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• Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have surged in popularity.
• While some trading firms are actively using the platforms, hedge funds are mostly interested in their data.
• Dysrupt Labs in Australia, for example, uses prediction markets to monitor "drift" in the

• Car companies have been re-launching powerful V8 engines that were previously discontinued.
• Many high-powered trucks were removed from the US market as car companies switched to more fuel-efficient models.
• American automakers have led the charge on the V8 reboot.

The growl

• William Tunstall-Pedoe founded True Knowledge, later Evi, which Amazon acquired to build Alexa.
• He left Amazon in 2016 after almost four years at the tech giant to re-enter the startup world.
• He used a six-page memo to decide whether he should leave Amazon.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation

• Warren Buffett warned about the dangers of debt in his last TV interview as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.
• He also gave advice about parenting, making mistakes, picking a job, and lifelong learning.
• Buffett said his dad was "very forgiving" when he misbehaved, but told him,

• Sydney Frost and Jessamine Black use eBay to find unique secondhand fashion items.
• The online resale market is growing fast as more shoppers seek out vintage clothes.
• Black and Frost use strategies such as targeted searches and wishlists to find deals.

Sydney Frost and Jessamine Black spend their days

• EY's global chief innovation officer Joe Depa said he has a "high sensitivity" for detecting AI.
• He leads the firm's AI strategy but said if people use it "too much," it may be less effective.
• Corporate-sounding writing or hedging suggestions is usually a sign of AI, he said.

AI is getting better every day — but EY's global chief innovation

• Robin Blair runs his family's greengrocer business, founded in 1875.
• The octogenarian gets up at 4.30 a.m. and can work as late as 10 p.m., 6 days a week.
• He says he'll never retire from the trade, and it's given him the best life he could hope for.

This interview is based on a conversation with greengrocer Robin Blair, 80, the owner

• Kyle Elliott, a career coach to tech employees, often helps clients who have difficult bosses.
• Clients venting to their bosses is one of the biggest mistakes he sees.
• Venting to a career coach instead of a friend can also be a misuse of time, he said.

Kyle Elliott, who's been a full-time career coach

• Crunch Fitness CEO Jim Rowley said his workday varies whether he's in the office or touring gyms.
• A morning protein shake, exercise, and a desk to focus at are crucial to his routine on the road.
• To wind down, he takes a

• President Donald Trump shared two screenshots of text exchanges with NATO Secretary General and the French President.
• The posts show that even top-level diplomacy can become

• Scott Ellis is a Silicon Valley millionaire who supports California's proposed wealth tax on billionaires.
• Ellis believes excessive wealth threatens democracy and supports federal-level wealth tax reforms.
• He said he's happy to pay higher taxes and says the proposed wealth tax is a step

• President Donald Trump's tax bill may lead to larger refunds for many Americans in 2026.
• New deductions and increased child tax credits primarily benefit middle-income filers this year.
• IRS withholding changes for 2026 mean future paychecks will