Good Morning. From a rocket maker about to stage the biggest IPO ever to a members-only racetrack for the ultrawealthy, today's lead stories all circle one question: who can afford to play at the very top?
Plus, a sleep-tracker showdown at Stanford, the deadliest year of your life, and Marcus Aurelius's morning routine (forwarded this email? Join 523k readers).
TOP STORY TODAY
SpaceX’s War Business
SpaceX's largest single client is now the US government, which it labeled "Customer A" in filings ahead of a planned IPO (WSJ). Government revenue hit roughly $4 billion in 2025 and is set to climb sharply.
Last month the Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.3 billion deal for a military communications network and a $4.2 billion contract to track missiles and aircraft from orbit. Both were fast-tracked, bypassing standard procurement rules.
SpaceX remains smaller than Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, but analysts say its space work could rival theirs. It also won approval for up to 76 Starship flights yearly from a Florida pad, nearly triple earlier limits. Should you invest in SpaceX IPO?
Apple Reboots Siri
Apple unveiled its overhauled AI-powered Siri at WWDC 2026 on Monday, two years after first promising a smarter assistant that never shipped. The revamped "Siri AI" enters beta later this year alongside a dedicated app.
The new Siri shifts from a voice tool into a conversational chatbot rivaling ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. It pulls live web knowledge, reads on-screen content, and taps your calendar, contacts, and past emails to answer questions.
Siri now lives in the Dynamic Island with a fresh animation and voice. A "Write with Siri" feature drafts messages in your usual tone, while macOS folds it into Spotlight and watchOS gains full question support. Everything announced at WWDC here.
Private Race Tracks
Singer Vehicle Design and investment firm CrossHarbor Capital Partners recently launched the Singer Drivers Club at Willow Springs raceway, 80 miles north of Los Angeles. Members get garage access to honest race cars and full track time (WSJ).
The boom tracks a surge in high-performance car sales. Between 2016 and 2025, roughly 2,400 vehicles sold at auction for $1 million or more, up from about 1,350 across the prior three decades (video).
Private tracks are multiplying near Palm Springs, Miami, and Tokyo. Willow Springs adds private garages, a spa, and sports facilities. Its 2.5-mile Big Willow course, built in 1953, starred in the film "Ford v Ferrari."
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Sleep data we're fact-checking this week
A WSJ columnist strapped on four trackers at once (Oura Ring 5, Whoop MG, Fitbit Air, and Apple Watch) and checked them against an overnight sleep study at Stanford. The verdict: useful, but not gospel.
The biggest miss was deep sleep. The lab clocked 28 minutes. Every device claimed over an hour. Resting heart rate was the bright spot, all four landed within one beat of the lab, with the Oura nailing 59 bpm exactly.
The line worth keeping came from the Stanford sleep doctor: a tracker is a bathroom scale. The absolute number lies, the trend doesn't. So stop chasing a perfect nightly score and watch whether your seven-day line is moving the right way.
See the full showdown: the head-to-head with the lab-vs-wearable charts
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2,000-year-old-morning routine we're stealing
Ryan Holiday breaks down the daily routine of Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man in the Roman world. The surprise: a man who could have indulged in anything started every single day by talking himself out of bed.
Before the demands, the bad news, and the people lining up for favors, Marcus carved out a few minutes of stillness to journal and think. Most of us do the exact opposite, reaching for the phone before our feet hit the floor.
His other move was premeditation. He would remind himself that some people he met that day would be difficult, so the friction never blindsided him. Seneca's line was that the unexpected blow lands heaviest. Rehearse the hard parts in advance and they lose their sting.
How to plan your day like Marcus: the full routine, from the morning premeditation to the evening self-review
Why Ryan Holiday adopted it himself: a modern writer's case for a 2,000-year-old morning
Read for free: Marcus's private journal, still a bestseller two millennia later
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Fun Links
The cost of happiness around globe [Map]
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