Axios

Subscription newsletter company Puck has acquired Air Mail, the digital media startup founded by magazine veteran Graydon Carter, Puck confirmed to Axios on Thursday.

Why it matters: The deal brings together two like-minded digital media startups and serves as a poetic business exit for Carter, who mentored Puck co-founder Jon Kelly at Vanity Fair.

Turning Point USA, the right-wing group founded by Charlie Kirk, is trying to become a force in MAGA media with guerrilla-style reporting segments that are drawing millions of viewers on social media.

Why it matters: The reports on the TPUSA Frontlines site are the latest sign of how Turning Point — long known for Kirk's campus tours and its mobilization of young voters — is shifting in the aftermath of Kirk's assassination in September.

Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth took a beverage idea and turned it into a billion-dollar business by leveraging the power of brand and connection.

Why it matters: Ellsworth's go-direct, founder-led communications strategy helped Poppi break through the crowded consumer-beverage industry.

Sara Blask, Blue Origin's former principal of launch communications, referred to her team as the "Seal Team 6" of crisis communications during on an-stage interview at MB Live.

Why it matters: Space tourism is a highly technical, highly regulated industry that is viewed with skepticism by many — making proactive storytelling and crisis planning priorities for the comms teams.

Most of the U.S. will fall back to standard time Sunday — even as most of the country wants to sunset the biannual clock change.

Why it matters: 19 states have passed laws for permanent daylight saving time, but they can't act without Congress — and federal efforts have stalled.