Kyle Nowak
I'm Kyle, writer and associate editor for both The DONUT and Press Sports. I studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan – Go Blue! – and had a brief career as a live poker pro before joining The DONUT back in 2019. Outside of work, you can typically find me enjoying the outdoors with my dogs, curled up with a Brandon Sanderson novel, rooting on UofM/Detroit sports teams, or binging Psych episodes.
Latest Articles by Kyle Nowak
Business & Markets
| March 18, 2025Robinhood wants a piece of the March Madness action
💰 The line between trading futures and gambling is blurring. Robinhood yesterday unveiled a prediction markets hub inside its app that allows users to bet on the likelihood of certain events, ranging from financial policy outcomes to sports results.
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Business & Markets
| March 18, 2025The LiDAR vs. camera debate has been reignited
🚘 In a video posted to YouTube this weekend, former NASA engineer Mark Rober documented a Tesla Model Y and LiDAR-equipped Lexus competing head-to-head in a series of tests.
DONUT Holes
| March 17, 2025🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
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Sprinkles
| March 17, 2025“A person sees in the world what they carry in their heart.”
–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Sports
| March 17, 2025It’s about that time
🏀 March Madness brackets were officially revealed yesterday.
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| March 17, 2025Do you agree with the Trump administration’s goal of shuttering the Education Department entirely?
❓ Our question to you: Do you agree with the Trump administration’s goal of shuttering the Education Department entirely?
Discussion
| March 17, 2025What Americans think of Trump’s presidency
🏛️ We’re approaching two months since President Trump was inaugurated for his second term. And for many Americans, the White House has been doing a historically good job, while the modern Democratic Party has never been in a worse state.
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| March 14, 2025🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
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Sprinkles
| March 14, 2025“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”
–Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Business & Markets
| March 14, 2025Retailers are sounding the consumer alarm
💰 A slew of retailers in recent weeks have run over the telegraph to tap out “S-O-S.”
Sports
| March 14, 2025Steph Curry takes a front-office job
🏀 The four-time NBA champion and current Golden State Warriors superstar has accepted an assistant general manager position at his alma mater Davidson College, the school announced this week.
Discussion
| March 14, 2025The Trump admin is seeking to shut down the Education Department
🏛️🏫 The Education Department cut its workforce roughly in half this week, in a move Education Secretary Linda McMahon said represents the first step toward shuttering the department entirely.
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Business & Markets
| March 13, 2025America’s trade war has officially gone global
🌎 President Trump’s 25% tariff on all global steel and aluminum imports went into effect yesterday, in a move that prompted immediate trade retaliation by Canada and the EU. Or in other words, the global trade war is going pedal to the metal.
DONUT Holes
| March 13, 2025🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.
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Sprinkles
| March 13, 2025"It has been said that history repeats itself. This is perhaps not quite correct; it merely rhymes."
–Theodor Reik (1888-1969)
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Polls
| March 13, 2025Do you agree with the Trump admin’s decision to revoke Columbia protest leader Mahmoud Khalil’s green card?
❓ Our question to you: Do you agree with the Trump admin’s decision to revoke Columbia protest leader Mahmoud Khalil’s green card?
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