Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know Nelson Peltz walked away from his Disney proxy fight with a pretty penny.His asset management firm Trian Partners [made about $300 million](https://qz.com/nelson-peltz-disney-stock-bob-iger-board-proxy-fight-1851388271) from its 16-month investment in the media company’s stock.Spotify hired a new CFO as it goes all in on price hikes.The appointment of a former [Saab financial leader](https://qz.com/spotify-cfo-christian-luiga-price-hikes-saab-1851387665) comes as the streaming service seeks to turn around its lackluster performance.Paramount may need to raise billions to close its deal with Skydance.That news sent [shares of the media company](https://qz.com/paramount-stock-skydance-merger-equity-funding-1851388244) down about 9% yesterday.Lyft played chicken with Minneapolis and lost.
The car service had threatened to leave the city in light of [new minimum wage requirements](https://qz.com/lyft-minneapolis-compromise-minimum-wage-1851387529), but may not follow through with that after all.
Google is after shady crypto schemers 1: Lawsuit filed by Google 2: Developers called out in the lawsuit 87: Fake investing and crypto apps the developers were accused of putting on Google Play 100,000: Users that were allegedly lured to the apps Similar [scams](https://qz.com/cryptocurrency-crypto-bitcoin-fraud-hyperfund-ftx-sam-b-1851209134) have been on the rise since the pandemic, [and Google is over it](https://qz.com/google-fake-apps-crypto-coinbase-ftx-binance-1851387223).It’s also considering [charging people to use its AI-powered search](https://qz.com/google-ai-search-subscription-free-ads-1851386773), and it also (if rumors are to be believed) [may buy HubSpot](https://qz.com/google-alphabet-offer-acquisition-software-hubspot-1851388779), so it has a lot going on.
Home Depot and Lowe’s are branching out Home improvement companies like Home Depot and Lowe’s took off during the pandemic when everyone was spending a lot more time looking around their home and wondering how they could improve it.That time has passed, and so DIY companies are trying new things to attract more customers.For Home Depot, that involves buying a roofing company for $18 billion.For Lowe’s, it’s partnering with DoorDash to deliver products.Read more about [what Home Depot’s CFO Richard McPhail has to say](https://qz.com/home-depot-18-billion-srs-roofing-company-deal-1851387255) about these types of nontraditional expansions.More from Quartz 👍 [The rise of Ozempic and Wegovy is good for the yogurt business, Danone CEO says](https://qz.com/danone-ozempic-complementary-1851387129) ✈️ [Boeing is paying Alaska Airlines $160 million for the 737 Max door plug blowout](https://qz.com/boeing-737-max-alaska-airlines-compensation-1851387162) 🇨🇳 [Ray Dalio says China’s problems don’t outweigh the benefits of investing there](https://qz.com/ray-dalio-china-investment-1851387036) 🚗 [Ford is slowing down on electric vehicles — and going all-in on hybrids](https://qz.com/ford-ev-electric-pickup-delay-production-hybrid-models-1851386811) 👖 [Levi Strauss stock is popping because people can’t stop buying baggy jeans](https://qz.com/levi-shares-rise-direct-to-consumer-sales-1851385870) 🥊 [Elon Musk says OpenAI is ‘aggressively recruiting Tesla engineers’ in ‘the craziest talent war I’ve ever seen’](https://qz.com/elon-musk-openai-tesla-engineers-craziest-ai-talent-war-1851386655) Surprising discoveries Viagra users could be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Clinical trials would be needed to confirm this, [but a link is emerging](https://qz.com/viagra-sildenafil-alzheimers-disease-prevention-1851388338).NASA is working on its first lunar rovers since Apollo.Companies have been tapped to create the buggies for [a combined maximum of $4.6 billion](https://qz.com/nasa-lunar-terrain-vehicle-moon-buggy-artemis-apollo-1851388315) in contracts.You can easily store your car for a year.Well, “easily” may not be the right word — [it does take some prep](https://qz.com/store-my-car-storage-guide-tips-1851386664).
When lightning strikes a plane, nothing really happens.[But it does look cool](https://qz.com/lightning-strike-plane-1851386660).Take Kodak’s eclipse legacy into your own hands, because the company told Quartz it isn’t doing anything for it.
If you happen to stop by the University of Rochester, its rare books collection includes [a 1959 Eastman Kodak guide](https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/rare-books-to-celebrate-the-solar-eclipse-597672/) on how to photograph a solar eclipse.Did you know we have two premium weekend emails, too? One gives you analysis on the week’s news, and one provides the best reads from Quartz and elsewhere to get your week started right.[Become a member](https://qz.com/subscribe/plan) or [give membership as a gift](https://qz.com/gift)! Our best wishes for a productive day.Send any news, comments, lunar buggy designs, and Kodak moments to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]?cc=&subject=Daily%20Brief%20feedback%20&body=).Today’s Daily Brief was brought to you by Morgan Haefner, Susan Howson, and Melvin Backman..
