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Do you remember the time when Netflix was a DVD rental service that delivered DVDs to your home? You would be forgiven for thinking of those years as the distant past, but the company only switched its business model from delivery to streaming in 2007.

In just under two decades, subscription services have changed the way people shop, play and work. Businesses are also taking advantage of subscription services. As we head for the middle of 2025, though, the subscription economy is showing signs of yet another shift as it expands beyond digital services. What may the future hold?

Related: The Subscription Economy Is Growing Fast. Here’s How Your Business Can Adapt and Thrive.

The rise of the subscription economy

Subscription services have existed for hundreds of years. Since the early 1800s, consumers could access magazine subscriptions through the mail. In Britain, milk deliveries have been handled by subscriptions since the 1860s.

More recently, the subscription economy has become synonymous with a wide range of services from media to meal deliveries. As an ecommerce business model, subscription-based businesses have been outperforming their traditional counterparts for some time, with subscription revenues growing five times as fast between 2012 and 2018 as the average of the S&P 500.

At the end of 2024, reports showed that Americans were spending nearly $1,000 per year on subscriptions, with the entire market likely to reach a value of more than $900 billion by 2026. Consumers have clearly embraced the convenience and predictability that subscription-based services offer. Underlying this growth is a shift from an economy focused on ownership to one that values access more highly.

Who benefits from subscriptions?

Subscriptions have grown in popularity across demographics. While younger generations have been faster to adopt these services, almost every consumer segment has been won over by the combination of personalization, convenience and easy modification of the service.

Businesses benefit from predictable revenue streams and an unparalleled opportunity to drive customer loyalty. Subscription-based streaming services like Netflix not only allow businesses to learn consumer preferences for content, but they also make it easy to tailor content selections to meet those preferences and give subscribers more of the content they want, encouraging them to spend more time on the platform.

Compared to the traditional magazine subscriptions of several centuries ago, subscription companies often benefit from direct customer feedback by measuring whether someone streamed their suggested content or not. Magazine publishers of yesteryear had to rely on letters to the editor or receiving feedback via cancelled or growing subscriptions.

Related: Survival of the Fittest: 3 Reasons Your Subscription Business Didn’t Work

How subscription services are changing

Until now, we have focused on business-to-consumer (B2C) subscription services in this article, but a significant part of the industry’s growth and transformation has been driven by business-to-business (B2B) subscription models.

Before going into detail, let’s take a look at some of the industry’s overarching trends:

  • Diversification is perhaps the most noticeable change in the B2C and B2B sectors. From physical products like cosmetics and services like movie streaming, subscriptions have moved on to offer access to software, car sharing and meal kits delivered to your door.

  • Growing personalization is another major trend in the sector. Take Netflix, for example: Subscribers receive suggestions for content as soon as they finish watching a movie or series. Moreover, if a subscriber changes their viewing habits and doesn’t use the platform as regularly as usual, they’ll receive more emails from Netflix encouraging them to return and use the platform more frequently.

  • Subscriber communities are another fairly recent addition to the economy. To encourage even greater brand loyalty, subscription providers are realizing the value of building communities around their products as opposed to relying on two-way communications between the brand and its users alone. Social media platforms, online forums and in-person events allow subscribers to connect with each other, therefore building greater brand loyalty in the long term.

New subscription services

Talent subscriptions:

Two of the most notable extensions of the subscription economy come from the B2B side of the sector — talent and hardware subscriptions. So-called talent subscriptions are changing the way HR professionals manage recruitment. Like with other subscriptions, companies pay a monthly fee to access recruitment services as and when they need them.

The main benefits of talent subscriptions include more predictable and manageable hiring costs, access to a talent pipeline and highly qualified professionals on the spot without long lead times and easy scalability.

Traditionally, companies faced escalating recruitment costs when they needed to expand quickly and grow their workforce fast. Subscription-based recruitment allows for this type of scalability but caps costs with the help of a simple monthly fee. Recruiters estimate that companies could save as much as 30 to 50% of the cost of standard approaches.

Hardware subscriptions:

Staying on the B2B side of the subscription economy, hardware subscriptions are becoming just as popular as software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscriptions have been for several years. Rather than investing in computers and other devices, hardware subscriptions allow businesses to access the devices they need when they need them without long-term commitment.

Related: How to Give Your Subscribers an ‘Ease of Ordering’

Consumer subscription trends

B2C subscriptions already cover a wide range of products and services. Noticeable trends in this area include a shift from acquisition to retention with the help of re-engagement campaigns and increased flexibility.

Industry experts have said that trial subscriptions have moved from being a conversion tool to becoming more exploratory, for example. Consumers are looking for greater flexibility and overall ease of use.

The subscription economy continues to be one of the most significant parts of the overall ecommerce sector. The demand for subscription-based products and services remains high in both the B2B and the B2C areas.

However, there is no guarantee of success for either long-term subscription providers or new entrants to the market. B2B and B2C customers’ expectations have grown in the past few years. To meet those expectations and drive retention, companies need to offer flexible subscription plans, products and services that are easy to use and deliver value immediately. Perhaps most importantly, personalization of services can drive long-term loyalty and growth.

Do you remember the time when Netflix was a DVD rental service that delivered DVDs to your home? You would be forgiven for thinking of those years as the distant past, but the company only switched its business model from delivery to streaming in 2007.

In just under two decades, subscription services have changed the way people shop, play and work. Businesses are also taking advantage of subscription services. As we head for the middle of 2025, though, the subscription economy is showing signs of yet another shift as it expands beyond digital services. What may the future hold?

Related: The Subscription Economy Is Growing Fast. Here’s How Your Business Can Adapt and Thrive.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings were slipping before ABC suspended him for Charlie Kirk comments

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Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was bleeding viewers before Disney-owned ABC pulled the plug and suspended him for his comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Nielsen data showed sharp summer declines and a year-long slide that leaves him trailing late-night rivals such as Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld and CBS star Stephen Colbert.

According to monthly Nielsen figures, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropped to just 1.1 million total viewers in August 2025, down 43% from January’s 1.95 million. His August household rating of 0.35 marked the weakest showing of the year.

Jimmy Kimmel gestures during a recent taping of his late-night show in Los Angeles. ABC

The advertiser-coveted 18–49 demo also cratered. Kimmel averaged only 129,000 viewers in that bracket in August, off from 212,000 in January and less than half his June peak of 284,000.

With his ABC contract set to expire next year, the slump raises questions about whether “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” can regain momentum against Colbert, Fallon and cable insurgents.


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Kimmel’s deal with ABC runs through May 2026, under a three-year extension signed in September 2022.

Industry reports put his salary at $15 million to $16 million a year, with some outlets noting that bonuses can push his annual earnings above $20 million.

Kimmel fans protested ABC’s suspension of his show outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre in Hollywood on Wednesday. REUTERS

Despite ABC’s indefinite suspension of the show, the network has not announced any change to his contractual pay.

The Post has sought comment from Kimmel and ABC.

This year’s erosion in viewership follows a bumpy 2024. Annual Nielsen ratings compiled by industry site LateNighter show Kimmel averaged 1.77 million total viewers last year, down 2.3% from 2023. In the demo, he shed more than 12%, pulling 221,000 nightly viewers on average.

By comparison, CBS’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” held the top broadcast spot with 2.57 million viewers and 281,000 in the demo, despite also losing ground year-over-year.

Kimmel has trailed in the ratings race against upstart Greg Gutfeld of Fox News. Getty Images

NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” lagged behind with 1.37 million total viewers, but it narrowly trailed Kimmel in the demo with 220,000.

Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” remained cable’s late night ratings juggernaut in 2024, averaging 2.76 million viewers — though the program airs at 10 p.m. when more viewers are awake.

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Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” powered by Jon Stewart’s Monday night return, posted the biggest growth, surging 84% among total viewers and 53% in the demo.

NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” lagged behind Kimmel in total viewers, but are near even when it comes to attracting younger audiences. Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images
Stephen Colbert leads among the late night hosts on over-the-air broadcast television. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Within broadcast, Kimmel’s position has weakened in 2025.

After a relatively steady winter and spring, he has logged consecutive declines since June. His July average fell to 1.23 million viewers before dipping below 1.2 million in August, according to Nielsen.

Quarterly numbers confirm the trend: Kimmel averaged 1.82 million viewers in Q1 2025, then slipped to 1.77 million in Q2. The August low signals a deeper summer swoon — though summer viewership is traditionally lower as most shows air re-runs.



This story originally appeared on NYPost

Protect kids from addictive AI

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Political leaders and parents need to take notice of a rising threat: AI chatbots that can quickly suck their kids in and become influential confidants, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

On Tuesday, a Senate subcommittee heard stomach-churning stories from three parents who are suing AI companies, claiming that Character.AI and ChatGPT egged on their teens’ mental health crises.

Two of the teens eventually committed suicide; one is now living in a mental health treatment facility.

Early this week, three more families filed lawsuits making similar claims after their minor children committed or attempted suicide.

No one should ever treat allegations in lawsuits as hard fact; settlement-hungry lawyers love to exaggerate. And grieving parents, reeling from the worst kind of loss, may seize on easy-seeming explanations for why their child did the unthinkable.

But however much these particular chatbots truly led these teens into crisis, America needs to ensure some clear guardrails for this tech.

In particular, kids are especially vulnerable to getting addicted, and listening, to bots that pretend to care about them — and can use the info they’re freely given in conversation to personalize responses, create a feedback loop and keep users coming back.

A study by Common Sense Media found that an eye-popping 52% of US teens use these “companion” bots regularly to chat, talk about their problems and role-play imaginative scenarios.

Creepily, about 8% of these teens report flirting with the chatbots, which can engage in romantic or sexually explicit conversations with users — even minors.

AI will have plenty of helpful uses, but these companies have an interest in getting users hooked on their products as quickly as possible, and it’s clearly working far too well on kids.

Society was far too slow in responding to the scourge of cellphones in schools.

And we’re just now reckoning with the destruction that social media has unleashed on kids, thanks to algorithms tailor-made to keep young eyes glued to screens for hours on end.

In response to the lawsuits, OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT, and Character.AI have said they either are planning to strengthen safeguards against suicide or already have.

But the danger for America’s kids goes far beyond the worst-case scenarios: It’s far too easy for these “companion” bots take the place of real friends, crushes, therapists and trusted adults, shrinking kids’ world to a screen.

New York passed a law banning social media platforms from using “addictive” algorithms for minors; the nation needs to see about holding AI companies accountable for habit-forming products.

Make all the fat honest profits you want, but not by exploiting the minds of kids: Start with industry-wide guardrails in place for users under 18, and controls that will alert parents if their kid uses concerning language or indicates mental health problems.

In the end, of course, any lasting solution will also require parents to stay alert.

Not just limiting minors’ screen time, but staying engaged to recognize when they’re struggling mentally; encouraging non-self-destructive behavior in general — pushing their teens to healthy relationships, influences and interests offline.

These horror stories of bot-using kids harming themselves should be a wake-up call: Get on top of the issue now, or America’s kids could pay a real-life price.



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India’s state of Kerala fighting rise in cases of rare ‘brain-eating’ disease | World News

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Kerala is facing a serious public health challenge as it’s seen a surge in cases of a “brain-eating” disease which has caused 19 deaths.

India’s southern state of Kerala has reported around 69 cases of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) since the beginning of this year, including 19 deaths, the state health minister told the state assembly on Wednesday.

Three of the deaths occurred in the last month, including that of a three-month-old child.

The rare but fatal form of encephalitis is caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the “brain-eating” amoeba.

It is a rare but lethal central nervous system infection caused by free-living amoebae found in freshwater, lakes and rivers, the government document showed.

“Unlike last year, we are not seeing clusters linked to a single water source. These are single, isolated cases, which has
complicated our epidemiological investigations,” minister Veena George was quoted as saying by NDTV news.

Last year, the state reported 36 cases of PAM and nine deaths, NDTV said.

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The government has begun chlorinating wells, water tanks and public bathing areas, and areas where people are likely to bathe and come in contact with the amoeba, NDTV reported.

Globally, the survival rate of PAM is around 3% but because of advanced testing and diagnosis, Kerala has achieved 24%, Ms George has been quoted as saying in local media.

“Climate change raising the water temperature and the heat driving more people to recreational water use is likely to
increase the encounters with this pathogen,” the government said in the document, which was published last year.



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Trump says he disagrees with Starmer’s decision to recognize Palestinian state : NPR

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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) and President Trump (L) attend a joint press conference following their meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, on Sept. 18 on the second day of the US President’s second State Visit.

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President Trump said he disagrees with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to recognize the Palestinian state sometime this month unless Israel commits to peace in Gaza.

Trump, speaking at a press conference with Starmer on Thursday, said he wants the immediate release of hostages. The disagreement with Starmer’s approach, Trump said, is “one of our few disagreements.”
Asked why he had not recognized Palestinian statehood ahead of Trump’s visit this week, Starmer said the timing of his announcement “has got nothing to do with this state visit” and said that Hamas could not have a role in the future governance there because of the Oct. 7 attacks it led on Israel.

Trump was asked why he didn’t use his power to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to stop military actions in Gaza killing civilians. Trump said: “I want it to end, but I want the hostages back. I don’t want the hostages used as human shields, which is what Hamas is threatening to do.”

The leaders also discussed Russia’s war on Ukraine

Starmer, who is leading European efforts to support Ukraine, said the West needs to do more to pressure Russia to end its war.

“In recent days, Putin has shown his true face mounting the biggest attack since the invasion began, with yet more bloodshed, yet more innocents killed, and unprecedented violations of NATO airspace,” Starmer said.

“These are not the actions of someone who wants peace. So we’ve discussed today how we can build our defenses to further support Ukraine and decisively increase the pressure on Putin to get him to agree a peace deal that will last,” Starmer said.

It’s been a month since Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks in Alaska — a meeting he said would lead to talks between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy. But that meeting has not transpired, and Russian strikes on Ukraine have intensified.

Ahead of the trip, Trump conditioned new sanctions on Russia on NATO members cutting off energy purchases from Russia and applying massive tariffs on imports of Chinese goods.

Trump, in his opening remarks, expressed frustration with Putin, saying he had expected to have an easier time brokering an end to the war because of his good relationship with the Russian president. “He’s let me down. He’s really let me down,” Trump said.

Asked about his next steps on Russia, said the lack of progress was “my biggest disappointment.” He said the war “doesn’t affect the United States” and noted Starmer was “a lot closer to the scene than we are.”

Starmer said recent Russian strikes and the recent drone incursion show the need for more pressure on Putin. “It’s only when the president [Trump] has put pressure on Putin that he’s actually shown any inclination to move. So we have to ramp that pressure up,” Starmer said.

“What you can see is either an emboldenment or at least an increased recklessness on Putin’s part, and that’s why I said earlier that they’re not the actions of someone who wants peace, so we have to ramp up,” Starmer said. He said the U.K. and French governments were stepping up military planning and suggested “an American guarantee” was also needed.

In the course of his remarks, Trump also said that the United States was trying to regain possession of the Bagram Air Base north of Kabul in Afghanistan. “We want that base back,” he said. He did not elaborate on the idea.

The press conference caps Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom where the British government sought to leverage his love of the monarchy to work with Trump on trade and national security goals.

After an opulent banquet at Windsor Castle with the royal family on Wednesday, Trump traveled to Chequers, the prime minister’s country estate, where he met with top business leaders from both countries as well as Starmer.

At Chequers on Thursday, Trump and Starmer signed an agreement to work on expanding cooperation on technology and nuclear energy. Trump said the agreement on expanding nuclear energy would help expand AI because of that industry’s need for electricity.



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At a historic discount to growth stocks, are value shares about to outperform?

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Over the last 10 years, growth stocks have outperformed value shares by some margin – especially in the US. The MSCI USA Growth index is up 394%, while the MSCI USA Value Index has climbed 110%.

Right now, the gap between growth and value shares is historically wide. But is this a sign of things to come, or a sign that value shares are about to bounce back in a big way?

Warren Buffett

According to Warren Buffett, the difference between growth and value investments doesn’t make much sense. But this is a rare occasion (I can only think of one other) where I don’t agree. 

Buffett’s point is that all investing is about trying to buy shares for less than they’re worth. And figuring out the value of a stock involves taking a view about the company’s future growth.

I agree with all of this, but I don’t think it means there’s no distinction between growth and value. In my own portfolio, I have stocks that I own for different reasons. 

I own some stocks because I expect future cash flows to be higher – these are growth stocks. In others, it’s because the share price doesn’t reflect current earnings – these are value shares.

Time for a correction?

At the moment, the gap between growth stocks and value shares might well be the largest it has ever been. And when this has been the case in the past, things have often corrected sharply.

I don’t think, though, that this means value shares are set to catch up. Historically, the difference narrowing has been the results of things that have caused crashes in the stock market generally.

The difference in valuation might be unjustified (or it might not). But there’s no rule that says that just because it’s expanded it has to contract in the near future. 

I do think, though, that the unusually wide discrepancy in valuations means it’s an interesting time to be looking at value shares. And a few look interesting at today’s prices.

A stock to consider

Polaris (NYSE:PII) is one example. Shares in the recreational vehicle company are down around 30% over the last year as the firm has had to deal with a various challenges – most notably, tariffs.

This has had an effect on both revenues (which have fallen) and net income (which has turned negative). And the chance of inflation in the US leading to higher interest rates is an ongoing risk.

I think, however, that things aren’t as bad as they look. The net income loss was due to non-cash impairment charges, which can’t be ignored entirely but should be one-off in nature. 

The company’s strong brands and extensive dealer network should put it in a strong position when demand recovers. And with an unusually high 4.5% dividend yield, I think it’s worth considering. 

Growth and value

As growth stocks have outperformed value shares, the gap between the two has reached its widest level in history. And the relative discount is a sign the latter are out of fashion.

This doesn’t have to change in the near future, but long-term investors should take note. While not all value stocks are the same, I think Polaris is a quality name that’s worth checking out.



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Trump’s Duplicitous FCC Chair Misleads About Threatening ABC To Get Jimmy Kimmel Off The Air

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FCC Chair Brendan Carr apparently didn’t expect the fallout and blowback that has come from his pressuring of ABC to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air after he made a comment about Charlie Kirk’s shooter and political affiliation.

On Thursday morning, Carr told a different version of the story with some details missing.

Carr posted on X:

Broadcast TV stations have always been required by their licenses to operate in the public interest—that includes serving the needs of their local communities. And broadcasters have long retained the right to not air national programs that they believe are inconsistent with the public interest, including their local communities’ values. I am glad to see that many broadcasters are responding to their viewers as intended.

What Carr posted isn’t what happened.

Here is the video of Carr threatening ABC on a podcast:

The full video of the podcast is posted so that there can be no claims about being taken out of context.

Carr said, “[This] appears to be an action by Jimmy Kimmel to play into the narrative that this was somehow a MAGA or Republican-motivated person. What people don’t understand is that the broadcasters … have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest. When we see stuff like this, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”



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What it takes to make sure the Apple Watch works anywhere

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Apple’s secretive labs use sci-fi-like chambers to make sure your Apple Watch can stay connected anywhere on Earth — and even in space.

Inside Apple’s secret Apple Watch testing labs | Image Credit: Apple

At a dedicated facility near Apple’s headquarters, the company rigorously tests its flagship wearable. Inside custom-built chambers teeming with specialized equipment, every aspect of the Apple Watch’s connectivity is analyzed and refined.

CNET’s Vanessa Hand Orellana recently visited the site to learn the rigorous methods Apple employs during these tests. What she found was a trio of rooms dedicated to ensuring the Apple Watch works in nearly any scenario.

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Larry Ellison loses $34 billion days after topping world’s richest list as ‘AI bubble’ fears grow

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That meant a sizable gain for Ellison’s net worth, which is heavily tied to the company.

The 81-year-old entrepreneur co-founder, who currently owns more than 40% of Oracle, subsequently enjoyed a $101 billion surge in wealth overnight, to $393 billion—placing him ahead of Musk’s $385 billion fortune. He joined the likes of Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault as the few members of the ultra-rich club to surpass the Tesla CEO since he took the top spot back in 2021.

But Ellison’s ranking as the world’s richest person was short-lived: His estimated net worth fell by $34 billion in the two days following Oracle’s stock surge, according to Bloomberg’s index. Although he has made some wealth gains since, he still stands at a net loss of $23 billion from his high last Wednesday. 

And J. Bradford DeLong, a U.C. Berkeley economist, tells Fortune that the sharp downfall was triggered by “second thoughts” around Oracle’s cloud deal with OpenAI.

‘Second thoughts’ about Oracle’s involvement with AI 

On Wednesday last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300 billion in computing power over the next five years. It’s one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed—and the markets went crazy. DeLong says that Oracle would profit heavily from the deal, regardless of whether OpenAI becomes the leading AI business-consumer tech company.

“Ellison’s surge is because [of] the market’s perception of Oracle,” DeLong explains, adding that Ellison’s personal stake in the deal helped shift the company from “being irrelevant, to it being a key participant in OpenAI’s forthcoming construction and operation of data centers.”

But then came mounting concerns that the deal could lead to an “AI bubble.” Ellison was able to secure the OpenAI deal thanks to his budding business relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which allowed Oracle to buy a large amount of state-of-the-art GPUs, setting itself up as a key player in the AI industry. Yet analysts quickly warned of the financial risk—Oracle hasn’t proven itself as a top cloud provider, and OpenAI’s $12 billion annualized revenue pales in comparison to the $300 billion deal. Oracle is relying heavily on one customer who may not be able to afford or fully use what they’ve committed to; and since these obligations are promises for future services not yet delivered, the AI company could potentially delay, change, or cancel parts of the deal.

DeLong says it raises the question of Oracle’s entanglement with OpenAI—how reliable the numbers are, what risks it entails, and how much of a game-changer the deal actually is. But still, he notes that many are optimistic, and those who are intrigued can cash in on the opportunity. 

“The subsequent decline came from second thoughts about the magnitude of Oracle’s involvement,” DeLong continues. 

“Still, if you are optimistic about OpenAI—and lots of people are very optimistic—buying Oracle stock is the best path available to you to invest in something that will succeed if OpenAI succeeds, because it is now clear that if OpenAI does very well, Oracle will do well.”

The puzzle behind Musk’s simultaneous $35 billion surge in net worth 

While Ellison’s net worth plummeted, Musk enjoyed being catapulted back to the top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a $35 billion gain between September 10 and 12. However, why he experienced the wealth surge is less clear than Ellison’s toppling. 

DeLong says that Musk’s company Tesla hasn’t been doing anything special as of late that would cause the stock to sell for more. Instead, it could be tied to Tesla’s annual shareholding meeting this November; investors are optimistic that Tesla’s CEO will “make some good news” for the company before this fall’s vote. 

“It seems more like ‘we can make money by frontrunning the Big Boys as they manipulate stock prices’ is driving Tesla’s short-run asset valuation here—an internet-driven phenomenon,” DeLong explains. “Options traders are buying out-of-the-money calls on Tesla out of a belief that Elon Musk wants its stock price high in November.”

“Such positive-feedback automatic demand by hedgers produces runups like we have seen in Tesla, that endure for a while.”

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Marc Anthony And Wisin Tease New Collaboration With Snippet

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Marc Anthony and Wisin merge their diplomas for a musical venture. The two Latin icons shared dumps of teasers across multiple social media platforms to excite and stir anticipation among the masses. The song appears to be an amalgamation of salsa by Anthony, with reggaeton touches from Wisin.

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The post read simply: “Wisin and I are looking for the one who loves us the most. My people, go give her a pre-save.” while the video showed lyrics about looking for someone who would love them more. The playful nature of the short clip hints at a fun dance-worthy tune that comes from the fusion of their own musical talents.

Wisin was one of the first to comment back, showering praise on the preview: “What kind of bomb ⭐️…⭐️💃🏻🕺🏻…” His exuberant response, littered with stars and dancing emojis, opened the floodgates to further reactions.

Fans could hardly contain themselves following Wisin’s comments. One said, “Smells like a hit! How does that sound!!!! Weeeeepa!💛❤️💛”, whilst another stated simply, “We are ready!!!!” The bulk of supporters issued fire and party emojis in quick succession.

Yet not everybody sang praise of the forthcoming collaboration. A critical voice said: “In person he doesn’t sing anymore, he lost his voice. What a shame.” This sort of criticism is nothing new when dealing with artists who have been around forever, but only a few commented with such negative sentiment compared to the overwhelming majority who were enthusiastic.

Another user put it far more bluntly: “Hey Marc…What’s the need for this 💩,” suggesting that not everybody was impressed with the musical direction.

The collaboration between Marc Anthony and Wisin is, arguably, a watershed moment in Latin music, in which different generations and styles of the industry are tied. Anthony, one of the doyens of salsa romantica and crossover pop, in tandem with one half of the hugely popular reggaeton duo Wisin and Yandel, juxtaposes two distinct schools of musical tradition.

Several comments referenced Anthony’s wife Nadia Ferreira, one joking: “No one like my Nadia Ferreira 😍😂🙌🙌🙌” while another noted: “We’re ready!!!! @marcanthony anxious to hear all the mamis! Hahahahaha although the boss of mamis @nadiaferreira always ahead! 🙌❤️”

The reference to the pre-save campaign in Anthony’s post would suggest the track is going to be released on streaming platforms any day now, when fans will be able to instantly add it to their library, a trend set by the industry to generate early hype around new music.

As is the norm for comments from celebrities and influences, the comment section saw all colors of emotion the famous are used to – ranging from borderline can hardly contain themselves excitement to harsh criticism to utterly unrelated nonsensical comments deemed worthy of exposure by some.

The constant cross-pollination across genres and generations of Latin artists initiated by these Puerto Rican music giants makes music cater to both the old and new generation. The teaser promises an up-tempo track that will be all over the airwaves, getting trillions of streams when fully released.

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Instead of applying to his 50 years of existence, neither Marc Anthony nor Wisin could achieve the status of a legacy of change in the reggaeton and salsa genres that both represent.




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