Extra, Extra

Someone’s Gonna Get Hurt: “Serious threats to U.S. federal judges have more than doubled over the past three years, part of a growing wave of politically driven violence.”

+ Records SM*A*S*H*ED: The Super Bowl was the most-watched program ever in the US, averaging 123.4 million viewers. “Nielsen also said a record 202.4 million watched at least part of the game across all networks.” (I was hoping I could experience my personal pain in private.)

+ Crane Drain: More of you are working from home. Many companies have been laying people off. Interest rates have gone up. All that adds up to one key thing: Fewer Cranes. Bloomberg (Gift Article): Office Towers Reshaped US Skylines. Now Construction Cranes Are Vanishing.

+ Fat Chat: ChatGPT’s parent company has entered an exclusive club that includes Amazon and Google. OpenAI is set to hit $2 billion in revenue — and fast.

+ Modi Operandi: “Move over, YouTube comedians and Instagram models. The OG of social media influencers in India is now the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. At 73, his deft handling of message and medium underscores his online domination.” How Narendra Modi became India’s influencer-in-chief.

+ Moatus Operandi: “On the heels of Sam Esmail’s apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind and December news reports that Mark Zuckerberg is constructing a 5,000-square-foot bunker under his ranch on the island of Kauai, the business of fortified shelters is booming.” Billionaires’ Survivalist Bunkers Go Absolutely Bonkers With Fiery Moats and Water Cannons.

+ Not Toying Around: Squishmallows has filed a lawsuit against Build-A-Bear.