Formula for $s_n = \sum_{i = 1}^n i^3$ Newton's Forward Difference Interpolation

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Use Newton's Forward Difference formula to find an expression for $$ S_n = \sum_{i = 1}^{n} i^3$$

This is from an Introductory Numerical Analysis paper. I cannot figure out the connection between the expression an Newton interpolation. Any help would be appreciated. Just a hint would be amazing. Thanks.