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A MESSAGE FROM META

Meta apps connect over 3.5 billion people to what matters every day.

When a truck crashed into Kanawha Rescue, 146 dogs needed homes — fast. The shelter posted a plea for help on Facebook.

“Word spread on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp,” says Devon. “Our community fostered every dog in just six hours — and I got my new pup, Jane.”

See Kanawha Rescue's story.

Meanwhile, on the pods…

MEDIA

The new set for Anderson Cooper’s AC360 has all the trappings of a 1950s radio show, with retro mics and paper maps. While C.E.O. Mark Thompson may be overseeing a makeover that skews creator-relatable, it undermines CNN’s news authority, especially during a war. At least Twitter enjoyed it.

WALL STREET

Markets are pricing in a wide range of Iran war scenarios, from a quick bounceback to a prolonged global recession. Even professional contrarians warn that investors may be sucked into a bear trap if Trump abruptly changes course. But as the Mooch observes, hubris is one hell of a drug.

WASHINGTON

Rep. Sam Liccardo, whose tech mogul district includes Palo Alto and Atherton, believes Democrats should embrace A.I.—within reason. Between the White House’s tech right bromance and Congress’s comical tech illiteracy, is there space for the party to address the anxiety and opportunity of the platform shift before the world moves on without them?

ART

Joan Mitchell and Gerhard Richter lead an auction calendar that will provide the latest test of the art market’s long recovery—and whether the island city, where the Big Three auction houses have invested heavily to bolster their Asian footprint, is finally getting its groove back.

A MESSAGE FROM META

146 dogs fostered in 6 hours. And it all started with one Facebook post. 

When a truck crashed into Kanawha Rescue, 146 dogs needed homes — fast. The community mobilized on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and fostered every dog in just 6 hours. 

Over 3.5 billion people connect to what matters every day across Meta apps.

Learn more.

ART

The L.A.-based painter who memorably captured the art of basketball has turned his attention to the bold colors and contrasts of tennis courts. Here, he explains his lifelong love of Lichtenstein (“the GOAT”) and the importance of painting what matters—which in his case includes the ATP.

FASHION

By hiring ex–Miu Miu C.E.O. Benedetta Petruzzo, Alo co-founders Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge may be making a bid to reorient their privately held, billion-dollar-plus athleisure company.

MEDIA

Besties Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to pore over Bari Weiss’s latest RIFs and the subsequent agony. Then they turn their attention to Major League Baseball’s surprising WBC opportunity.

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