Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is a senior 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.

Big Tech

Amazon is Doubling Down on Robots Everywhere it Can

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Amazon is planning to offset the massive costs of AI infrastructure by employing more and more robotics in its warehouse facilities.

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Regulation

Trump’s FTC is Having an Antitrust Identity Crisis

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January marked one of the slowest months in M&A in a decade, and general uncertainty over Trump 2.0 policy is a major reason why.

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Media & Entertainment

Amazon Wants in on Regional Sports Networks

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It took a few extra innings, but Amazon and Main Street Sports Group have finally come to an agreement after a year of circling each other.

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Electric Vehicles

Nikola Files for Bankruptcy. What’s Next for the Electric Semi-Truck Industry?

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There are signs that the emissions-free long haul semi-truck industry is slowly but surely picking up momentum, with or without Nikola.

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Finance

A Trillion Reasons Fidelity Wants to Offer Investors Everything

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In its annual investment report published on Tuesday, Fidelity said its assets under management increased by a titanic $1 trillion in 2024.

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Consumer

Fast-Food Enters the MAHA Era

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The American people may have voted to Make America Healthy Again at the ballot box. But how are they voting with their wallets?

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Finance

The NYSE is Moving its Historic Chicago Operation to Dallas

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New York is muscling in on Texan dreams of becoming Wall Street 2.0 by taking the fight to the Lone Star state.

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Inflation & Prices

The Inflation Fight Takes Two Steps Backwards in Latest CPI Report

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The prices that were supposed to be going down “starting on Day One,” as the White House promised, are going up instead.

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Big Tech

Is Meta the Big Winner of the AI Wars?

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Meta hit its 17th straight day of share price gains, good for the longest winning streak of a current Nasdaq 100 Index component in decades.

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Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds Are On an Equities Shopping Spree

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Punxsutawney Phil may see six more weeks of winter, but hedge funds aren’t waiting to emerge from their bearish slumber.

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Consumer

What to Make of the Egg Shortage

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Big Tech

Will Amazon Be a Victim of the Trade War?

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Morgan Stanley estimates that about 25% of the cost of Amazon’s first-party products comes from China, making it vulnerable to tariffs.

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Media & Entertainment

Does Disney Have an Overseas Problem?

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To win the Streaming Wars, Mickey Mouse will need to get out of the house more. And, no, the trip to Epcot doesn’t count.

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Healthcare

Merck, Pfizer Wade into a New World for Vaccines

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Pharma giant Merck on Tuesday announced in its earnings report that it would halt all shipments of HPV drug Gardasil to China.

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Real Estate

Climate Change Could Slash Home Values By $1.5 Trillion, Report Says

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As they say: Man plans, and Mother Nature floods his semi-basement. And climate change may melt home values along with glaciers.

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International Economics

Trump’s Tariffs are Finally, Almost, Nearly Here

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Just six years after Trump 1.0 signed a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, Trump 2.0 is imposing tariffs on goods from them.

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Real Estate

Blackstone is Betting on a Real Estate Comeback

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The alternative investment giant may be on the verge of its first New York office building transaction in nearly three years.

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Autos

Tesla and Toyota Are on Two Different Paths

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Toyota is selling the present, while Tesla is selling the future — an arguably really far-flung version of the future.

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Big Tech

Starlink, Apple, and T-Mobile Bring Satellite Service to Smartphones

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The trio will allow any T-Mobile iPhone user running iOS 18.3 (and presumably future versions) to tap the Starlink network.

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Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek May Be Leveling the AI Playing Field

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Just a day after flipping out about DeepSeek’s scary good cheap AI, Silicon Valley is saying the competition is going to make us all better.

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