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Daily Edition • April 19, 2025
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Happy Friday, Core readers!
You made it to Friday, and tomorrow we’re flipping the script.
Yep, The Core is getting a full visual refresh in our Weekend Edition. New look, same sharp brain. So, when you open tomorrow's email, it'll feel different... that's on purpose. I’d love to hear what you think—your feedback will help shape my next steps.
But first: today’s edition dives deep. We’re mapping the real shape of global migration (spoiler: everything you thought you knew is probably wrong), checking out the daily weight-loss pill that just shook Wall Street, and watching regulators turn up the heat on Google's ad empire. Let’s get to it.
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🚨 Be the First to Know:
• Here's what we know about the Florida State University shooting suspect.
• Is Beijing on top of the China trade deal? Trump says it's weeks away.
• The US and Ukraine have signed an outline of a mineral deal.
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Inside the Moving World
War, climate change, collapsing economies—whatever the trigger, the result is the same: people move. New data from 3 billion anonymized Facebook users provides a clearer picture of what global migration actually looks like.
Spoiler: it’s not what you think. Most of it's legal, orderly, and quietly reshaping the world. There are Latin Americans flooding into the U.S., Filipinos doing global care work, or millions fleeing Ukraine, Russia, or Myanmar—humanity is on the move. The only question now: how prepared are we to keep up?
Bonus: UN World Migration Report.
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Diet Another Day
It's over, Olympic. Eli Lilly's new daily pill has shown results comparable to injections—without the needles. Using a simple once-a-day pill, patients lost an average of 16 pounds and saw their blood sugar levels normalize.
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Judge to Google
Google just lost its second big court case in a year for illegally protecting its monopoly over online ad tech—the invisible machine that powers most of the internet economy. Using its dominance, the company jacked up prices, locked out competition, and violated antitrust laws.
Google claims it's simply offering "simple, affordable, and effective" tools, but regulators don't buy it. The next phase? Possibly forcing Google to break off parts of its ad business — and the ripple effects could go global.
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The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
— Doris Day
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📸 Lens to Life
Pictures from Holy Week in Spain.
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Before you go...
I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. Before moving on, would you consider supporting my work as we prepare for a pivotal, uncertain year?
I rely on readers like you—yes, you! It takes a few dollars a month to keep The Core going.
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I'm glad we could get together here. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Fatih Taskiran
Founder & Chief Daydreamer at The Core
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