Kyle Nowak

US investors’ torrid love affair with AI showed signs of slowing yesterday, following a pair of recent developments that cast doubt on the technology’s widely hyped potential.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, does social media need fixing? And if so, how would you fix it?

Social media is a familiar scapegoat for anything wrong with modern society.

Late last week, a draft of the MAHA Commission's report to President Trump regarding children’s health was leaked to the press.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think Ukraine should make territorial concessions to end its ongoing war with Russia?

❓ Our question to you: To all our readers of legal drinking age: do you personally consume alcohol, or are you a total abstainer?

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine, marking their first face-to-face summit since Trump’s return to office.

For the first time since Prohibition ended, nearly half of Americans are saying “no thanks” to booze, according to new Gallup polling published Wednesday.

“Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.”

–Augustine "Og" Mandino II (1923-1996)

🏈 Oklahoma starting QB John Mateer this week denied allegations that he bet on sports, after screenshots showing two suspicious Venmo payments from 2022 went viral on social media Monday night.

❓ Our question to you: How do you feel about the Trump admin’s new chip export deal with Nvidia and AMD?

📊 Recent data shows US consumers are tightening their belts—and not just so jeans fit better. Impulse buys and spontaneous weekend trips are giving way to grocery lists, coupon codes, and home-cooked meals where every ingredient counts, according to a slew of recent data.

“The best of us sometimes eat our words.”

–Albus Dumbledore (1881-1997)

🏛️ Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government a percentage of their chip sales in China in exchange for being allowed export licenses, marking a first-of-its-kind agreement, according to multiple reports published late Sunday.

"Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles."

–Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

❓ Our question to you (long-form): What are your thoughts on the separate peace proposals submitted to the Trump administration this week by Russia and Ukraine?

🏛️ President Trump announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and place the city’s police department under federal control, marking an unprecedented attempt by the US government to take charge of America’s capital city.

"You are now, and you do become, what you think about."

–Earl Nightingale (1921-1989)

❓ Our question to you: How would you best describe your personal confidence in the scientific community?

🌍 Russian President Vladimir Putin last week presented the Trump admin with a proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine, while European leaders and Ukraine countered with their own proposal for peace that rejects some of Russia's requests.