Good morning.

It’s Thursday, July 3 — the calm before the patriotic storm. Tomorrow, America turns 249, and we’ll celebrate the only way we know how: by lighting explosives near our faces and pretending we like potato salad. The grills are heating up, the flags are out, and someone, somewhere, is already wearing an eagle tank top unironically. 

Wishing you cold drinks, quiet neighbors, and a weekend that feels like freedom — or at least like turning your phone on Do Not Disturb. Thanks for being a loyal reader. Let’s get into it.

Today’s stories:

• NASA on Netflix: rocket launches, now bingeable

• Minecraft players recreate manhattan in blocks

• Devil Wears Prada sequel begins filming

• North Korea opens beach resort locally

• Bezos’ wedding brings $1.1B to Venice

• AMC adds even more pre-movie ads

• AI Companions Help Care for Elderly

• Bitcoin may now help buy houses

• Smarter Siri? Maybe. Eventually

• Grammarly buys Superhuman

  and more…

U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday after President Trump touted a new U.S. – Vietnam trade deal, even as a surprise drop in private payrolls for June stirred economic worries.

The S&P 500 rose 0.47% to 6,227.42, hitting a fresh intraday high and closing at a record. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.94% to a new closing high of 20,393.13, while the Dow Jones edged down 0.02%, finishing at 44,484.42.

Trump’s Truth Social announcement of the Vietnam deal—which imposes a 20% tariff on imports – gave Nike shares a lift, up about 4%, since roughly half of its shoes are made in Vietnam.

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Crypto Now Counts for Mortgages

The Trump administration just told Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to start counting crypto as an actual asset in mortgage applications. Yep — Bitcoin might now help you buy that beige suburban dream. For the first time ever, borrowers won’t have to cash out their digital coins into dollars to qualify. That’s a big pivot from the usual “crypto is too unstable and mysterious” vibe of the housing world. The move, signed by FHFA Director William J. Pulte, fits with Trump’s latest crypto fantasy: turning the U.S. into the blockchain bros' promised land.

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Grammarly wants your inbox too. Grammarly just bought email startup Superhuman, because apparently fixing your typos wasn’t enough. Now it wants to run your whole digital life — starting with your inbox. Superhuman, once the bougie invite-only email app with a waitlist longer than a Taylor Swift line, is joining Team Grammarly. No financials disclosed, but the last time anyone checked, Superhuman was worth $825 million. It made $35 million last year — not bad for helping people write “Per my last email” faster. Grammarly, now flush with $1 billion in fresh VC cash, wants to be your AI-powered productivity overlord. This acquisition follows its buyout of Coda, another shiny tool for “work.” CEO Shishir Mehrotra says email is still the most-used work app, which is both true and depressing. Superhuman's CEO and team are coming along for the ride. The plan: shove Grammarly’s AI agents into Superhuman and make something so smart, it’ll basically answer your emails before you even read them.

Jeff Bezos’ wedding made Venice richer, louder, and slightly angrier. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding wasn’t just a party — it was an economic earthquake. With 200 guests and a whole lot of ego, the Venice bash reportedly pumped $1.1 billion into the city’s economy. Yes, billion, with a B. The couple booked out five luxury hotels, summoned 30 water taxis like it was Fast & Furious: Canal Edition, and managed to generate more press than Venice’s last decade combined. Most of that money came from media hype, not the actual party bill — meaning Bezos essentially monetized the vibe. Each guest reportedly generated $5.6 million in “value” for Venice. For comparison, your average tourist drops about $125. Bezos’ guest list, meanwhile, brought the economic punch of a small country. Locals weren’t thrilled, but Venice now has cash, clout, and probably a mild hangover.

AMC confirms your time means nothing. AMC now officially admits what we all knew — the movie doesn’t start when they say it does. New ticket warnings reveal films actually kick off 25 to 30 minutes after the listed time. That’s right: half an hour of car commercials, soda fountains, and trailers for movies you’ll forget exist. And if that wasn’t enough, AMC’s squeezing in more ads. Thanks to a fresh deal with National CineMedia, you’ll now sit through an extra five minutes of commercials after the “official” start time — plus a bonus “Platinum Spot” to really test your patience. So yes, you’ve got time to grab snacks, use the bathroom, and file your taxes before the movie even begins. Just don’t show up on time unless you love being held hostage by deodorant ads.

NASA Is Going Netflix Mode

NASA’s launching more than rockets this summer — it's launching content on Netflix. That’s right, the space agency is now in its influencer era. Rocket launches, spacewalks, and Earth views will soon stream alongside your reality TV queue. This move is all about “reaching a global audience,” aka making space cool again. NASA+ already existed, but apparently wasn’t hitting the numbers — so now they’re hitching a ride on Netflix’s 700 million-user spaceship.

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Apple’s Siri might get smarter. Apple is reportedly asking OpenAI and Anthropic to do what it can’t: make Siri smart. Instead of relying on its own laggy, behind-the-curve tech, Apple wants these AI heavyweights to power a new version of Siri — because apparently, building a brain is hard. The project, charmingly nicknamed “LLM Siri,” was supposed to launch in 2025 but now won’t show up until 2026 or later. Translation: Apple hit a wall, and that wall was math.

AI is becoming grandma’s new best friend. The robots aren’t coming for your job — they’re coming to check on your Nana. A new wave of AI companions is quietly reshaping elder care, tackling loneliness, boosting safety, and giving overwhelmed caregivers a break. With a global gray wave on the rise — 2.1 billion people over 60 by 2050 — elder care is in crisis. Caregivers are burned out, and seniors are often stuck home alone, managing chronic issues and isolation. Enter AI.

Companies like Sensi.AI are using audio-only monitoring (no creepy cameras) to detect signs of distress, dementia, or illness. It works silently in the background, predicting problems before they escalate — kind of like a nurse who never sleeps. Then there’s ElliQ, the chatbot with bedside manners. Designed by Intuition Robotics, this AI actually starts conversations, nudges users to take meds, and suggests brain games. It’s less “Alexa” and more “friendly roommate who never moves out.” Meanwhile, the U.K. 's Cera is running millions of home care visits with predictive AI that flags health risks a week in advance. It also saves the government over £1 million a day — not bad for a robot with a schedule. Bottom line: the future of elder care isn’t all metal arms and microchips. It’s quiet, intuitive, and just wants to make sure Grandma remembers her meds and doesn’t feel forgotten.

North Korea Opens Giant Beach Resort... for Itself

North Korea just debuted a massive beach resort, complete with slides, swimming, and that weird dictatorship cheeriness. The Wonsan-Kalma complex can hold 20,000 people — though it’s basically a locals-only affair since the country still isn’t letting in foreign tourists. Kim Jong Un is hoping this seaside playground will somehow revive the country’s tanking economy. Cute idea, but with borders still mostly shut and zero chance of Westerners lining up for a tan under surveillance cameras, the resort’s future looks more “photo op” than “profit.”

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Minecraft nerds rebuild Manhattan. A squad of extremely patient Minecraft players just finished building a 1:1 replica of Lower Manhattan — yes, the entire thing — and it only took them four years and about 25,000 digital buildings. The project is part of “Build the Earth,” a community with 8,000 members all hyper-focused on turning Minecraft into Google Earth, but nerdier. No mods, no applications — just hop into the server and start laying down your chunk of the city. It’s free to join, but emotionally you should probably be prepared to lose all concept of time.

Devil Wears Prada 2 is happening. It’s official: The Devil Wears Prada 2 is filming, and the original fashion mafia is back. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all returning to bless us with passive-aggressive stares and soul-crushing one-liners. Disney confirmed the sequel with an Instagram post featuring two red heels — subtlety is dead — and revealed that Kenneth Branagh is joining the cast as Miranda Priestly’s husband. That poor man.

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