Good morning. In today’s edition:

• 💤 “Sweet spot” for sleep length
• 🌐 Wi-Fi spying
• 🛸 Could aliens ever visit Earth?

…and much more.

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In Tuesday’s edition, we mistakenly wrote that the Trump admin will require green card holders to return to their home country, when the new policy only applies to green card applicants.

Thanks to Catherine F. for bringing this to our attention, and apologies for any confusion.

"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it."

–Gilda Radner (1946-1989)

Ferrari’s newest car has five seats, four doors, no engine roar, and enough horsepower to make a roller coaster nervous. But based on initial reactions, the Prancing Horse may have galloped a little too quietly into the future.

The luxury automaker this week opened orders for the Luce, its first EV and first five-seat vehicle, with a starting price of $640,000.

• The four-door liftback features a 1,035-horsepower quad-motor powertrain and a massive 122-kWh structural battery.
• Ferrari also broke from tradition by bringing in outside help for the design, partnering with the firm founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive.

It’s a major moment for Ferrari

The automaker has long built its identity around loud, gas-powered supercars and exclusivity, but is now trying to establish itself in an EV market where other high-end rivals have struggled.

• Weak EV demand has already pushed several luxury automakers—including Porsche, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz, and Bentley—to delay or scale back their electric plans in recent months.
• Ferrari is essentially trying to prove there’s still a market for ultra-high-end EVs before the rest of the high-end market fully taps the brakes.

But…While some reviewers praised the Luce’s engineering and acceleration, many longtime Ferrari fans have criticized the car’s appearance and lack of the brand’s signature engine sound.

The backlash quickly spilled online, where memes comparing the vehicle to everything from an oversized computer mouse to a luxury toaster have flooded social media.

It’s also having a real-world impact. Ferrari’s stock fell ~8% following the launch of Luce, wiping nearly $30 billion off its market cap.

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Goldilocks breaking into that bear family’s house may have been unethical, but it apparently helped her uncover a new breakthrough about sleep and health.

A new Columbia University study suggests there’s a sleep “sweet spot” where the body appears to age the slowest: between 6.4 and 7.8 hours per night.

• The research team found that both too little and too much sleep were linked to accelerated aging across nearly every major organ system, including the brain, heart, and immune system.
• They analyzed self-reported sleep data from ~500,000 people, then compared it against 23 separate “biological aging clocks” that estimate how old organs appear compared to a person’s actual age.

The result? A classic U-shaped curve

People closest to the sleep sweet spot of between 6.4-7.8 hours showed the healthiest aging markers, while too little or too much sleep was linked to faster biological aging, higher disease risk, and increased mortality.

The results showed that significantly shorter sleep led to a ~50% higher relative risk for all-cause mortality, while longer sleep carried a ~40% higher risk.

An important caveat: Researchers can’t prove sleep itself caused the aging differences, only that the two are linked. Experts also stress that sleep isn’t one-size-fits-all—a healthy 23-year-old, a pregnant woman, and a 70-year-old with heart disease likely all need very different amounts of daily rest.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• 💰 Robinhood to launch new feature allowing customers to hand stock trading and credit-card purchasing decisions to their favorite AI tools.
• 🛢️ Investment bank Piper Sandler issues new note saying it expects the Strait of Hormuz to remain “largely closed for months yet,” sending oil prices to new highs this summer.
• 🤖 Amazon reportedly signs $6 billion deal to sell AI chip access to cloud storage company Snowflake, whose shares rose as much as 35% in after-hours trading. | Meta confirms plans to start charging for AI features for the first time; subscriptions will roll out next month in Singapore, Guatemala, and Bolivia.

SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🎶 Drake claims the record for most No. 1 singles by a male solo artist (14), and now now ties Rihanna and Taylor Swift for most across all acts.
• 📺 Roku reveals its first major home screen update in over a decade, featuring increased personalization and recommendation features.
• 🏆🏟️ See all the winners of the 47th annual Sports Emmy Awards, held on Tuesday night in New York City.

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SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

• 🛜 Researchers warn that ordinary Wi-Fi networks are capable of being hacked to “see” and identify individuals in a room, even if they’re not carrying an active device.
• 🫄 Scientists create wearable “UPatch” ultrasound patch to continuously monitor babies in womb, helping detect early complications during pregnancy.
• ⚡ Trump admin working on a deal to allow five private energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium to convert it into electricity.

US, WORLD & POLITICS

• 🗳️ Texas AG Ken Paxton defeats sitting GOP Sen. John Cornyn 64%-36% in runoff election for Republican nomination for US Senate seat in Texas; it’s the latest election where a President Trump-endorsed candidate unseats a sitting GOP lawmaker.
• 🙏 Chemical tank rupture in Longview, Washington, has caused two confirmed deaths, with another nine people missing and presumed dead; if the deaths are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest US industrial accidents in recent decades.
• 🌏 Taiwan officials express concern after US last week withheld a $14 billion weapons package to ensure it has enough munitions for the Iran war. | Israel says it killed Hamas’ new military chief in an airstrike just 11 days after Israel also killed his predecessor.

☝️ The 98th Scripps National Spelling Bee officially kicked off on Tuesday in Washington D.C. Nearly 250 students are competing for the title of best speller, which comes with a commemorative medal and $50,000 prize.

🤔 Did you know? Crows are one of the smartest animals on Planet Earth. Studies have shown that they’re able to remember human faces, hold grudges, and even pass these memories on to other crows.

📰 Worth a read: The paradox at the heart of American meat consumption

🖱️ What we’re clicking:

• Could aliens ever visit Earth?
• How talking to strangers can make you happier
• The best chef-approved mustards for hot dogs

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Yesterday we covered the latest updates from the US-Iran war, as both sides are currently at the negotiating table but still appear far apart on several key issues, including re-opening the Strait of Hormuz and how to handle Iran’s nuclear program.

❓ Our question to you: Do you support or oppose America’s role in the ongoing Middle East conflict?

• Support: 26%
• Oppose: 69%
• Unsure/other: 5%

Click here to read some of the most thoughtful longform responses.

+Note on sample size: We received 502 votes and 77 longform responses.

📚 O say can you read: Check out 250 of the most influential books in US history, in celebration of America’s upcoming 250th birthday.

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