Peter Nowak

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🔥 It’s Monday, March 4th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🪱🏜️ This weekend, US moviegoers flocked to the box office like sandworms to thumpers. Dune: Part Two pulled in an expectations-exceeding $81.5 million in its domestic debut, good for the biggest opening weekend of the year.

🔬🦠 A series of newly released documents may support the theory that Covid first originated from a lab leak – though not all experts and analysts are convinced.

🌏 Global freedom has declined for the 18th year in a row; at least 112 people were killed and 760 injured during a humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza; and more.

💯🏈 The second-annual NFL Players’ Association Team Report Cards were released this week. Here are some key takeaways.

🤖 Humanoid AI robot startup Figure has raised $675 million from Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, Chat GPT-maker OpenAI, Microsoft, and others, it announced yesterday.

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🔥 It’s Friday, March 1st – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🌏 Politicians above retirement age are increasingly leading the world’s largest nations; the EU officially approved a landmark environmental restoration bill; and more.

🚫🎶 Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, exercised its so-called “nuclear option” with TikTok this week, expanding the list of songs that can’t legally be used on the social media platform.

📅 Today is Leap Day, a once-every-four-year event when February 29 is added to calendars worldwide. But have you ever wondered why an extra day is added in February instead of, say, December? Or why Leap Days even exist at all?

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🔥 It’s Thursday, February 29th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🗳️ Michigan residents headed to the polls yesterday to participate in a swing state primary that could give us a better look into what’ll happen in November.

📈 Flip phones are making a comeback – especially among the youth. Per data reported by ZDNet, online searches for flip phones among Gen Z and younger Millennials increased 15,369% from November 2022–November 2023.

🌏 New Zealand officially overturned the world’s first generational smoking ban; China revised its law on state secrets (adding to risks for foreign businesses); and more.

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🔥 It’s Wednesday, February 28th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.