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.

Consumer

Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

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Setting prices is a contact sport for retailers, and companies have been warning all year that things would get a little rough.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

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Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

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This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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Media & Entertainment

Boston Celtics Owners Cash Out at a Critical Time

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One big question lingers: Why would the ownership group of the reigning champion Boston Celtics want to cash out now?

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Big Tech

Is the Google Pixel Finally Cracking the Smartphone Market?

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At long last, the global smartphone market is on the rebound — and this time, Google may be able to enjoy the ride.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD’s Superfast Charger is an EV Breakthrough

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The breakthrough comes while the Trump administration moves to pause government spending on domestic EV-charging infrastructure, no less.

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Consumer

Klarna Swipes Key Walmart Partnership Ahead of US IPO

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It seems like Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later partnership with Walmart wasn’t on quite such firm ground, after all.

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Regulation

Lina Khan May Be Gone, But Big Tech is Still in the FTC’s Crosshairs

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Last week, the FTC moved forward with two pending cases from the strict Lina Khan era of antitrust enforcement.

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Real Estate

Blackstone Has Hope for the Office Real Estate Market

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Blackstone’s BXMT mortgage trust, on the other hand, is buckling under the weight of a pile of office loans gone bad.

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Inflation & Prices

Inflation Cooled in February. Now Come Tariffs.

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The good news: Inflation may be calming down. The bad news: Likely-inflationary tariffs are just starting to hit now.

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Regulation

Will Delaware Overhaul Shareholder Rights Laws?

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Hey look, Elon Musk is at the center of a controversy that has nothing to do with DOGE, the Hatch Act, or exploding rockets.

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Big Tech

Meta Begins Testing its Made In-House AI Chips

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Unlike the other six companies in the so-called Magnificent Seven, Meta’s share price is actually up so far in 2025.

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International Economics

China Targets America’s Farms as Trump Tariffs Spur Retaliation

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After Trump increased tariffs on China last week, Beijing responded by imposing its own increased tariffs of on American agricultural goods.

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Finance

Blackstone Gets Green Light for New Private Credit Fund, Raises $8 Billion for Real Estate Debt Fund

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Blackstone’s new fund is one of several efforts aimed at cracking the private credit door open to retail investors.

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Social Media

TikTok Still Doesn’t Have a Buyer

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We’re now less than one month away from the April 5 sale-or-ban deadline the Trump administration gave TikTok.

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Energy

The Leading State for Renewable Energy Generation is… Texas?

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The Lone Star state has emerged, by a long shot, as the nation’s leader in renewable energy generation, according to new data.

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Personal Finance

In Billionaire League Tables, US Keeps the Gold

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The US is home to around 905,000, or nearly 37%, of the world’s population of individuals with a net worth of at least $10 million.

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M&A

Will M&A Activity Ever Turn Around This Year?

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According to Dealogic, just 1,603 deals have been signed this year through Friday, down 19% year-over-year.

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Autos

Can the Automotive Industry Survive the Trade War?

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Here’s the bad news: Auto manufacturing is a notoriously thin-margin industry, and tariffs could tear right through those margins.

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Consumer

Bubble Tea Chain Mixue Leads Hong Kong IPO Revival

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The biggest restaurant chain in the world just completed a splashy IPO — and you’ve likely never heard of it.

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