FRANKIE’S FAVOURITE EATERIES 

I'm in Paris this week, and I went to meet a friend at his place for champagne. I was starving, and thankfully he was hoping to eat as well.

... ... Café Caillou. It's funny because when I was here with a few buddies a few months back, we ended up here a few times and bam, that's where they suggested. It's a cute little spot in the 7th, near my place.

It's French, it's small, it's delicious, and it's perfect. Rue Grenelle is not far from the Eiffel Tower, and it screams Paris.

I had the French onion (it was terrific). I asked for a "surprise me." I got the beef bourguignon with mashed potatoes—insane! And of course, as my #1 rule goes, if there is crème brûlée on the menu, I order it. I did, and it was perfect. A bit too big, but we had an extra glass of wine, and I finished it.

Café Caillou—if you're in and around the Eiffel Tower around 6 pm and need wine and a bite, this is your spot. So many tourist traps around the tower, it's good to know the good ones.

Bonne journée!

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TECH SPOTLIGHT

Think training an AI model is expensive? Try building a small country’s worth of infrastructure to keep it running. According to Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, the industry is on track to spend up to $4 trillion on AI infrastructure by 2030. That’s not just pocket change — that’s “new power grids, nuclear deals, and data centers the size of cities” money.

A few highlights from the who’s-spending-what race:

• Microsoft + OpenAI: It all started with Microsoft’s cool $1B bet in 2019, which has since snowballed into nearly $14B. Now the two are less “exclusive relationship” and more “it’s complicated.”

• Oracle: Playing late but playing big — one $30B deal in June, then a jaw-dropping $300B contract in September. Founder Larry Ellison briefly became the richest man alive, proving AI really does print money.

• Meta: Zuck is dropping $600B on U.S. infrastructure, including Project Hyperion, a Louisiana mega data center powered by nuclear energy. (Because what’s cooler than AI? AI running on nuclear power.)

• Stargate Project: A half-trillion-dollar AI moonshot involving SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and former President Trump. Hype levels are astronomical, but consensus? …not so much.

What’s clear is this: the AI boom isn’t just about smarter algorithms — it’s about the literal concrete and kilowatts needed to fuel them. If the dot-com era gave us flashy office parks, the AI era is giving us nuclear-powered mega-fortresses.

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REAL ESTATE SPOTLIGHT

✨ New Listing – 239 Empress Avenue, Willowdale East ✨
Offered at $1,695,000, this rare south-facing lot in one of Toronto’s most coveted neighbourhoods presents an incredible opportunity for homeowners and investors alike. Just steps from Yonge Street’s shopping, dining, and entertainment, plus quick access to the subway, this property combines unbeatable convenience with future potential.

Set on a deep 41.67 x 127.66 ft lot, the home features 3+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a bright living room with fireplace, and a lower-level family room. Whether you’re looking to build your dream home filled with natural light, or to invest in a prime location surrounded by top schools, lush parks, and a strong community spirit, 239 Empress Avenue is a blank canvas for your vision.

📍 Willowdale East | 🚉 Steps to Transit | 🏫 Excellent Schools Nearby

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REAL ESTATE SPOTLIGHT - PT 2

I like this one.. I think it's priced a bit high but it's clean, it's detached, it's close to downtown... 

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WORD OF THE WEEK

Obliterate

What It Means

To obliterate something is to destroy it completely so that nothing is left, to destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of it. It can also mean "to remove utterly from recognition or memory."

FRANKIE’S SONG OF THE WEEK

Two of my favourite Depeche mode songs right here…

Listen Here! - Spotify

Listen Here! - Apple Music

Listen Here! - Spotify

Listen Here! - Apple Music

100 WEEKS OF POSITIVE MESSAGES

Frankie did 100 days of positive messages 3 years ago. He wanted to center them around mental health and positivity. We will post them each week for 100 weeks.

“Follow up

When you are dealing with someone who is struggling, it is not enough to ask gow you are doing just once.

People remember that you tried helping. People remember your phone calls. People remember your gestures, People also remember who didn’t call.

It is human nature to remember good deeds and the people that did them.

This is similar to when you are working. If you want to get something done and accomplished, you generally need to follow up more than once. The person on the other side may be busy and have plenty of other things going on in their lives so, don’t forget to follow ip.

They say it takes at least 5 times before you can really get to someone.

Hey, how are you doing?

Want to go for a walk? No.

Want to go for a walk? No.

Want to go for a walk? No.

Want to go for a walk? No.

Want to go for a walk? Maybe

Don’t forget to follow up with your friends who are struggling. It is easy to be a friend to someone who is doing well but it is much harder to be a friend to someone who is struggling. This shows courage. This shows grit. This shows who you really are.

When I think about the people who followed up with me, I have all the time in the world for them.

Have you ever thought in your head, I wonder how that person is doing?

Follow up with them, call them, send them a note, don’t just sit around and do nothing.

You can save a life by showing you cared.

Follow up”

🧠A Weekly Dose of Psychology You Didn’t Know You Needed 🧠

Hi everyone! I’m Maya, I hold an Honours Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science and Psychology (basically, I can analyze both a crime scene and your overly complicated coffee order). I’m also an incoming Master of Arts candidate in Counselling Psychology, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about how the human brain works, and why it sometimes does the exact opposite of what we want it to do.

Fall is in full swing, and between horror movies, haunted houses, and an endless lineup of true crime documentaries, this season practically begs us to lean into the spooky. But have you ever wondered why so many people love consuming stories about real-life crime?

Psych Fact #13: True crime scratches the same itch as survival training.

Psychologists suggest our fascination with true crime isn’t just morbid curiosity — it’s actually linked to our brain’s drive to prepare for danger. When you watch or listen to these stories, your brain is quietly running “what if” simulations. How did the victim get into that situation? What warning signs were missed? What would I do differently?

It’s the same reason people in evolutionary psychology argue we’re drawn to scary stories: they give us practice at spotting threats without the real-life risk. On top of that, true crime often provides a satisfying sense of closure when justice is served — something our brains find incredibly rewarding.

So the next time you binge a docuseries about an unsolved case, you can tell yourself it’s not just entertainment. It’s survival training… sort of.

Until next time,
Maya 🧠✨

TRIVIA

Category: Tech History!

UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS

CHRIS’ CORNER

There’s Something Magical About October

Maybe it’s nostalgic, maybe it’s the way the city buzzes, or maybe it’s just magic, but October baseball in Toronto gives off a special kind of vibe.

We talked about it on a recent episode of the Untamed with Chris O & Super Frankie podcast (with guest Chris B) and we all agreed that when the Blue Jays are in the MLB playoffs it’s a wonderful feeling.

Watching the games on a TV or other device and the energy of the crowds is palpable. Being there in person is a ridiculously fantastic experience as everyone is feeding off each other to cheer on every pitch, every hit, every play.

It’s weird because other than check out the standings to see who is doing alright, I never even watch a full baseball game in the regular season. In fact, the last full baseball game I watched was in person at the SkyDome when New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter played his last game in Toronto.

But the playoffs are a different beast. Everything is heightened. Everything means a little more. The crowds are electric, and the baseball is generally more interesting with every decision a chess match between the opposing teams and their managers.

And, finally, the Jays postseason gets started today (Saturday, October 4) as they host the winner of the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox series. At the time of this writing, the series was tied 1-1, but likely the big, bad boys in pinstripes are the opponent (watch me be wrong just because I wrote that, hehehe).

Having won the American League (AL) East Division on the final day of the regular season, as well as clinching the best record in the AL at the same time, the Blue Jays had the week off as the divisional series played out.

Though some people prefer to keep playing, a bit of a break after a 162-game season is not the worst thing in the world for the AL’s top seed.

However, the break is done, and now it’s go time as the magic of October baseball is back in Toronto.

All that’s left to say is, Okay! Blue Jays! Let’s Play Ball!

By Chris Occhiuzzi

WEATHER THIS WEEK

TORONTO

MIAMI

PARIS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“It's not that my standards have grown or anything like that, I've just stopped letting the nonsense in...”

-Unknown 

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

Super Frankie is lazy. He loves technology because it makes life more simple. Technology is spawned from ideas that make life easier. He is the founder of Busys.ca which is a company that sells/leases and services printers, laptops, document management software, copiers, IT services, and phone systems throughout North America and Europe.

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