Kyle Nowak

"An approximate answer to the right question is worth a great deal more than a precise answer to the wrong question."

–John Tukey (1915-2000)

⛽️ In recent months, US retail giants have accelerated their ongoing push into the auto fuel business, with new gas stations gradually popping up next to stores across the country.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, how should the US approach the Russia-Ukraine war?

"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."

–Voltaire (1694-1778)

🌍 President Trump is strongly considering new sanctions on Russia in the coming days as his frustration with Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine continues to mount, according to multiple reports.

🤖 Anthropic launched its new Claude Opus 4 AI model it says sets “new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.” But the model is drawing widespread attention for a different, more sinister ability—its tendency to blackmail Anthropic engineers when its own existence is on the line.

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"Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood."

–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

❓ Our question to you: Do you agree with Congress’ decision to revoke waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions standards?

🏛️ A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s bid to block Harvard University from enrolling any international students, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing battle over the Trump admin’s concerns about antisemitism, DEI, and ideological capture.

Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

🏛️ The Republican-led Senate voted yesterday to revoke several Biden-era waivers that allow California to set its own vehicle emissions standards, a move that blocks the state’s first-in-the nation rule banning all new gas-powered cars by 2035.

"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy."

–Howard W. Newton (1903–1951)

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

–René Descartes (1596-1650)

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you support President Trump’s plan to construct a Golden Dome missile defense system?

🪙 President Trump is scheduled to host the top buyers of his cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, for a private dinner at his golf club in Washington, D.C., tonight.

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"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

–Voltaire (1694-1778)

🇺🇸 President Trump yesterday unveiled plans for a Golden Dome missile defense shield, which would detect, track, and potentially intercept incoming missiles, including nuclear weapons. If realized, it would mark the first time that the US put weapons in space.