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Check out the companies that make headlines in pre-market transactions. GameStop – The video game retailer’s stock slipped 4%. GameStop recorded first-quarter revenue of $732.4 million, up from a $881.8 million figure seen in the same period last year. Tesla – The electric car maker rose 1.7% on its fourth victory day. That comes after CEO Elon Musk cratered stocks last week following an online feud with President Donald Trump. Musk said Wednesday that he regrets some of the social media posts he made about Trump. Quantum Computing – Quantum Computing stock has progressed after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told…

Jaws, 50: Did the horrifying film really blame the global sharks? Revelation Religious leaders who tried psilocybin say it made them better. History of the Cannibal Crusades today Heresy the Drift of Americanism Climate/environment Scientists discover climate model folding: clouds supercharge Arctic warming SCITECH daily Fitch warns of increased risk of mortgage bonds due to extreme weather Bloomberg Insurance companies will recollate when the risk of wildfires in 2025 reaches a dangerous level Hunger is already a problem in the western west after Helly’s. Signs that can lead to many worsening. Carolina Public Press Pandemic Everything looks old early -…

Mike Bloomberg: “Technology is the opposite of sex. Even when it’s great, it’s awful.” Why do you think most young American men aren’t? im doc has been feeling this report recently: One thing that there is little airtime — but you may have all of your fertility. I’m not going to move forward. But this is a serious problem. Two times today. Always always. Men – in their 20s and 30s – many of them don’t know how to attract women with sex. It literally blows me away. We are talking about Basque mechanisms that please women. They were so…

Eve here. Linked to an Apple Scientists paper. This has been a rather devastating blow to the idea that a large-scale language model like ChatGpt would be considered to be engaged in “thinking.” Tom Neuburger offers the following long forms of treatment: To be clear, Bese’s discovery does not require that conquering the OLE class of AI cannot engage in the process of filling the bar for “inference”. But big money is chasing “all trading tools, no master” LLMS. Thomas Neuberger. Originally published on God’s Spies AI cannot solve problems that have not been solved before by humans.”Arnault Bertrand” There’s…

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Strategy—case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock new ways of doing business. Ferrari is synonymous with tradition, luxury, and speed—not necessarily sustainability. But under CEO Benedetto Vigna, the company is aiming to go carbon neutral by 2030. To him, this is both a moral obligation and an opportunity to innovate. In this episode of Cold Call from 2023, Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun joins Vigna and host Brian Kenny. They discuss her case study on how Ferrari is using sustainability as a strategic advantage.…

ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. I’m HBR executive editor Alison Beard filling in for Hannah Bates. This month, we’re highlighting some of the best conversations from the 2025 HBR Leadership Summit held in April. In today’s episode, we hear from David Risher, the CEO of Lyft. Since taking the wheel in 2023, figuratively and literally, Risher has led the company through a bold transformation—focusing on customer obsession, technological innovation, and a renewed commitment to drivers and riders…

In real estate, contingencies are terms and conditions contained in a purchase agreement that must be met for the transaction to advance. These provisions protect both buyers and sellers by allowing either party to withdraw from the contract without penalty if certain conditions are not met. Although not required, contingencies are standard in most real estate contracts, and some are especially important depending on where you purchase. For example, if you are purchasing in a wildfire-prone area, such as Los Angeles, including home insurance contingencies could be a wise move for your property to insure. This Redfin article explains how…

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Street Roots. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. As the city of Portland, Oregon, clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing. Tents lined some city blocks. High-powered business associations held press conferences demanding the city remove homeless people and touted self-funded surveys saying that without action, businesses and residents would flee the city. By late spring 2021, the city committed to a new strategy that…

Blending eLearning: A Smarter Approach In today’s manufacturing landscape, products are getting smarter, software is evolving fast, and customer expectations are sky-high. Field sales and service teams are often on the frontlines of this transformation. Yet, many manufacturing companies are still relying on outdated training methods: lengthy manuals, sporadic ride-alongs, or dense classroom sessions that don’t stick. To empower field teams at scale, companies need modern, blended eLearning curriculums tailored for product and software training. These solutions must be mobile, adaptive, and anchored in real-world scenarios. Training Gap In Field Sales And Service Imagine a manufacturer launching a new line…

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick will speak to media members on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025, as he arrives at trade talks at Lancaster House, London, UK.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe US and China have reached a trade agreement, representatives from both sides said after a second day of high-level consultations in London.”We have arrived at a framework for implementing the Geneva consensus and the call between the two presidents,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told reporters.It reflected a comment from Li Chenggang, China’s international trade representative and deputy minister of China’s Ministry of Commerce.US President Donald Trump…