Modern Day Jackie O

Arts + Culture

The Illinois Home Alone house sold for $5.5 million.

The Trump White House has a new logo with starker navy and much more prominent "The White House" text than Biden's version.

Ryan Gosling is in negotiations to star in the upcoming Star Wars movie.

Elderly women in Japan are intentionally committing crimes because they prefer life in prison over outside life.

Politics

New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent his first full day in the new role meeting leaders from India, Japan, and Australia.

The CIA has a new AI-powered chatbot that simulates interactions with foreign leaders to advance processing of large amounts of intelligence.

NATO launched sea drones on January 14, 2025 to protect undersea infrastructure in response to Baltic Sea communications cables being cut in potential sabotage.

Business + Tech

Oracle, Softbank, and OpenAI have announced a $500 billion joint 'Stargate' venture to advance AI infrastructure in the U.S.

Meta's former COO Sheryl Sandberg has been sanctioned by a Delaware judge for deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal involving Facebook user's data being used for political purposes.

Accounting firm Sage Group's AI assistant was caught telling users about other customers' recent invoices when asked.

Uber is offering 6 free rides per month to teens who fail their driving test.

General Motors has been banned for 5 years from sharing driver data with consumer reporting agencies.

Health + Science

Finland becomes 53rd country to sign the Artemis Accords committed to space exploration.

Moderna has been granted $590 million by the U.S. Government to further develop a bird flu vaccine.

Villages impacted by prolonged winter darkness have mirrors installed to light their towns.

Short and sweet today, y’all! Enjoy your Wednesday. 🫶

XOXO,

Jackie