Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your pocket guide to Puck’s best new reporting.

First up today, Eriq Gardner uncovers new details in the escalating legal drama embroiling Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, over his failed partnership with the cigar-chomping hospitality impresario Robert Earl. As Eriq details, Donaldson claims their collaboration on the “inedible” MrBeast Burger tanked his reputation, while Earl’s team posits that the YouTube star is merely angling for a more lucrative deal. In any case, they’re back in court this week, with potential nine-figure damages hanging in the balance…

Plus, below the fold: Marion Maneker reports on a major Gerhard Richter retrospective in Paris. Ian Krietzberg chronicles the surprising animus toward a new paper on artificial general intelligence. Peter Hamby reveals how ICE raids are starting to backfire for the Trump administration. Sarah Shapiro charts the ascent of Malbon Golf following their $33 million Series B. And exclusively for Inner Circle subscribers, Julia Alexander considers the true value of Apple’s hefty rights deal for F1.

Meanwhile, on the pods: John Ourand sits down with RedBird founder Gerry Cardinale on The Varsity to discuss his sports investment thesis and tech’s transformational potential for legacy media. And on The Powers That Be, Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the origins and remarkable reporting behind her acclaimed new book, Motherland.

HOLLYWOOD

The yearslong legal feud between YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson and restaurateur Robert Earl is headed back to court this week, with Donaldson arguing that he’s defending his brand and personal integrity—and Earl insisting that Beast Industries cares only about cash.

ART

The Louvre smash-and-grab is the talk of Paris, but let’s focus on the museums that didn’t get robbed—including a major retrospective of Gerhard Richter, and shows that should help Philip Guston and George Condo cement their places in art history.

A.I.

The search for a non-B.S. definition of artificial general intelligence remains an industry goal, and the noble pursuit of Dan Hendrycks’s recent paper—or “manifesto,” as some have called it. Does it pass the smell test?

WASHINGTON

New data from Echelon Insights suggests that Trump’s ICE raids have actually broken through with voters, unlike any other storyline in the current political moment. But as the president doubles down on unpopular arrest and deportation tactics, he may come to regret it.

FASHION

Led by a recent $33 million Series B, and a Nike vet at the helm, Stephen and Erica Malbon are betting they can transition Malbon Golf from a niche disruptor to a scaled lifestyle empire.

SPORTS

Apple’s $140 million annual investment in F1 is a huge bet on its future, even as the data suggests its U.S. popularity may have already peaked. Did Liberty Media pull off the deal of the century? Or does F1 make sense for Apple in ways that it didn’t for ESPN?

SPORTS

In a special episode, live from Puck’s inaugural In the Arena sports media conference, RedBird founder Gerry Cardinale joins John to discuss his investment philosophy for live sports, whether leagues have become overvalued, and how technology can save legacy media from itself.

WASHINGTON

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss her acclaimed new book, Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy, which is a finalist for the National Book Award. They chart the book’s origins to its publication, how Putin’s Russia has changed since the early days of Julia’s remarkable undertaking, what she discovered while reporting on her native country through a feminist lens, and much more.

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