Kyle Nowak

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, is AI development moving too fast?

🌿🇺🇸 Marijuana is less harmful and has a lower potential for abuse than initially thought, and should be removed from America’s most restrictive category of drugs, per a new FDA review.

🏦📝 Earnings season kicked off on Wall Street last Friday, with 4 of the top 6 US banks reporting their results for Q4 of last year.

🚘🔌 Yesterday, the Biden admin announced $623 million in new federal grants to help build an EV charging network across the country.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

–Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

🤖 OpenAI’s GPT Store, where users will be able to share and monetize customized versions of ChatGPT (similar to Apple’s App Store), officially launched this week. And it’s causing some to think AI development is moving too fast.

🌏 Iran seized an oil tanker that was at the center of a standoff with the US; the UN’s top court began hearing a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians; and more.

🛣️ Federal regulators are cracking down on the dad jokes in traffic-safety messages shown on billboards across the country.

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Friday, January 12th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🔍 US regulators are currently investigating the health effects of ultra-processed foods, which can be found on a majority of grocery shelves across the country.

"Someone who has never failed somewhere, that person cannot be great. Failure is the true test of greatness."

–Herman Melville (1819-1891)

This weekly section delivers the most outlandish, off-the-wall, and occasionally laugh-out-loud news stories of the week, as well as some hilarious or… curious synchronicities crowdsourced from around the world.

🌏 Violence has broken out across Ecuador after two gang leaders escaped from prison on Monday; Norway became the first country to allow commercial-scale deep-sea mining; and more.

❓ Our question to you: For all our US home and car owners: have you experienced a noticeable increase in your insurance rates for 2024?

🏞️ The US reduced its greenhouse gas emissions last year as the overall economy grew, signaling that America is slowly heading toward a more sustainable future, per a new report.

💼 Amazon yesterday announced a round of layoffs across its Prime Videos and MGM studios divisions, as well as at Twitch, its livestreaming platform. And it’s not the only company to announce job cuts over the past week and a half.

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

🔥 It’s Thursday, January 11th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

📱💏 Elliott Investment Management has built a $1 billion stake in Match Group, the parent company of Hinge, Tinder, and other dating platforms, and plans to push for unnamed changes to turn the company’s performance around, according to a new report.