I’d tear through those mini boxes of sugar cereal that my mom would buy for my brother and me as a treat on (very) rare occasions. So when I started hearing about a new class of cereals popping up—ones labeled 'protein cereal' and listed promises like 'high fiber' and 'grain-free'—I was intrigued. We’re living in a high-protein world now, at least according to grocery store shelves and my email inbox, so the protein-ification of the cereal aisle is hardly surprising."

Technicolor Goes Dark

"There are few companies as closely identified with Hollywood’s moviemaking magic as Technicolor. Its stylized name introduced storied films such as Gone With the Wind and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, as well as the Saturday morning antics of Bugs Bunny and friends. When Gene Kelly, newly in love and singing in the rain, swings from a lamppost, he pops off the screen thanks to Technicolor’s novel three-strip colorizing process. When Dorothy steps out of her grayscale Kansas and into the vibrant land of Oz, she sees the world for the first time not just in color—but in Technicolor."

AI Is Coming for YouTube Creators

"To create AI products capable of generating video, developers need huge quantities of videos, and YouTube has become a common source. Although YouTube does offer paying subscribers the ability to download videos and watch them through the company’s app whenever they’d like, this is something different: Video files are being ripped from YouTube en masse and saved in files that are then fed to AI algorithms. This kind of downloading violates the platform’s terms of service, but many tools allow AI developers to download videos in this way. YouTube appears to have done little, if anything, to stop the mass downloading, and the company did not respond to my request for comment."

New AI Necklace Listens Constantly and Uses All That Data to Complain About You

"The $129 wearable, with the uninspired name 'Friend,' is the brainchild of 22-year-old entrepreneur Avi Schiffmann, who sought to end a growing loneliness epidemic by providing his customers with a companion that hangs by their every word and can summarize conversations retroactively."

For the First Time, More Children Are Obese Than Underweight

"It’s a dramatic but unsurprising milestone, said Johanna Ralston, the chief executive of the World Obesity Federation. Since 2000, the share of underweight children has dropped to 9.2 percent from 13 percent, while global childhood obesity rates have climbed. One in 10 children now has obesity, and one in five is overweight."

Should You Drink Whole or Low-Fat Milk? The Answer Might Surprise You.

"If you are confused about the role of milk and other dairy foods in a healthy diet, you are not alone. For decades, national guidelines have recommended that Americans consume at least three servings a day of dairy foods with the caveat that these should be low in fat because of the high amount of saturated fat and its link with heart disease. However, a recent review concluded that consumption of milk, yogurt, and cheese, irrespective of fat content, is…"

5 Things Warren Buffett Wants You to Stop Doing With Your Money

"There’s a reason Warren Buffett is called the Oracle of Omaha — and it’s not because the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO possesses a crystal ball. Instead, he relies on clear, common-sense insights about what to do — and what not to do — with your hard-earned money. And he’s not all talk, either: Beyond his investing acumen, Buffett is also well-known for living frugally, even residing in the same Nebraska home he purchased back in 1958."

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We’re still finishing up our last recommendation, "Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" by Annie Duke, but we’ll be back with a new recommendation soon.