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Boeing's union wants a seat at the table

by Ellen Rolfes
Mar 29, 2024
Plus: There's an eclipse coming up! In this week's issue we do the numbers.
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The Bank of Japan is having a normal one

by Ellen Rolfes and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Normal monetary policy, that is. Plus: How heist movies influenced real-life bank security.
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Hey TikTok, beware the Ides of March

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Mar 15, 2024
Plus: A bid to recruit cops from gamers backfires in Peoria, plus more in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
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The EU puts new limits on "digital gatekeepers"

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Mar 8, 2024
Plus, we to the numbers on America's voting machines and Hollywood's pandemic recovery in this week's newsletter.
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Are boycotts free speech?

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Mar 1, 2024
In this week's Make Me Smart newsletter: The BDS movement and the "silver tsunami."
Dueling protests in New York stemming from Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank in 2021.
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This economy is feeling like the '90s

by Ellen Rolfes and Catherine Orihuela
Feb 23, 2024
Plus, we parse AI video and do the numbers on Girl Scout cookies in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.
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Donald Trump takes on the RNC

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 16, 2024
Plus: The Super Bowl for florists, the New York Times best seller list and Reasons To Be Cheerful.
Lara Trump and her father-in-law, Donald Trump.
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What's driving farmers to protest in Europe

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 9, 2024
Plus: An AI image quiz and Bud Light's culture war blowback in this week's newsletter.
A farmer's protest last month in France blocked the road with waste.
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The next front in the fight over DEI

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 2, 2024
Plus: We explain the TikTok Shop and do the numbers on where all the new gambling taxes are going.
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All aboard the AI hype train

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 26, 2024
Artificial intelligence bets on Wall Street are huge. But some experts warn investor optimism around AI growth may be irrationally high.
Microsoft's market value hit $3 trillion this week, driven by investors' expectations of huge growth in artificial intelligence.
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