1. That most of world’s internet is actually connected via fibre optics cables
2. UPI stats in India https://timeseriesofindia.com/economy/reads/upi-architecture/
   1. June 2026 saw the largest volume uptick in UPI transactions
   2. numbers:
      1. 700 Mn transactions/day roughly
      2. 22K Bn transactions/month
      3. 28 Lakh crore Rupees in value/month
   3. PhonePe 45% share, Google Pay 35% share
3. 50% world’s digital transactions happen on UPI
   1. ~500 Mn active users of UPI in India
   2. 1/3 of India’s population uses UPI
4. India’s birth rate fell to 1.9 from 2.1
5. Amazon Now is entering the q-commerce market & eyeing a chunk of the pie
6. Checked out the IIM-B campus and it was awesome