Isobel Asher Hamilton

isobel@thedailyupside.com

Isobel Asher Hamilton (she/her) is a senior reporter at The Daily Upside. Previously she worked at Business Insider and Mashable. She specializes in covering Big Tech, social media, and AI. Isobel is based in London.

Electric Vehicles

Northvolt Develops New Lithium-Free Battery To Rival Precious Earth Metal Ones

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Swedish battery-maker Northvolt announced proudly on Tuesday that it had developed a new kind of sodium-ion battery.

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Industrials

Private Jets Belonging to Celebs and Execs Rack Up Years In Flight Time

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Private jets belonging to a group of just 200 celebrities and executives have racked up 11 years’ worth of flight time since 2022.

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Media & Entertainment

Crypto Exchange Bullish Buys Crypto News Site CoinDesk

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CoinDesk was acquired in an all-cash deal by Bullish, a crypto exchange run by former NYSE president Tom Farley.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Stamps Out its Responsible AI Team

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Meta has disbanded a team in charge of making sure the company developed AI in an ethical way, according to The Information.

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Healthcare

CRISPR Gene Therapy Gets First-Ever Regulatory OK

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Casgevy, a CRISPR gene-editing therapy, has been authorized by UK authorities to treat people with two blood diseases..

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Geopolitics

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Are Insurable Again

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The Ukrainian government struck a deal with insurers on Wednesday to provide affordable insurance to ships carrying grain out of the country.

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Technology

The Former ‘Russian Google’ Wants Out of Russia

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Yandex, once Russia’s largest tech company, is looking to sell all of its Russian assets, Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Monday.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Bots Struggle to Transition from Novelty to Money-Maker

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Sam Altman thinks big and spends big. But when it comes to a product that makes money, the whole AI thing can feel a little Metaverse-y…

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Industries

The Brain Tech Business Keeps Getting Buzzier

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The neural interface market is full of startups vying to put technology into the human brain, but which will actually make brains a business?

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Big Tech

Tech Giants Win Regulatory Case in EU, But Tax Clouds Loom

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Meta, Google, and TikTok successfully argued that individual European countries can’t cook up their own laws for large digital platforms.

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Consumer

Nestlé Pours $100 Million into Food Delivery Startup Wonder Group

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Nestlé is investing $100 million into Wonder Group, Marc Lore’s food-truck-turned-regular food delivery startup.

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Healthcare

Moderna Takes $1.3 Billion Hit From Sluggish Covid Vaccine Uptake

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Moderna posted a quarterly loss of $3.63 billion, half of which was accounted for by unused Covid-19 shots past their expiration date.

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Industrials

Sugar Shortages Loom as Supply Gets Sticky

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Logistical holdups at ports in Brazil combined with poor sugar crops in other major sugar-producing nations is stretching supply of the crop.

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Real Estate

Washington DC Sues Landlords, RealPage in Alleged Rent-Fixing Scheme

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Washington, DC’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against property management software maker RealPage, along with 14 commercial landlords.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI News Poll Ticks Off UK Newspaper

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The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Gets Into the Geopolitical Advice Game

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Goldman Sachs is launching a sort of geopolitics-slash-technology research arm to advise clients who get anxious when they turn the news on.

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Technology

Amazon Spins Up New Cloud Division for Europe

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Amazon said Wednesday that its Amazon Web Services cloud division is launching a “European Sovereign Cloud.”

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Banking

UK Abolishes Cap on Bankers’ Bonuses

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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it’s ending a cap on bonuses for bankers that’s been in place since 2014.

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Regulation

Japan Warms Up to Ride-Hailing

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Japan’s strict taxi rules have historically made it impossible for ride-hailing companies like Uber to crack the Land of the Rising Sun.

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Policy & Power

Mexico Reviving Transcoastal Railway to Capitalize on Dry Panama Canal

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The renovated line would span Mexico’s two coasts, providing a new artery through which international freight can flow.

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