Did the World Cup Deliver an Economic Boom? & Christopher Nolan Becomes Hollywood’s Biggest Brand

#892: The World Cup has come and gone so here is a recap of its economic impacts. Christopher Nolan has become Hollywood’s biggest brand. The AI world shooketh as a Chinese company drops a new AI model that is said to be as a good as Anthropic and OpenAI. Baby boomers aren’t downsizing their homes anymore, they’re actually upgrading. Finally, what you need to know for the week ahead.

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