This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Friday the real Friday. February 13th. And today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Well, happy ski-kend to all those who celebrate. It's a three-day ski weekend, isn't it, Jack? No, it's a joint birthday party. On Monday, we're holding a party for our first and 16th presidents, apparently. So to thank you to all the presidents who were born in this month, we muchly appreciate it. But Jack and I have three fantastic stories before your three-day weekend. Jack, what's on today's tea boy? For our first story, there's a viral AI essay that is scaring everybody about their jobs.

So we read all 5,000 words of it so you don't have to.

And we found the existential catch-22 for our economy.

For our second story, what if we told you that two prediction apps opened grocery stores where all the food was free?

Well, that's true.

Right now, Polly Market is operating a free grocery store in New York City.

Jack and I dug in.

And our third and final story, happy Galentine's Day to all those who celebrate.

This fake holiday is now a $2.4 billion annual spending event.

Because Besties, the best business ideas start as jokes.

And this one started on NBC. But Yeties, before best business ideas start as jokes. And this one started on

NBC. But yeties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. Fantastic mix of stories. Love the mix on

the pod, Jack. Reese's owns Halloween. Peeps has Easter. Yes, they do, but the top selling candy for

Valentine's Day, what is it, Jack? Sweethearts. The heart-shaped sugar candy with the cute messages and the pretty

pastel colors. You know the kind of sugar candy that gives your cavities, cavities. 80% of candy

eaten this weekend will be sweethearts, according to the Smithsonian. Eight billion of them are sold in the

six weeks leading up to Valentine's Day each and every year, but Jack and I have one fundamental

question. How does this 124-year-old confectionary stay relevant? And what is the answer, Jack?

They actually update the message on the candy every year. Get this, the words printed on

those sweethearts candies are changed every year based on a customer survey. I didn't know this. Did

you know this? No, we'd have a T-boy style to it. Now, some of the messages customer survey. I didn't know this. Did you know this?

No, we'd have a T-Boy style to it. Now, some of the messages stay forever. It's like the classics, be mine. But new ones are added each and every year, and they are based on the vibes. And the vibe of this year is in this economy? So if you open up a box of sweethearts this weekend, you'll see candies that say share login. Another one says

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