Kyle Nowak

💰🚗 Ford announced this week that it hired former Apple exec Peter Stern to lead a newly created division focused on selling subscription services to its customers, in the latest push by automakers to build high-margin software businesses.

📺 Streaming appears to have reached its inflection point. Per new Nielsen data, linear TV viewership (cable + broadcast TV) accounted for less than 50% of all TV usage last month for the first time ever.

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will."

–Epictetus (A.D. 50 – 135)

⚖️ On Monday night, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Georgia grand jury over alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

🌏 Spain advanced to its first-ever Women’s World Cup final with a last-minute victory over Sweden, a suspected Russian spy cell was arrested in the UK, and more.

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🔥 It’s Wednesday, August 16th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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“People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”

–Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

📝🏈🎥 Michael Oher, the retired NFL player whose upbringing was chronicled in The Blind Side, filed a lawsuit alleging he was never actually adopted by the Tuohys (the family that took him in), and that they made millions from his story by tricking him into entering a conservatorship.

🌏 Chinese scientists claim to have developed a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely, the Russian ruble hits its lowest level since the early days of the Ukraine War, and more.

❓ Our question to you (long-form): In your opinion, what steps should the US take to reduce the amount of suicides among its population?

🎓💰 Next month, federal student loans will start accruing interest for the first time in more than three years. And, once payments officially resume on October 1, a large portion of the 44 million US borrowers are worried about their ability to make ends meet.

✈️🗺️ This year, Americans have been popping on red berets and traveling internationally at rates rivaling pre-pandemic times. And they’re shelling out cash to do so in comfort.

🔥 It’s Tuesday, August 15th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🔥 The death toll from the wildfire that razed the historic city of Lahaina, Hawaii, climbed to 93 over the weekend. This makes it the US’ deadliest fire since 1918.

🌱 Know your roots... Can you guess the definitions of these Greek/Latin root words?

"It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy."

–Sun Tzu (544 B.C. – 496 B.C.)

🌏 The Women’s World Cup is down to its final four teams, Taylor Swift is about to start the international leg of her soon-to-be-record-breaking Eras Tour, and more.

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you support investing based on ESG considerations?