Kyle Nowak

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"Reasoning will never make a person correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning they never acquired."

–Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

💰 Americans are increasingly finding themselves overextended financially, per a new Fed report that found a sharp increase in the amount of US consumer debt in serious delinquency.

Researchers used AI to decipher an Ancient Greek scroll burnt by Mount Vesuvius; Israel announced a ground offensive in a Gaza city on the Egyptian border; and more.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, February 7th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”

–Anne Frank (1929-1945)

Iran-backed militants killed six US-backed troops at an American military base in Syria; a startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos found a major copper deposit in Zambia; and more.

❓ Our question to you: Which of the following congressional options do you most agree with?

🔥 It’s Tuesday, February 6th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🎓📝 Dartmouth will start requiring SAT or ACT scores for next yr’s class of applicants, going against the recent trend of US universities opting for test-optional admissions policies.

📲 Social media platforms rn are like an ex around the holidays – showing up in notifications more often. According to new data, nearly every major social-media app has increased the number of its notifications since July 2023.

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🏛️ House Republicans are pushing for a bill granting $17.6B in aid to Israel, while Senate Dems are seeking a broader spending package covering Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and the US southern border.

"The meaning of life is that it stops."

–Franz Kafka (1883-1924)

❓ Our question to you: Do you plan on buying the Apple Vision Pro?

🌐📱 Sunday marked exactly two decades since 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched a digitized Harvard student directory called “The Facebook.”

🌏 Global cancer rates are projected to increase 77% by 2050, per the WHO; a lawsuit challenging an Australian man who claims he invented bitcoin kicks off today; and more.

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🔥 It’s Monday, February 5th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

👓 Will Apple’s Vision Pro succeed like the iPhone, or fail like Google Glass? We’ll soon find out. Because starting today, Apple’s new mixed-reality headset is available to US consumers.