Saturday links: the age of misinformation
Tadas Viskanta
Abnormal Returns
8 hours ago
5 MIN READ
Autos
- ~25% of global auto sales this year will be electric. (nytimes.com)
- Toyota ($TM) is set to become the biggest American car maker. (wsj.com)
- How rising DRAM prices will affect car prices. (theatlantic.com)
- Modern cars can catch fire even when they are not running. (msn.com)
- Why people are drawn to the new Slate Truck. (wired.com)
Transport
- Chinese car exports are limited by space on ships. (wsj.com)
- Amazon ($AMZN) set to expand drone delivery service. (cnbc.com)
- Brunswick ($BC) is looking to technology to boost boat sales. (cnbc.com)
- Shipping rates, amid war, continue to rise. (ft.com)
Energy
- How extreme heat is affecting the electric grid. (axios.com)
- Grid operators increasingly need to plan for wildfires. (axios.com)
- Qcells is manufacturing solar panels in Georgia. (grist.org)
- How EVs could strengthen the grid. (grist.org)
Environment
- Tornado Alley is shifting east. (insurancejournal.com)
- Cities eliminated streams. We need them back. (bloomberg.com)
- Why fires this Summer are not getting more attention. (theatlantic.com)
- There are no easy fixes to the Colorado River. (wsj.com)
- Wildfire smoke is really bad for you. (nytimes.com)
Animals
- The size of the Atlantic menhaden population has seemingly fallen off. (wapo.st)
- Hotter sand is putting sea turtles at risk. (mazingamazingly.blogspot.com)
Travel
- Despite higher costs, Americans just keep traveling. (axios.com)
- Cruise lines are nickel and diming their customers. (nytimes.com)
- Pilots and flight attendants receive more radiation during their lifetimes. (eurekalert.org)
- A look at the companies that ponied up for DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s ‘The Great American Road Trip.’ (viewfromthewing.com)
Space
- Satellite companies need more launch capacity. (arstechnica.com)
- How orbital data centers could wreck the night sky. (scientificamerican.com)
- The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is coming back to Earth’s atmosphere. (axios.com)
Technology
- Smarter robots need eyes. (nytimes.com)
- What is a defunct company’s data worth? (doinggroundwork.com)
- What it’s like to use Wispr Flow. (nytimes.com)
- Mary Childs talks with Prof. Rohit Lamba about the future of work in the age of AI. (youtube.com)
Behavior
- Suicide hotlines don’t seem to decrease the rate of self-harm. (nber.org)
- Some preliminary results from Oregon on psilocybin use. (npr.org)
- Four tips on staying happy from philosopher Baruch Spinoza, including ‘Zoom out.’ (bakadesuyo.com)
- On the downsides of being a content creator. (theconversation.com)
Longevity
- Why would someone want to live to 150 years old? (nytimes.com)
- Why doctors are prescribing tadalafil for longevity purposes. (npr.org)
Vaccination
- The vaccination rates of US kindergarteners in the 2025–2026 school year fell, again. (arstechnica.com)
- Anti-vaxxers have been successful spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. (cnbc.com)
Measles
- U.S. measles cases are hitting multi-decade highs. (propublica.org)
- More measles outbreaks in the U.S. are inevitable. (thebulwark.com)
Health
- Cancer surgery wait times are on the rise. (arstechnica.com)
- How patients and doctors are using AI to diagnose difficult conditions. (wsj.com)
- China is pioneering a surgery that purports to treat Alzheimer’s disease. (nature.com)
- What’s behind the opposition to IVF? (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
Fitness
- Sit for work? Get up! (wapo.st)
- Why walking gets harder with age. (sciencedaily.com)
- How to add more movement into your day. (twopct.com)
- More protein without exercise is a waste. (theconversation.com)
- The case for sprinting. (sciencedaily.com)
Beverages
- How Coca Cola ($KO) is evolving Freestyle machines. (cnbc.com)
- Drink your coffee! (sciencedaily.com)
Food
- A major supplier to the meal kit industry just went bust. (wsj.com)
- Ground beef prices have been rising steadily post-Covid. (econbrowser.com)
- The salad recession is hitting ranch dressing sales. (morningstar.com)
- Why pickle flavoring is everywhere these days. (wsj.com)
- The science behind cold cuts. (theconversation.com)
Mark Walters
- A loan to Guggenheim Partners’ asset management division has fallen into distressed territory. (ft.com)
- Mark Walters’ business practice have been called into question prior. (frontofficesports.com)
- Sammons Enterprises says it is divesting from the Guggenheim network of entities. (hntrbrk.com)
- Mark Walter’s business empire is nothing if not convoluted. (wsj.com)
Sports
- The Freedom 250 was planned in a hurry. (npr.org)
- The problem with internationalized sports leagues: time zones. (entertainment.substack.com)
- Enhanced Group ($ENHA) lost nearly $62 million in Q2. (frontofficesports.com)
- Rising water temperatures are ravaging some fishing spots. (bloomberg.com)
Movies
- Movie end credits are getting longer over time. (stephenfollows.com)
- Good luck trying to get tickets to big movies on IMAX ($IMAX) 70mm screens. (slate.com)
College
- College kids have stopped hanging out. (theatlantic.com)
- Parents are paying up for premium gap years. (fa-mag.com)
- The enrollment cliff is coming for America’s colleges and universities. (wsj.com)
Children
- Back-to-school shopping was more expensive this year. (washingtonpost.com)
- Do children in day care do worse? (worksinprogress.news)
- AI can’t think for you, or your children. (theconversation.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
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