Modern Day Jackie O

Art

28 Years Later, a movie set to release in June 2025, was shot entirely on an iPhone 15.

KFC wants you to take care of your own pet drumstick with the introduction of Eduardochi, their Tamagotchi-inspired toys.

National Geographic announces their "Pictures of the Year."

Politics

Netanyahu takes the stand today as a criminal defendant regarding trading favors with media moguls.

China is investigating Nvidia for violating its antimonopoly laws.

Brazil's President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has temporarily ceded some responsibilities to his VP as he undergoes emergency brain surgery.

Biz/Tech

A judge has denied Rupert Murdoch's attempt to change his trust and leave his media empire to just one child, Lachlan, rather than all four kids.

TikTok is seeking an immediate injunction to avoid being banned in the U.S. on Jan 19.

Zoom lied about being end-to-end encrypted in 2020 and paid $85 million in a class action lawsuit, now they're offering to pay the SEC $18 million to settle probe into their privacy policies.

Health + Science

Axel von Berg, a top German archaeologist, is accused of faking prehistoric discoveries.

A 'self-evolving' virtual hospital concept to go live in China in 2025... their AI doctors achieve > 77% accuracy in diagnosing patients.

Ancient Mesopotamian people felt emotions in odd places- they felt love in their liver and anger in their feet.

Luigi Mangione was arrested yesterday in connection to the murder of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson… the quote I used today is the last quote he liked on his Goodreads account.

Have a fab rest of your Tuesday!

XOXO,

Jackie

PS: Apologies for the short-ish, later-in-the-day email today! I’m sick, so hopefully I’ll see you in your inbox tomorrow morning, but I’ll definitely see you Thursday if not!

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