Saturday links: emotional inconsistency
Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...
Autos
- Tesla ($TSLA) had a good Q2. (arstechnica.com)
- On the (potential) return of the small pickup. (wsj.com)
- It's not just Buc-ee's. Gas stations are getting bigger. (cnbc.com)
- On the relationship between speed and fuel consumption. (wired.com)
AVs
- Wayve wants to compete with Tesla and Waymo in AV technology. (wsj.com)
- Safety standards around AVs need updating. (axios.com)
Energy
- More Americans are installing home batteries. (arstechnica.com)
- Canada’s Deep Sky became the first North American company to deliver verified carbon removal credits from direct air capture technology. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Environment
- Fewer weather balloons means less accurate forecasts. (gizmodo.com)
- The U.S. is increasingly at-risk of another Dust Bowl. (bloomberg.com)
Animals
- Why is MAHA so focused on beef in lieu of other proteins? (theatlantic.com)
- Where shark attacks happen along the East Coast. (wsj.com)
Travel
- Tourists have overrun Madrid. (ft.com)
- The credit card lounge wars have spread beyond the airport. (cnbc.com)
- Potential FAA rules make supersonic more likely. (semafor.com)
- Why airplanes are kept cold. (popsci.com)
Data centers
- Why data center operators are focused on Scotland. (bbc.com)
- Data centers seem to have a heat island effect. (theguardian.com)
Technology
- How companies are cutting back on token usage. (tomtunguz.com)
- Can the Brick keep you from doomscrolling? (wsj.com)
- How password managers work. (obliviousinvestor.com)
Behavior
- Why a chatbot isn't a substitute for a therapist. (wsj.com)
- A Q&A with a Ian Bogost author of “The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life.” (techcrunch.com)
- Five insights from Luke Burgis's new book, "The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion." (nextbigideaclub.com)
GLP-1s
- Medicare now covers GLP-1s. (reuters.com)
- On the effect of GLP-1 use for women in employment and cohabitation. (papers.ssrn.com)
Health
- The US death rate hit its lowest level on record last year due in large part to falling overdose deaths. (semafor.com)
- HPV vaccines work to prevent cervical cancer. Why isn't their use more widespread? (bloomberg.com)
- The writing is on the wall for peptides at the FDA. (arstechnica.com)
- Telehealth is exploding, not necessarily in a good way. (wired.com)
- Philip Morris ($PM) can now advertise Zyn as less harmful than cigarettes. (semafor.com)
Sun exposure
- Five insights from Rowan Jacobsen's "In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure." (nextbigideaclub.com)
- Please don't use a tanning bed. (axios.com)
Drink
- Alcohol is unique due to its ubiquity in society. (theconversation.com)
- How the alcohol industry wields political power largely behind the scenes. (statnews.com)
- Why brewers are producing smaller bottles and cans. (wsj.com)
Food
- Egg producers admit to fixing prices. (nypost.com)
- Extreme weather is making potato growing more challenging. (wsj.com)
- On the value of using 100% of the fish. (ft.com)
- Coffee was available in pre-revolution America. (npr.org)
- This pot of broth is 52 years old. (wsj.com)
Music
- Tidal is demonetizing AI-generated music. (engadget.com)
- The best albums of 2026 (so far) including 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ by Olivia Rodrigo. (variety.com)
- Some of the best albums of 2026 (so far) including Noah Kahan's 'The Great Divide.' (npr.org)
Sports
- Flavor Flav is an outspoken advocate for women's sports. (forbes.com)
- Requiring EKGs for high school athletes will cause more problems that it solves. (statnews.com)
- Why 1976 was a pivotal year for American sports. (neilpaine.substack.com)
Children
- Graduation creep is exhausting for parents. (slate.com)
- There is an inevitable consequence to banning transgender athletes. (theconversation.com)
- Children eventually pass judgment on the job their parents did. (davidnroberts.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- What you missed in our Friday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
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