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.

Artificial Intelligence

Less is More: Who’s Afraid of DeepSeek?

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Yesterday saw a huge selloff in US tech stocks after a Chinese AI chatbot app DeepSeek shot to the top of the Apple App Store. Why the fuss?

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Energy

Rolls-Royce’s Nuclear Ambitions Mushroom

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Nuclear energy, which has in the past often suffered from much-missed deadlines and ballooning costs, is having a moment.

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Healthcare

Healthtech Startups Score Big Fundraises

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The pandemic saw a flurry of investment in biotech startups but the past three years have seen shrinking investments in the sector.

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Energy

Wind Power Shares Slip, But the Industry Remains Stoic

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Donald Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill” came with a simultaneous gutting of support for the renewables industry.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

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Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Cryptocurrency

Trump, Crypto’s Intended White Knight, Immediately Worries the Industry

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For the crypto industry, President Trump is something of an enigma. But the launch of the Trump family coins was a bit, well, embarrassing.

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Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

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The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

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Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Industrials

Saudi Arabia Invests $100 billion in Mining

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The focus will be on mining earth metals including lithium, zinc, copper and nickel, all crucial metals for battery-making.

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Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI-ifying Alexa is Way Harder than Amazon Thought

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The company’s struggle gives us a glimpse into how the wider world of voice assistants is trying to keep up with the technology zeitgest.

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International Economics

Spain Slaps 100% Property Tax on Non-EU Buyers

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It’s part of a collection of measures to address the country’s housing crisis, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says.

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Markets

Coffee and Chocolate Are the Reigning Commodity Kings

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The tight supply of both beans meant trading prices were extremely volatile, and the result was that cocoa almost tripled in price last year.

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Real Estate

LA Wildfires Exacerbate California’s Insurance Crisis

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California was already contending with a home insurance crisis due to unpredictable weather events. Then came this week’s fires.

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Autos

Rolls-Royce Bets Big on Customized Cars

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Owning a Rolls-Royce is pretty good. But is it really that impressive when you could have a unique Rolls-Royce?

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Media & Entertainment

Apple Wants in on the News Business, but its News AI Is Alienating Publishers

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According to the Financial Times, Apple is ramping up its Apple News division. But can it fix its irritating AI hallucinations?

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Consumer

Florida Oranges are Doing So Badly a Tropicana Supplier is Ditching its Citrus Business

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Alico, a major supplier to Tropicana, announced Monday that it is sunsetting its citrus business in the Sunshine State.

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International Economics

China Brings in Subsidies for Smartphones

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On Friday, Beijing announced that a trade-in program that previously applied to big appliances and cars will now be widened to smartphones.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Has Blockbuster Year While Tesla Stalls

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Despite China’s overall economy coming down with a bad cold last year, its EV players are upstaging the world’s most valuable auto company.

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Healthcare

2025 is the Year of the Weight Loss Pill

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Traditionally, New Year’s resolutions to lose weight involve getting to the gym more. In a post-GLP-1 world, that’s looking less necessary.

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Consumer

Loser of 2024: The Luxury Market

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Luxury brands were riding the subway instead of lounging in limos this year, though a couple of brands were able to buck the trend.

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