Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is Lead Reporter at The Daily Upside. His writing has previously appeared in outlets such as Vice, Slate, and The Los Angeles Times, where he was a contributing writer on the opinion section. He lives in Los Angeles.

Media & Entertainment

Is the Great Live Sports Bet Paying Off?

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The biggest wagers in the world of sports haven’t been placed on games via FanDuel or DraftKings but on media broadcast rights.

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Big Tech

Robotaxis Break Through Rider Resistance as Operators Vie for Dominance

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Despite initial concern from motorists, robotaxi services are finding plenty of passengers as they expand across the country.

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Personal Finance

Lagging 401(k) Balances Give Gen Xers Retirement FOMO

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The group born from roughly 1965 to 1980, Gen Xers are the test subjects in America’s experiment of replacing pensions with 401(k) plans.

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Media & Entertainment

Video Game Console Sales Lag Behind Previous Holiday High Scores

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Holiday-season console sales haven’t been this soft since kids found original Sony Playstations under their Christmas trees back in 1995.

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Media & Entertainment

Backed by ‘Bank of Dad,’ Paramount Makes Another Push For Warner Bros. Discovery

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That puts the ball back in WBD’s court to reject Paramount’s offer for the eighth time if it chooses to stick with Netflix.

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Artificial Intelligence

Vibe Coding Startup Lovable’s Valuation Triples to $6.6 Billion

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After launching in November 2024, the company had reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just eight months.

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Consumer

Elliott Takes $1 Billion Stake in Lululemon, Swaying CEO Search

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Activist fund Elliott Management has built up a $1 billion stake in once-swaggering Lululemon and is working to influence its CEO search.

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Healthcare

Medline Surges After Year’s Most Valuable IPO

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While 2025’s IPO boom is likely being enjoyed by Wall Street’s investment bankers, it may be even better news for private equity.

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Energy

US Crude Slides Toward Worst Year Since 2018

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Correspondingly, Americans are enjoying the lowest prices at the pump in about 4 years, according to driver’s association AAA.

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Blockchain

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money-Market Fund

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Innovative as the tokenized funds may be for JPMorgan, the bank is actually chasing an existing trend on Wall Street.

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Finance

Do McKinsey Layoffs Signal Trouble for Consulting Industry?

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Fellow professional services firms such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG have already undergone significant layoffs.

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Industries

JetBlue Courts First-Class Clientele With Pre-Flight Upgrade

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The airline is set to open its first ever premium airport lounge, dubbed the BlueHouse, to host high-income flyers in Terminal 5 at JFK.

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Consumer

Coca-Cola Tabs its Next CEO

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The good news for soon-to-be CEO Henrique Braun? He’s taking over a Coke with a decided advantage in the Soda Wars.

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Industrials

SpaceX May Launch IPO Market To The Moon

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SpaceX’s potential monster IPO would come after what’s been a remarkable rebound year for public listings.

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Indicators

Mixed Message to Fed: Layoffs, Job Openings Increase Simultaneously

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The number of available positions climbed to 7.67 million in October, according to the JOLTS report, good for the highest mark in five months.

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Refuses to Take ‘No’ for an Answer on Warner Bros. Takeover Bid

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The straight-to-shareholders pitch rests in part on the argument that a Paramount takeover is more appealing to regulators.

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Consumer

Denim Merchants Fight Three-Way Battle for Blue Jean Bonanza

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Levi’s, Gap, and American Eagle are spending huge sums on advertising to sell their jeans amid a new denim boom.

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Artificial Intelligence

When AI Hallucinations Amount to Defamation, Who’s Liable?

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A handful of high-profile defamation-by-AI-chatbot allegations against big tech firms are already stacking up.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. So Who Changes Whom?

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A potential tie-up would come at an interesting crossroads for the theatrical industry and its longtime nemesis, Netflix.

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Consumer

Believe: Macy’s Posts Best Growth In Three Years as ‘Reimagine’ Strategy Pays Off

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For now at least, it looks like the storied retail company’s turnaround effort is taking hold as well as paying off.

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