Kyle Nowak

✍️ On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order seeking to give the White House greater control of independent federal agencies, raising questions about the limits of the presidential authority.

🔥 It’s Friday, February 21st – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🤖🎨 Auction giant Christie’s is launching a first-of-its-kind auction dedicated entirely to pieces created with the help of AI.

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“Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.”

–Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

🤖 Humane AI is going b-AI b-AI. The once-buzzy hardware startup announced its wearable Pins will stop working for good on February 28, and the rest of the company’s assets will be sold to HP for $116 million.

🚀 Maybe the real treasure of space travel was the products we made along the way. NASA last week released its annual Spinoff publication, which highlights the agency’s technologies that successfully transfer over to the commercial sector.

❓ Our question to you: In general, how do you feel about the US government’s recent statements and actions regarding Europe?

🔥 It’s Thursday, February 20th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

“Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.”

–Lao Tzu (571 B.C. – 501 B.C.)

🤝 Nike and Kim Kardashian’s Skims are partnering to launch a new brand called NikeSKIMS, in a move the checkmark company’s execs say is poised to crown their Michael Jordan of activewear.

🌍 America’s relationship with Europe has come under focus in recent days, following a series of statements and actions by the Trump administration.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, February 19th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🛡️ Captain America: Brave New World soared into theaters this past weekend, earning a higher-than-expected $100 million in North America. But audiences don’t like it much.

☄️ There is a 2.6% (1-in-38) chance that an asteroid will hit Earth on December 22, 2032, according to America’s space agency. That’s up from an initial estimate of 1.2% in late January, shortly after it was discovered.

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

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“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

–Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

❓ Our question to you: In general, how do you feel about DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts across the federal government thus far?

🛬 Southwest Airlines yesterday announced it’s cutting 1,750 jobs (~15% of its corporate workforce), as it works to trim costs. It marks the airline’s first mass layoffs in its 53-year history.