👋  Top of the morning. If you’re still feeling tortured over becoming a lawyer instead of a bestselling author, let this be your reassurance. Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven — one of the most famous poems in history — made him just $9 when it was published in 1845, or ~$400 today. While the poem was an instant hit, reprinted 10+ times within weeks of publication, copyright laws didn’t yet exist to give Poe a cut, so he got paid, erm, nevermore. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The most interesting business stories of the week

• The podless future of coffee pods: If you're one of 47m households that enjoy easily brewing your cuppa joe with a Keurig, you've probably wondered, "Am I wrecking the planet with these plastic K-Cups?" Well, Keurig's latest innovation could put your mind at ease: Altarounds, plastic- and aluminum-free pods that are completely compostable.  Read more
  
  
• From what babies wear to who they are: Carter's big shift: There’s a good chance any little one's outfit came from Carter’s — the brand held a 21% share of the US baby apparel market, ages 0-2, as of 2025. So why is the 161-year-old company with 20k+ brick-and-mortar stores and wholesale locations taking on a rebrand?  Read more
  
  
• How the founder behind the latest Girl Scout Cookie jolted an industry: Denise Woodard's road to success began in the back of her SUV, where she launched Partake Foods. She's since overcome funding challenges, landing her products in over 11k+ stores and partnered with the Girl Scouts to offer an allergy-friendly vegan cookie.  Read more
        
• How AI could help unlock ancient secrets: Like your Netflix password, the secrets hidden in ancient scrolls don't do much good if they're lost to memory.  Thankfully, a new AI chatbot is helping scholars decipher fragments of ancient Greek on tattered papyrus, potentially revealing long-lost historical details — without the need for an oracle.  Read more
  
  

WORTH A CLICK

👵  An oldie but a goodie:  How Ikea tricks you into buying more stuff

🔥  One of our most-read stories this week:  When murder's your job in the world's safest country

⚒️  A free resource:  7 A+ financial planning templates

AROUND THE WEB

🗣️  That’s interesting: What wild lemurs and opera singers have in common.

🌍  Test your knowledge: World borders have been wiped off the map. How well can you draw them back in?

💸  That’s wild: The madcap story of a woman who allegedly stole $30m.

💻  Haha: A parody that may hit too close to home for Microsoft Windows users.

🔨  Game: Whack-a-Mole minus the physical strain of actually whacking anything.

🐮  Aww: Too cute at two hours old.

SHOWER THOUGHT 

It took roughly 117 billion people about 300,000 years to bring technology to what it is today. SOURCE