Kyle Nowak

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, is Apple harming consumers with its walled garden model?

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🌏 Princess Catherine of Wales revealed she was diagnosed with cancer; Russia experienced one of its deadliest terrorist attacks in decades; and more.

⚡🤖 Last week, thousands of execs gathered in Houston for the global energy industry’s annual flagship conference, where the dominant theme was a relatively new topic – AI.

🍫 Chocolate prices and college students on spring break have something in common – they’re both really high rn. On Friday, cocoa futures closed at a record $8,939 per metric ton, a 12% increase over the previous week and 205% higher than this time last year.

🔥 It’s Monday, March 25th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🌋 A team of scientists recently announced the discovery of a volcano taller than Mount Everest on the surface of Mars, which has been “hid[ing] in plain sight” for the past 50+ years.

"It is far better to light the candle than to curse the darkness."

–William L. Watkinson (1828-1925)

🌏 Somali pirates are staging a comeback; the EU agreed to give Ukraine the profits from ~$206 billion in seized Russian assets; and more.

⚖️ The US Justice Department, along with 16 states and the District of Columbia, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple yesterday, alleging that the tech giant’s policies and products are harming consumers.

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🔥 It’s Friday, March 22nd – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🍿 Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm that owns the majority of Yahoo, has taken one big step for… itself and made an $11 billion offer to buy Paramount Global’s film and TV studio, according to a new report.

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“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.”

–Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)

🤪 Live from Austin, Texas, it’s the week’s weirdest stories…

🌏 The latest World Happiness Report rankings were just released; former Brazilian Pres. Jair Bolsonaro was indicted for allegedly falsifying his Covid vaccination status; and more.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, are unconditional basic income programs for lower-income Americans a good idea?

🚘🔌 Following a year of lobbying and debate, the Biden administration yesterday finalized new rules on vehicle emissions that are aimed at accelerating widespread EV adoption.