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.

Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s $6 Billion Deal Talks With Decart Show Focus on Cost Efficiency

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Anthropic is in talks to acquire startup Decart, which makes software that helps reduce the cost of training and running AI.

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Threatens to Leave Tinseltown Unless States Settle Merger Case Quickly

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On-location productions in Los Angeles held just 4,711 shoot days in Q2, according to industry group FilmLA, down 13% year-over-year.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Underscores Support for Open-Source AI, a Boon for Hardware Spending

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Back in March, CEO Jensen Huang spent Nvidia’s developers conference saying its chips are the perfect infrastructure for open source tools.

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Big Tech

Apple’s Supply Chain Woes Threaten All-Glass iPhone

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Supply chain checks reveal that Apple has likely scrapped plans for its much-rumored “all-glass iPhone,” Jefferies says.

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Industries

Starlink’s Success Casts Doubt on Telecom Companies’ Future

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SpaceX has a message to Verizon and the rest of Big Telecom. It’s coming for some of their $600 billion in annual revenue.

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Artificial Intelligence

With SEO Rizz Fading, Brands Compete For Chatbot Love

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Users who encounter an AI summary click on an actual link to a third-party site just 8% of the time, according to a recent Pew Research study.

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Industrials

Can a Manufacturing Rebound Turn Fluor’s Fortunes Around?

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Embraces Fan Content in Groundbreaking TikTok Deal

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Markets

S&P Hits Record High as 86% of Members Blow Past Wall Street Forecasts

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About 86% of reporting S&P 500 companies exceeded consensus earnings-per-share estimates in Q2, but plenty of pitfalls may stymie performance.

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Industrials

Can SpaceX’s First Earnings Call Ease Pressure from Looming Lockup Expirations?

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On Thursday, employees and early investors will be able to sell another 911 million shares worth some 12% of the company

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Risks Costly Penalties as Lawsuit Stalls WBD Merger

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If the deal is not complete by June 4, 2027, Paramount could have to pay Warner Bros. Discovery a $7 billion termination fee.

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Big Tech

Booming AWS Revenue Shields Amazon From Meta-Sized Backlash

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CEO Andy Jassy hiked the company’s capex guidance about 10% to $220 billion, but investors loved a booming AWS business.

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Big Tech

With Apple Back on Top, CEO Tim Cook Preps for Earnings Curtain Call

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Shares of Apple have risen 26% this year, enough to help it retake the market cap throne from momentary usurper Nvidia earlier this month.

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Semiconductors

Can China Replace Lithography Powerhouse ASML?

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Shares of ASML slid Tuesday, but experts and analysts cautioned that the panic behind the selloff is almost certainly overblown.

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Media & Entertainment

YouTube’s Peacock Partnership is a Streaming Bundle Breakthrough

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For YouTube, the partnership is the latest and greatest attempt to trounce Netflix as both seek to become all-in-one entertainment platforms.

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Private Equity

Blackstone’s AI Bet Fuels Blowout Growth While Rivals Grapple With “Zombie Funds”

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Blackstone’s secret? Selling the one thing that’s hot: infrastructure for the vast artificial intelligence boom.

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Energy

Saudi Nuclear Deal Confusion Threatens Billions in Potential US Manufacturing Sales

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Most likely to benefit is Westinghouse, whose AP1000 nuclear reactor, capable of powering small cities, is at the center of the deal.

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Markets

Kalshi Bets Election Fever Will Drive Platform Growth

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Estimates from analytics firm Ticker Tracker say the company just processed $40 billion in sports bets overall during the World Cup.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Doubles Agentic User Base as Cheaper Chinese Models Threaten US Dominance

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Bloomberg reported that the mega AI startup is set to announce that its two agentic tools are now serving around 10 million users.

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Artificial Intelligence

Moonshot, Alibaba Train Spotlight on AI’s Affordability

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Both Chinese models were trained without the most expensive chips and are expected to be cheaper and more efficient to operate.

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