Peter Nowak

🔥 It’s Wednesday, October 23rd – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🧱 Researchers are aiming to unravel the secrets of ancient Roman concrete and integrate them into the modern version, in a bid to improve its climate impact and durability.

📸 New polling shows a deadlocked presidential race across key swing states; Patek Philippe launched its first new collection of watches since 1999; & more.

🐔 Chick-fil-A yesterday announced it’s launching an entertainment app featuring a slate of original animated shows, scripted podcasts, games, recipes, and e-books aimed at families with children under 12.

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🔥 It’s Tuesday, October 22nd – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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💰 For some swing-state voters, this election has turned into an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

🔥 It’s Monday, October 21st – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🤖📰 Like a culinary student using recipes w/out crediting the chef, the NY Times isn’t thrilled about AI startup Perplexity using its articles to train models – and it’s not the NYT’s first rodeo.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled the details of his “victory plan,” which is aimed at bringing an end to his country’s yearslong war against Russia.

💥 Israel confirmed its troops killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza; Georgia saw its second straight day of record early voting turnout; and more.

🔥 It’s Friday, October 18th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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🎶 Charli XCX recently released a remixed version of her hit summer album Brat – becoming the latest artist to adopt an album re-release strategy aimed at staying atop the charts.

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🏘️ Average 30-yr mortgage rates remain stubbornly high (6%-7%) – but more Americans are turning to “assumable mortgages,” which can unlock rates closer to 2%-3%.

🔥 It’s Thursday, October 17th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🧬 Take notice, all vampires looking for a romantic relationship – human life expectancy will increase much slower in this century than the last, according to gerontologist Dr. S. Jay Olshansky.