"Make Me Smart” Newsletter

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Plus, we get smarter on "AI slop" and do the numbers on workplace protections for pregnant workers.

Plus, Apple announces AI-generated emojis and we do the numbers on copper and the EV market.

Plus, how artists are fighting back against AI scraping.

Plus we get smarter about sunscreen and do the numbers on overtourism in this week's summery edition of the newsletter.

Plus, an electric spoon that simulates salty flavor and we do the numbers on Americans' perception of the economy.

Plus, we do the numbers on ATM codes and hurricane season in this week's Make Me Smart newsletter.

The News Fix Fines don’t deter Donald Trump. A New York judge held the former president in criminal contempt this week, levying another $1,000 fine for violating his gag order. This is the 10th time that Judge Juan Merchan has fined Trump during the “hush money” trial, in which Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records […]

Also in this week's newsletter: ALICE households and "product as protagonist" movies.

Plus: Do bad reviews kill good companies? We'll talk about it, and do the numbers on noncompetes in this week's newsletter.