American Eagle foot traffic plummeted in the aftermath of the Sydney Sweeney ad controversy
Foot traffic fell 9% year over year at American Eagle stores for the week that began August 3, marking the…
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What CEOs really think about Nvidia and AMD’s China export deal: ‘Brilliant, a tariff that we don’t have to pay’
Good morning. I called some CEOs yesterday to get their thoughts on Nvidia and AMD’s deal to give the U.S.…
Southeast Asia’s cities are at ‘high risk’ of flooding and heatwaves, thanks to climate change
In recent weeks, there have been viral images from the Philippines show couples exchanging wedding vows in flooded churches after…
AI talent comes at a 30% salary premium: ‘If you try to play catch up later, this is going to cost you even more’
AI skills are in demand, and HR will need to fork over higher salaries to recruit this talent. Adding AI…
Fintech giant Stripe developing blockchain dubbed ‘Tempo’ with crypto VC Paradigm
The fintech giant Stripe is developing a new blockchain, according to a recent job posting on a site for the…
Asia’s quiet tokenization revolution shows how the blockchain becomes ‘real’
For years, the crypto economy was a digital wild west: volatile, speculative, and often untethered from the real world. Now,…
Trump family crypto business announces $1.5 billion treasury company for World Liberty Financial token
The Trump family’s crypto business World Liberty Financial is using a publicly-listed company, ALT5 Sigma Corporation, to raise $1.5 billion…
Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç: ‘You can’t always influence the macro stuff but you influence how you deal with it’
Good morning. I recently spoke with Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgiç about the art and science of transformation. I caught him…
OpenAI’s open source pivot shows how U.S. tech is trying to catch up to China’s AI surge
OpenAI, the developer behind ChatGPT, released two bombshell AI developments last week. Last Thursday, it released GPT-5, the long-awaited update…
Former Intel CEO Craig Barrett outlines rescue plan to save Intel and America’s advanced chip manufacturing
1. Yes, the USA NEEDS INTEL, as Intel is the only U.S. company capable of providing state of the art…
