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Howdy, Partners!

It’s been a rough week… Between Apple killing off the beloved iPod and our crypto and NFT portfolios plummeting, we sure could use some good news!

Thankfully, the PL;DR is here to improve your Friday!

Duolingo Dishes Out Discounted Tacos for Spanish Lessons

Tacos, discounts, and free Spanish lessons. This is the kind of partnership we need more of.

Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

After more than a decade of searching, feast your eyes on the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. Also, lunar soil makes plants sad.

Coinbase Loses 19% of Monthly Users

Coinbase reveals some dismal Q1 news.

Other news we’re watching

  • Stunned by rhinestone diapers? – The ridiculous $120 Diapér launched by Goop turned out to be a publicity stunt designed to bring awareness to unnecessary diapers taxes. We’ll be honest, we were stunned when we came across the ad, and we’re relieved to find out it was intentionally ridiculous.
  • Some nostalgia for your Friday – Dust off your recently discontinued iPod! My Chemical Romance is returning with their first song since 2014! Drop your favorite punk album of the 2010s in the #pl-aylist channel.

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