💬 Quoted… “A hot mess.”

• For years, college applicants in the US have used the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (aka Fafsa) to access billions of dollars in student loans and scholarships. Congress recently approved a bipartisan effort to streamline the Fafsa process, which federal officials described as “the most significant changes to the financial-aid system in decades.” But when the new program launched in late December, it faced a series of issues that required the Education Department to postpone the process until mid-March. These delays have forced some applicants to commit to a college before knowing how much it will cost, though many schools have pushed back their commitment deadlines by several weeks.

🌐🚘 Stat of the Day: In the car/insurance industry equivalent of screenshotting a text convo to send to a friend, at least four major car manufacturers (GM, Honda, Kia, and Hyundai) are sharing their drivers’ data with insurance companies – many times without their knowledge – according to a NY Times investigation. The NYT found shared data from the internet-connected vehicles – which includes instances of speeding, hard braking, and sudden accelerations – caused some drivers’ insurance rates to nearly double.

🤔 Did You Know?... Approximately 98% of all known mammal species on Earth do not menstruate.

📰 Worth a Read: The New Science on What Ultra-Processed Food Does to Your Brain → (WSJ)