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

Perplexity Wants Its Next Stage of Growth, Legal Troubles Be Damned

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Perplexity is looking for a few hundred million more dollars to scale its burgeoning business — oh, and maybe cover some pesky legal fees.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Has Won the Streaming Wars. So What Comes Next?

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Netflix reported another stellar earnings result, featuring its biggest quarterly profits in company history.

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Finance

Blackstone Thinks It’s High Time for a Public Listing Blitz

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Amid a strong earnings call, Blackstone announced that it is planning to take some of its portfolio companies public.

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Media & Entertainment

Diamond Sports is Seeking a Sports Betting Rebrand

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Diamond Sports wants to rebrand its portfolio of local Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs) and rebrand them.

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Semiconductors

ASML’s Earnings Flub Sinks the Chip Sector

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On Tuesday, ASML accidentally published some disappointing earnings results a day earlier than scheduled, sending its share price down.

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Healthcare

Will an Eyecare Company Be at the Center of the Year’s Biggest PE Deal?

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Bausch + Lomb has stirred up significant interest from the pair of private equity giants, TPG and Blackstone.

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Healthcare

Weight-Loss Drugs Might Not Tank Medicare After All

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New estimates say that Medicare will spend tens of billions of dollars over nine years to cover weight-loss drugs.

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Technology

A Cyberattack Rattled US Car Dealerships. Which Industry is Next?

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A single point of software failure can turn entire industries into teetering Jenga towers. Next time could be a lot worse.

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Consumer

7-Eleven Parent Company Has a New Plan to Ward off Couche-Tard’s Takeover

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As the takeover bid from Couche-Tard heats up, Seven & i Holdings announced a plan to split its business in two.

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Personal Finance

Hurricane Milton Might Be the Costliest Hurricane Since Katrina

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When it hits Florida, Hurricane Milton is expected to cause anywhere between $60 billion and $100 billion in insured losses.

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Healthcare

CVS, UnitedHealth Want Nothing to Do With Lina Khan

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UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna want FTC chair Lina Khan and two other officials recused from their case due to alleged biases.

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Technology

The United Nations Wants to Stamp Out Cybercrime

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The United Nations, which just published a report on cybercrime, is pushing forward on a controversial new treaty to combat it.

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Technology

Obesity Drugmaker Rivus Wants in on the Healthcare IPO Boom

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Obesity drugmaker Rivus is working with banks to complete a US public listing that could happen before the end of the year.

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Industrials

Dock Workers Agree to Pause Historic Strike To Negotiate New Contract

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Three days into a historic work stoppage, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a tentative deal with their employer.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Closes Its Latest Funding Round with One Major Request

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As OpenAI wraps its latest funding round — a $6.6 billion raise at a $157 billion valuation — it’s asking financial backers for exclusivity.

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Industrials

Boeing Weighs $10 Billion Stock Sale Amid Costly Strike

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Boeing is considering an emergency move: selling $10 billion in new stock to score some quick cash amid a union strike.

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Economics

The Biggest Risk to a Soft Landing Might Just Be Jerome Powell

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Nearly 40% of 32 economists cited a “monetary policy mistake” as the “greatest downside risk to the U.S. economy over the next 12 months.”

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Media & Entertainment

Is Amazon Finally Breaking into the News Industry?

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The e-commerce and media titan is in talks with veteran TV news anchor Brian Williams to host an election night special, Variety reported.

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Real Estate

Zillow Adds Climate Risks to Home Listings

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Zillow will be adding climate risk scores and insurance information to for-sale listings on its online marketplace.

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International Economics

Rate Cuts Are Making an Impact, OECD Says

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The OECD upgraded its outlook for global economic growth, noting slowing inflation, central bank rate cuts, and falling energy prices.

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