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.

Media & Entertainment

Is Netflix Getting Its Groove Back?

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One analyst says investors disenchanted with Netflix have lost the plot (in much the same way as the final season of Stranger Things).

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Energy

Exxon to Boost Crude Output by Automating Permian Basin Rigs

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Two of the company’s rigs in the Permian Basin are now fully automated and it wants to automate as many as 15 by 2028, per Reuters.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anti-Data-Center Fever Sweeps America, Stalling Construction

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The massive data center buildout is a salient political issue ahead of this year’s midterm elections, one flagged on both sides of the aisle.

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Big Tech

Amazon Aims to Spread Drone Delivery Fleet Across America

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Hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries have already been completed so far this year, well up from years past, Amazon said Wednesday.

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Banking

Goldman Targets Asset Management Growth With $410M Deal for ‘Hands-Off’ Real Estate Firm

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It’s the second deal Goldman has struck in a week focused on pushing the boundaries of its gargantuan asset-management unit.

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Hedge Funds

Peter Thiel Places Big Bets on Energy, Amazon in Revamped Portfolio

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Thiel Macro is suddenly back in action with a roster that seems less concerned about an AI bubble, and more concerned with an AI bottleneck.

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Industrials

China’s Aerospace Industry Gains Altitude Slowly After Taking Flight

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A C919 aircraft built by the state-backed COMAC completed an international commercial flight for the first time last week.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s $6 Billion Deal Talks With Decart Show Focus on Cost Efficiency

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Anthropic is in talks to acquire startup Decart, which makes software that helps reduce the cost of training and running AI.

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Threatens to Leave Tinseltown Unless States Settle Merger Case Quickly

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On-location productions in Los Angeles held just 4,711 shoot days in Q2, according to industry group FilmLA, down 13% year-over-year.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Underscores Support for Open-Source AI, a Boon for Hardware Spending

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Back in March, CEO Jensen Huang spent Nvidia’s developers conference saying its chips are the perfect infrastructure for open source tools.

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Big Tech

Apple’s Supply Chain Woes Threaten All-Glass iPhone

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Supply chain checks reveal that Apple has likely scrapped plans for its much-rumored “all-glass iPhone,” Jefferies says.

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Industries

Starlink’s Success Casts Doubt on Telecom Companies’ Future

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SpaceX has a message to Verizon and the rest of Big Telecom. It’s coming for some of their $600 billion in annual revenue.

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Artificial Intelligence

With SEO Rizz Fading, Brands Compete For Chatbot Love

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Users who encounter an AI summary click on an actual link to a third-party site just 8% of the time, according to a recent Pew Research study.

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Industrials

Can a Manufacturing Rebound Turn Fluor’s Fortunes Around?

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Embraces Fan Content in Groundbreaking TikTok Deal

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Markets

S&P Hits Record High as 86% of Members Blow Past Wall Street Forecasts

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About 86% of reporting S&P 500 companies exceeded consensus earnings-per-share estimates in Q2, but plenty of pitfalls may stymie performance.

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Industrials

Can SpaceX’s First Earnings Call Ease Pressure from Looming Lockup Expirations?

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On Thursday, employees and early investors will be able to sell another 911 million shares worth some 12% of the company

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Risks Costly Penalties as Lawsuit Stalls WBD Merger

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If the deal is not complete by June 4, 2027, Paramount could have to pay Warner Bros. Discovery a $7 billion termination fee.

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Big Tech

Booming AWS Revenue Shields Amazon From Meta-Sized Backlash

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CEO Andy Jassy hiked the company’s capex guidance about 10% to $220 billion, but investors loved a booming AWS business.

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Big Tech

With Apple Back on Top, CEO Tim Cook Preps for Earnings Curtain Call

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Shares of Apple have risen 26% this year, enough to help it retake the market cap throne from momentary usurper Nvidia earlier this month.

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