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Genetic-testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, which means 15 million consumers' genetic data is up for sale. The federal law that protects health privacy, HIPAA, only applies to healthcare providers and insurance co.'s, not direct-to-consumer health co.'s. (Source: NPR)

After making headlines for weeks and setting a record high of $8.17 per dozen in last March, egg prices have been quietly normalizing. Prices dropped by nearly 50% since the beginning of the year, knocking $2.98 off the price per dozen. (Source: Trading Economics, as of 3/26/25)

People keep their phone on average 3.64 years – in 2016 it was 2.38 years. More than 208m used phones were shipped worldwide in 2024 – WSJ

The Dept of Energy estimates that the electricity demand for data centers could triple by 2028. Today, data centers consume 4.4% of the total electricity in the U.S. – NYT

$1 invested in the U.S. at the start of 1900 was worth $899 by the end of the century in real terms. The same dollar invested in the rest of the world was just $119 – FT

Amazon, Meta, MSFT, and Alphabet are projected to spend a combined $320B on data centers this year - NYT

Google opened its first data center for an estimated $600m in 2006. Open AI and several partners announced in Jan. a plan to spend $100B on new data centers… They eventually plan to add additional $400B into facilities across the U.S. – NYT

In a recent LinkedIn Poll, 71% of about 4.200 respondents said they had made a resolution to bring their lunch to work more often – WSJ

Way to go Pete! - In ’25, Huawei installed 100k fast chargers across China for its electrical vehicles – by contrast the U.S. allocated $7.5B toward a network of charging stations in 2021 – and as of Nov. had only 214 operational chargers across 12 states - NYT

U.S. trade with Russia before sanctions was $35B, but Europe trade was worth $305B – Economist

Nobel laureates are at least 22x as likely as the average scientist to have a side hobby as a magician, actor, dancer, or some type of performer – NYT

550 Chinese cities are connected by high-speed rail… China has 39 Universities with programs to train engineers and researchers for rare earths industry – NYT

Live Nation said that the average uplift in ticket prices on the secondary market in America was 70% - Economist

Nobel laureates are at least 22x as likely as the average scientist to have a side hobby as a magician, actor, dancer, or some type of performer – NYT

39% of the U.S. population lived in the heartland states in '24, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The population growth exceeded the rest of the country in the past 5 yrs – the 1st time that has happened since the U.S. included all 50 states in 1959 – Bloomberg

Investors yanked $9.6B from U.S. high yield bond funds and $6.5B from leverage loans in the weeks to Wednesday …both figures represent record outflows, according to JP Morgan – FT

A PGA player nets about 30% of their earnings after taxes, caddies (7% to 10% of winnings), agent, travel …The payout is full and it’s on Wednesday mid-day – WSJ

"A Minecraft Movie," based on a popular videogame, opened to an estimated $301 million worldwide at the box office. It grossed $157 million in the US and Canada, the biggest since Marvel's "Deadpool and Wolverine" last July. (Source: The WSJ)

WHAT? 26% of students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year – NYT

In 1984, 35% of 13-year-olds read for fun almost every day – in 2023 it was 14% - NYT