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Daily Edition:
Battery Low
Good morning, Reader!
We’re back from a long weekend, fully recharged and feeling more grateful than ever. I was blown away by your testimonials and generous donations after my last editor's letter—seriously, thanks for the coffee! 🙏
Our fresh Instagram account is already buzzing, and speaking of surprises, your overwhelming response to our little poll settled it: The Core stays a morning ritual, not an evening digest. (You early birds!)
I’ve also made subtle tweaks to our design—keeping it clean, minimal, and distraction-free, just the way you like it. It's just the beginning.
Now, let’s dive straight into today’s handpicked stories.
Fatih Taskiran
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World
Musk-Less Love
Business
Ping Me Not
Science
Holy Trip!
Beyond the Core
Gelato, Sorbet, and Italian Ice
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World
Musk-Less Love
Europe seems to have found its brake pedal when it comes to Tesla. New data reveals the carmaker’s sales across Europe dropped by a staggering 49% in April compared to last year—even as overall EV sales surged 28%. Once Europe's EV darling, Tesla is now trailing Chinese newcomer BYD, marking a seismic shift in the continent's EV market.
 Analysts point fingers at Musk’s controversial political stances, aging vehicle models, and increasingly fierce competition—particularly from China. Could Tesla’s dominance be running out of battery?
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Business
Ping Me Not
Ever wonder why you're exhausted at 5 PM even though you barely ticked off your to-do list? There's a reason: your day is constantly interrupted by meetings, emails, and pings. Yep, Microsoft's latest report found the average employee faces about 275 interruptions daily (that's one every 120 seconds!).
 To reclaim your productivity, experts suggest scheduling "deep focus" sessions on your calendar (and protecting them like vital meetings), and even taking scheduled walks or breaks. So, maybe next time you're interrupted mid-task, just remind yourself: it's not you, it's your inbox.
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Science
Holy Trip!
Imagine this: a priest, a rabbi, and a Buddhist monk walk into a lab—this isn't a joke, but a groundbreaking study at Johns Hopkins. Religion leaders from different backgrounds (Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism—even Islam) were given potent doses of psilocybin (yes, the magic mushroom stuff).
 And the results? Pretty divine. 79% described their psychedelic trip as one of their most significant religious experiences. Some priests even reported God as a "feminine presence," while others felt a universal connection across faiths. So next time you see your priest looking particularly enlightened, maybe it's not just prayer—it's perhaps psilocybin.
Bonus: Read Pollan's brilliant article on hallucinogen experiments among the dying.
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Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
— Langston Hughes
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💬 Beyond the Core
Note-worthy
Here are the winners of the American Music Awards 2025.
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Soft Serve
What's the difference between ice cream, gelato, sorbet, and Italian ice?
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📸 Lens to Life
NASA's 2024 photographer of the year award winners.
🗓️ Flashback
1679
The Habeas Corpus Act was passed in England, strengthening a person's right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment.
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2006
More than 6,600 people are killed in an earthquake that strikes Java, Indonesia, at 5:53:58 AM local time.
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Fatih Taskiran
I'm glad we could get together here. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
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