Modern Day Jackie O

Good morning,

Thought I would call attention to the lesser-known tower this morning, the Tokyo Tower.

It’s actually taller than the Eiffel Tower. Similarly, the Tokyo Tower has restaurants and observatories, but it also has an AR/VR amusement park inside that was added in 2022: Red° Tokyo Tower.

To the news. ⬇️ 

Art

Art made by Guantanamo Bay detainees used to be barred from leaving the prison, but the Biden administration lifted the ban.

100 life-sized wooden elephant sculptures ranging in price from $8k-$22k arrived in Miami as part of Art Basel.

The value of global music copyright has surpassed cinema for the first time reaching $45.5 billion vs $33.2 billion.

Politics

South Korea's martial law has been lifted shortly after being imposed due to domestic political tensions from the Democratic Party "sympathizing with North Korea."

China has enacted an immediate ban on exporting critical minerals for making chips to the U.S. impacting many; Nvidia, Intel, AMD.

Tucker Carlson is in Moscow to interview world's longest-serving foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, to shed light on Russia's stance in Ukraine war.

Biz/Tech

CEO of Campbell's, Mark Crouse, is ditching soup to join the NFL as President of the Washington Commanders.

Jay-Z's weed company, Monogram, has seemingly failed since being absorbed by another company and losing north of $500 million.

Northvolt, Europe's most-funded lithium-ion battery maker, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy serving huge losses to Volkswagen and Goldman Sachs shareholders.

Health + Science

1.5-million-year-old fossilized footsteps found along an ancient lake shore reveal 2 different human species crossed paths within a few hours of each other.

39% of Americans said they had a "great deal of confidence in scientists" in 2020 compared to only 23% in 2023.

British scientists have invented diamond batteries that never die in hopes of powering pacemakers and satellites for thousands of years.

I had no idea the Tokyo Tower existed. Anyways, that’s a wrap.

Talk to somebody about the world today!

XOXO,

Jackie