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@phoscarbueno w/ @luciaaginard & @nina.thn  & @yajairamodel   America’s Best Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants in Every State A nondescript strip mall. A door with no signage. You walk in. It’s a noodle place. These spots go one of two ways. Really great or really bad. So, we appreciate lists like this. The editors did the scouting for us, so we don’t have to risk it.  In every single state, we might add.   Big Tech Has Spent Billions Acquiring AI Smart Home Startups [Partner]  The pattern is clear: when innovative companies successfully integrate AI into everyday products, tech giants pay billions to acquire them. Google paid $3.2B for Nest. Amazon spent $1.2B on Ring. Generac spent $770M on EcoBee. Now, a new AI-powered smart home company is following their exact path to acquisition—but is still available to everyday investors at just $1.90 per share. With proprietary technology that connects window coverings to all major AI ecosystems, this startup has achieved what big tech wants most: seamless AI integration into daily home life. Over 10 patents, 200% year-over-year growth, and a forecast to 5x revenue this year — this company is moving fast to seize the smart home opportunity.  Invest before Big Tech make their move.   LEARN MORE   Who Gets Your “Digital Remains” When You Die? Here’s Some Expert Advice. We oscillate on this. Part of us wants someone to pore over our digital leftovers. Photos, diaries, social accounts, old hard drives. We’ll be gone, what do we care? The other part of us wants to go full Mission Impossible and invest in a smart device that will explode upon our final breath.  You?   You’re Born with Nearly 100 More Bones Than You Have Now—Where’d They All Go? Babies don’t have many advantages. Can’t walk, can’t talk, can’t order late-night milk on DoorDash. But when it comes to bones? They’re winning. Baby skeletons start out with about 100 more bones than adults.  Why so many?   The Man Who Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge Yearly This man is doing the exact opposite of burning bridges. Every year, he helps rebuild the Q’eswachaka Bridge, sometimes called the Last Incan Bridge, by hand. (We’ll stick with the “sometimes called” name, thank you very much.) He also wrote a book called Custodians of Wonder.  Great title.   The Mixer YouTuber risks his life for cheese-rolling win. A fridge-sized machine that makes gasoline out of thin air. What does it feel like to get stung by a scorpion? What drinking looks like in 2025. In a 35-year first, the best beach in the US isn't in Hawaii or Florida. Four grunge albums from the 1990s. Where to go in the US for an enriching family trip. The 12 oldest villas you can stay at in Italy. Emmy-winning founders create the first fan-owned movie studio.* *Partner     /GTFO @marc.hennige | Mont-Saint-Michel     Our Gentleman's Agreement We'll keep the free daily newsletters coming. You share with a friend if you're enjoying. Capeesh? Forward to a friend.   Love Elevator? You’ll probably dig our other newsletters too. Check out Shift, Jimmy, and Blazer.   Let's Partner Put your brand in front of 800,000 passionate Elevator readers. Get in touch.   Send us a tip    |    Editorial Policy   |    Advertise     @2025 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542   This is a paid advertisement for Legion M’s Regulation CF Offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.legionm.com.     Preferences  |  Unsubscribe