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Numlock News: June 6, 2025 • Tom Cruise, Rhino, Nuclear Plant

2 days ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyIn a fascinating deal for the cloak-and-dagger types, the Florida startup Corellium was purchased by Cellebrite for $200 million, and just because they sound like Star Wars planets you’ve never heard of doesn’t mean this doesn’t affect you.
Numlock News: June 5, 2025 • John Wick, Margaritaville, Vietnam

3 days ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyThe late beach rock legend Jimmy Buffett parlayed his library of slacker anthems into a hospitality empire in the form of Margaritaville, and since his death in 2023, his stake in those assets has been placed in a trust for his wife. The estate — worth $275 million — has been in the makings of a legal battle this week, with Jane Buffett suing to remove a co-trustee for allegedly acting against her best interests.
Numlock News: June 4, 2025 • Muons, Mahjong, St-Germain

4 days ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyIn the week before the Tony Awards and its penultimate week on Broadway, Good Night and Good Luck starring George Clooney has broken a record (that had been set earlier this year) for the highest weekly gross for a Broadway show. The show totalled $4.245 million after playing to 100 percent capacity. The show will end its run June 8, with one live broadcast airing on CNN the night before.
Numlock News: June 3, 2025 • Andromeda, Florida, Tetrapod

5 days ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyAn analysis based on examination of the 45 insurers responsible for personal property insurance in Florida sees the state pulling out of its spiral after eight brutal years of losses. The personal property insurance industry reported an underwriting gain of $207 million in 2024, a substantial turnaround from the $174 million underwriting loss in 2023.
Numlock News: June 2, 2025 • Deer, Doppler, Above Average

6 days ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyWelcome back!Lilo & Stitch continued to smash expectations, raising its global cumulative audience to $610 million after pulling in another $63 million in the U.S. and $113.1 million overseas. It is yet another sign that making movies for children and putting those movies in a movie theater is a good idea. Karate Kids: Legends was the only major new release, and its results are a bit shy of expectations: opening to $21 million, below the tracking.
Numlock News: May 30, 2025 • Seahorses, Leonidas, North Korea

1 week ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyIt’s the final day of Numlock’s seventh anniversary sale. Because 2025 is the last year I can promise that new subscriptions can be had for this price, this is potentially the best time to subscribe, ever. If you subscribe, you get a Sunday edition! It’s fun, and supporters keep this thing ad-free. Epirus is a 185-person startup in California that has been developing a massive anti-drone microwave beam. called Leonidas, on behalf of the U.S. Army.
Numlock News: May 29, 2025 • Flying Dutchman, Broadway, Very Large Array

1 week ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyEnding Saturday, we’re celebrating Numlock’s seventh anniversary! The newsletter is still going strong seven years in, and that’s thanks to the many readers who pay to subscribe to the newsletter. We’re doing one of the two big sales that we do every year, and it’s almost over. I have no immediate plans to raise prices, but 2025 is the last year I can promise that new subscriptions can be $5 per month or $50 per year. This is potentially the best time to subscribe, ever.
Numlock News: May 28, 2025 • Photic Zones, Starbucks, Hells Canyon

1 week ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyWe’re celebrating Numlock’s seventh anniversary! The newsletter is still going strong seven years in, and that’s thanks to the many readers who pay to subscribe to the newsletter. For just a few more days, we’re doing one of the two big sales for new subscribers that we do every year. Global sales of Nespresso hit 1.6 billion Swiss francs (US$1.9 billion) over the first quarter of the year, up 5.7 percent year over year, and fueled in large part by growth in the United States.
Numlock News: May 27, 2025 • CosMc, George Lucas, Lilo & Stitch

1 week ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyFor the next week, we’re celebrating Numlock’s seventh anniversary! The newsletter is still going strong seven years in, and that’s thanks to the many readers who pay to subscribe to the newsletter.
Numlock Sunday: Ashley Spencer on the quiet domination of Stitch

2 weeks ago | numlock.com | Walter Hickey

By Walt HickeyThis week, I spoke to Ashley Spencer, who wrote ‘Lilo & Stitch’: How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow for The New York Times. Here's what I wrote about it: Disney is out with a new live-action version of Lilo & Stitch, the latest in its quest to recycle the emotional weight the company has mined over the course of its long animation history.