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.

Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

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You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Technology

Meta Changes Its Tone on the Metaverse

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Media & Entertainment

Universal’s New Streaming Deal Pins Hopes on Paying the Pros

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Consumer

CloudKitchens is Having Trouble Wooing Restaurant Chains

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Media & Entertainment

UAE Looks Set to Legalize Gambling

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Industrials

Airlines’ Labor Issues Harsh the Post-Lockdown Buzz

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Technology

Elon Musk’s ‘Everything App’ Dream Needs Even More of Your Data

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Wants Gmail To Help Win the AI War

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Technology

Microsoft Offers New Deal to Buy Activision Blizzard To UK Regulators

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Industrials

Airlines Get Lost-Luggage Rates Down to Pre-Pandemic Levels

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Markets

Cars And Big Houses Are Becoming Unbuyable

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Artificial Intelligence

Travel Company Taps ChatGPT to Advise Tourists

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Electric Vehicles

EV Maker VinFast Bags Huge Valuation in SPAC-Mania Redux

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Policy & Power

The SEC is Zeroing In on ESG

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Industrials

The Shipping Industry Reckons with a Drier Panama

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Energy

Can the Nuclear Industry Avoid an Economic Meltdown?

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Big Tech

Lyft Brings Ads to its App

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Industrials

Telecom Billionaire Merging Dish, EchoStar

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Markets

SoftBank’s AI Bets Can’t Offset Big Company Loss

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Energy

Wind Energy Faces its First Crisis as Costs Mount

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