Kyle Nowak

“Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though [they] may be your enemy.”

–George Washington (1732-1799)

❓ Our question to you: In general, how do you feel about President Trump’s decision to launch military airstrikes targeting Iran’s three key nuclear sites?

🔭 Astronomers published the first-ever pictures from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory yesterday, in a move heralded as astronomy’s biggest moment since NASA revealed the first images from its James Webb Space Telescope.

"Never say never. Because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion."

–Michael Jordan (b. 1963)

❓ Our question to you: To all our working readers—how do you feel about the increasing shift away from a traditional 9-to-5 workday?

🇮🇷 Early Sunday morning local time, the US conducted a series of airstrikes against Iran in coordination with Israel, joining its escalating effort to dismantle Iran's nuclear program.

📝 A new report on “agentic misalignment”—when AI agents do things misaligned with objectives set by human users—breaks down Claude’s step-by-step thought process as it decided to go full Frank Underwood.

“I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”

–Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)

🤖 OpenAI is currently negotiating with Microsoft—a top shareholder and strategic partner—to secure approval for its conversion into a for-profit company, and to loosen Microsoft’s grip on OpenAI’s products. But those talks aren’t going so well, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.

📝 The modern workday is no longer strictly confined to the hours of 9am–5pm, according to a new report from Microsoft.

"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated."

–Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, which of the following is the best strategy regarding the potential deportation of unauthorized migrants in America?

🌎 The annual meeting of the Group of 7 nations is in full swing at a resort town in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where many of the world’s most powerful leaders aim to hash out their differences surrounded by more natural beauty than at a Hemsworth family reunion.

🏡 After making waves during the pandemic, in-ground backyard pools have increasingly fallen out of style for US homeowners, according to a new Realtor.com report.

"It is really true what philosophy tells us, that life must be understood backwards. But with this, one forgets the second proposition, that it must be lived forwards."

–Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

🏛️ President Trump has consistently said he plans to try deporting all of the millions of immigrants who are in the US illegally—regardless of their work, taxpaying, or criminal status. But the Trump admin has carved out an exception: those working in the agriculture or hospitality industries.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, how far should the US go to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons?

"You'll have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to."

–Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting (1997)

🧠🗣️ For the first time, a brain implant has allowed a patient with a severe speech disability to speak expressively in real-time and even sing, effectively creating a new digital vocal tract.

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