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.

Kyle Nowak

Latest Articles by Kyle Nowak

Media & Entertainment
  |  March 27, 2025

Older folks are turning YouTube into a TV giant

📺 The phrase “don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe” is increasingly emanating from TV speakers. YouTube accounted for 11.6% of time spent watching television in February, coming in at #1 in Nielsen’s recently released February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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🙋Polls

Polls
  |  March 27, 2025

In general, do you want to see Trump administration policies that have reached the Supreme Court be upheld or overturned?

Our question to you: In general, do you want to see Trump administration policies that have reached the Supreme Court be upheld or overturned?

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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 27, 2025

🔥 It’s Thursday, March 27th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint & Peter Nowak
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U.S.
  |  March 27, 2025

The Trump admin’s Signal chat blunder is in the national spotlight

🏛️📲 Yesterday, The Atlantic released additional messages from top national security officials within the Trump administration—including VP JD Vance—that were inadvertently sent to its editor-in-chief on encrypted messaging app Signal.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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DONUT Holes
  |  March 26, 2025

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 26, 2025

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

–Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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Business & Markets
  |  March 26, 2025

Investors with $5k can now buy shares in OpenAI

🤝 EquityZen and Forge Global, marketplaces for trading shares of privately held companies, are raising their investment minimums amid a partnership with Yahoo Finance.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 26, 2025

🔥 It’s Wednesday, March 26th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Discussion
  |  March 26, 2025

Trump’s agenda is on a collision course with the Supreme Court

🏛️⚖️ The Justice Department is currently fast-tracking many of its ongoing legal fights over the White House’s efforts to push the bounds of executive power, setting up Supreme Court showdowns over a wide range of Trump’s policies in the near future.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Business & Markets
  |  March 25, 2025

23andMe files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer

🧬 23andMe is preparing to become absorbed into the genealogical tree of some other company. The ancestry startup filed for bankruptcy and launched a sale process late Sunday night, and also announced the resignation of longtime CEO Anne Wojcicki.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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📊By the Numbers

By the Numbers
  |  March 25, 2025

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

Kyle Nowak
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DONUT Holes
  |  March 25, 2025

🖱📰 Click to see a list of bite-sized stories you should know for today.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak & Kailyn Toussaint
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 25, 2025

"The person who never made a mistake, never made a discovery."

–Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)

Kyle Nowak
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🙋Polls

Polls
  |  March 25, 2025

Do you agree with the Trump admin’s recent moves to address what it sees as longstanding culture problems on US college campuses?

Our question to you: In general, do you agree with the Trump admin’s recent moves to address what it sees as longstanding culture problems on US college campuses?

Kyle Nowak
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🔥Hot Corner

Hot Corner
  |  March 25, 2025

🔥 It’s Tuesday, March 25th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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U.S.
  |  March 25, 2025

The Trump tariff situation remains unclear ahead of “Liberation Day”

🏛️ President Trump indicated yesterday that he might soften upcoming reciprocal tariffs against US trading partners, and also announced new levies on countries that buy oil or gas from Venezuela, marking the latest recalibration of his administration’s tariff plans.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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Business & Markets
  |  March 25, 2025

Why every fast-food chain now has a specialty drink menu

🥤 “Let’s start selling colorful, flavored drinks” = the “let’s start a podcast” of the fast-food world. Chains are increasingly adding high-margin drinks to their menus in a bid to appeal to younger consumers.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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Discussion
  |  March 24, 2025

Columbia agrees to Trump admin demands in battle over funding

🏛️🎓 On Friday, Columbia University agreed to a series of reforms demanded by the Trump administration. It’s the first step in negotiations over $400 million in federal funding revoked due to allegations of antisemitism.

Kyle Nowak & Peter Nowak
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💬Daily Sprinkle

Sprinkles
  |  March 24, 2025

“A person is but the product of their thoughts. What they think, they become.”

–Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Kyle Nowak
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Sports
  |  March 24, 2025

George Foreman dies at 76

🙏 George Foreman, Hall of Fame boxer, preacher, and grill pitchman-extraordinaire, passed away on Friday at the age of 76.

Peter Nowak & Kyle Nowak
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