Kyle Nowak

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"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it."

–Gilda Radner (1946-1989)

🐙🐟 Octopuses have long been thought to prowl solo along the ocean floor – but a new study found some members of the species serve as “CEOs” at the head of a hunting group of fish.

🌍 Swiss police made several arrests after a controversial suicide pod was used for the first time; Thailand’s king signed a landmark same-sex marriage bill into law; and more.

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you agree with the YIMBY movement’s push to eliminate most single-family zoning restrictions and allow the development of multi-family housing in those areas?

🔥 It’s Thursday, September 26th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🤖 Google recently paid Character.AI $2.7 billion to license its tech – and to bring co-founder Noam Shazeer, regarded as the godfather of generative AI, back to work for the tech giant again.

🏘️ A growing number of Americans are joining the “yes, in my backyard” (YIMBY) movement, which aims to boost affordable housing by changing regulations around single-family homes.

“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.”

–W. Clement Stone (1902-2002)

🌏 China rolled out a major stimulus package aimed at boosting its economy; a Russian missile touted as the “world’s deadliest weapon” apparently failed a recent test; and more.

🔥 It’s Wednesday, September 25th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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

“Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”

–Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

🌎 The 79th UN General Assembly kicks off today in NYC amid rising global tensions; Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains are being sued over fake discounts; and more.

❓ Our question to you (long-form): What steps, if any, should the US government take to address the disconnect between relatively high healthcare spending and relatively poor health outcomes for Americans?

🔥 It’s Tuesday, September 24th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

♻️ First, we had Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Now the world has Intel, Apollo, and Qualcomm.

🚨📉 Overall crime in the US declined in 2023 compared to a year earlier, with significant decreases for murder and rape in particular, per the FBI’s annual comprehensive crime report.

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