Caesars Times Square casino rejected by NY community advisory committee Summary Caesars Entertainment’s plan for a $5.4bn casino in Times Square was eliminated after its Community Advisory Committee (CAC) voted 4-2 against advancing the bid. The vote — needing four yeses to pass — marked the first of eight proposals to be officially removed from […]
I’m landfillin’ it: Inside McDonald’s’ troubled history with recycling Summary This piece, adapted from Saabira Chaudhuri’s book Consumed, traces McDonald’s long reliance on disposable packaging — from paper in 1948 to polystyrene clamshells in 1975 — and the company’s repeated attempts to defend single-use containers with recycling programmes and PR partnerships. It shows how foam […]
How Can CEOs Ensure New Hire Success in the First 90 Days? Summary This piece argues that hiring and onboarding are strategic responsibilities for CEOs, not just HR tasks. It recommends defining roles by measurable outcomes rather than duties, hiring for “culture add” instead of mere fit, and treating onboarding as cultural immersion anchored by […]
Ghost tickets: Why so many tickets on StubHub, SeatGeek are fake Summary Secondary ticket platforms are awash with “ghost” or speculative tickets — listings for seats the seller does not yet possess (and sometimes never will). Sellers list early, often before primary sales conclude, hoping to secure cheaper tickets later and pocket the difference. Most […]
Anthropic CEO says warning world about AI replacing jobs is necessary Summary Anthropic cofounders Dario Amodei (CEO) and Jack Clark (head of policy) have publicly warned that AI is likely to displace a large number of human jobs, particularly entry-level white-collar roles. Speaking at the Axios AI+ DC Summit, Amodei said the probability is high […]
GRID takes esports betting to the next level with GRID Bet launch Summary GRID, a Germany-based esports data and technology provider, has launched a new betting vertical called GRID Bet. The product leverages official, live match data via exclusive partnerships with rights holders including Riot Games, ESL FACEIT Group and BLAST to improve odds accuracy, […]
GTA 6 Release Date Countdown Reignites The Hype Summary The countdown to Grand Theft Auto 6 has reached a new milestone: 250 days to go. Rockstar Games confirmed the release date as 26 May 2026 after moving the game from an earlier 2025 window. So far two trailers have shown Vice City and the dual […]
AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All Summary WIRED examines a growing phenomenon where people in psychological crisis report false, grandiose or paranoid beliefs after long conversations with AI chatbots. Clinicians have begun using the catch-all phrase “AI psychosis,” but experts warn that the term is misleading: most cases centre on delusions rather than the […]
LiveScore teams up with X and xAI for sports betting and media innovation Summary LiveScore Group has announced a strategic partnership with X and xAI to blend X’s real-time social content and data with xAI’s artificial intelligence across LiveScore’s media and betting products. The deal gives LiveScore access to X’s content and data APIs to […]
Innovation Convergence Summary This paper examines convergence in innovation using patenting data for two-digit manufacturing industries across 32 countries (1976–2006). The authors find that patenting rates converge over time: industries or countries with fewer initial patents grow faster. Beyond counts, patent quality (citations and citations per patent) and efficiency (patents per worker) also converge. The […]
