Peter Nowak

🔥 It’s Wednesday, January 10th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

💐🌱 In recent decades, global insect numbers have declined so much that plants have taken reproduction matters into their own hands, er, petals, and are increasingly evolving to pollinate themselves, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

🌏 A senior Hezbollah commander was killed by a suspected Israeli airstrike in Lebanon; Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina won a record fifth term following boycotted national elections; and more.

🧑‍💻🌆 Around 130,000 people are converging on Las Vegas this week to attend CES 2024, an annual affair that bills itself as the most influential tech event in the world. Here's a sneak peek.

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🔥 It’s Tuesday, January 9th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

🐐 The Glendale (AZ) Fire Department got a unique call asking for help earlier this year.

📝 In recent months, the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts of universities and companies across the country have taken a step back due to a combination of legal and economic factors.

🌏 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launched ~40 rockets into Israel on Saturday; illegal crossings at the southern US border have declined after Mexico increased immigration enforcement; and more.

🏈 The final game of the College Football Playoff kicks off tonight, with No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington each looking to clinch their first national championship in over two decades. It also caps off a lucrative season for athletic departments, conferences, and players alike.

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🔥 It’s Monday, January 8th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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✌️🍪 Google started phasing out the use of cookies on its Chrome browser yesterday, a move that significantly impacts the ~$600 billion/year online advertising industry.

🌏 Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange of the ongoing war; El Salvador said its murder rate fell by 70% last year following a crackdown on gang violence; and more.

⚖️🗳️ Former President Trump is facing lawsuits across the country seeking to disqualify him from the 2024 presidential ballot due to the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding office.

✍️💰 The NCAA and ESPN have agreed to a new eight-year, $920 million media rights agreement. The deal’s big driver? Women’s basketball.

🔥 It’s Friday, January 5th – and here’s what’s hot, hot, hot.

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🍿📺 In 2023, streaming services not named Netflix lost a collective $5 billion, per a recent report. And this is causing many streamers to put at the top of their New Year’s Resolutions: “reevaluate our strategy for 2024.”