Isobel Asher Hamilton

isobel@thedailyupside.com

Isobel Asher Hamilton (she/her) is a senior reporter at The Daily Upside. Previously she worked at Business Insider and Mashable. She specializes in covering Big Tech, social media, and AI. Isobel is based in London.

Policy & Power

As the Election Draws Near, New Sectors are Trying their Hands at Lobbying

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While the usual suspects are steadily spending more money on political lobbying, specific and quite new industries are diving in headfirst.

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International Economics

The UK’s Higher-Education Sector is Trying to Dodge a Finance Crisis

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The UK’s top-notch schools are a premier destination for international students, and education is a big part of the economy.

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Consumer

Mars Scores Biggest Acquisition Ever with Pringles Maker

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Mars announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy snack maker Kellanova, a spin-off from Kellogg’s, for a mouth-watering $35.9 billion.

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Industries

No One’s Having Fun Making Planes

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Airbus hasn’t been able to capitalize much on Boeing’s misfortunes thanks to its own workforce and supply chain issues.

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Social Media

X Hit with AI Privacy Lawsuits in the EU

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Nine privacy complaints have been filed against X in the European Union, alleging that Grok illegally hoovers up citizens’ user data.

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Industrials

Is Monetization the Final Frontier for the Commercial Space Industry?

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As the ISS is decommissioned, several space station projects are in the works, but a business model may be the final frontier.

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Artificial Intelligence

The UK Investigates Amazon’s Partnership with Anthropic

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is probing whether Amazon’s $4 billion partnership with Anthropic might break antitrust rules.

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Energy

The Carbon Credit Market Takes a Knock

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The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market issued some new guidelines on what types of carbon credits it can rubber-stamp.

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Social Media

TikTok Retreats From Get-Paid-to-Use App Under European Scrutiny

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TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw a rewards program that it had on “TikTok Lite,” essentially a pared-down version of its core app.

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Healthcare

WeightWatchers Flounders in the Ozempic Era

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WW announced on Thursday that it will be laying off employees and cutting costs to the tune of $100 million per year.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Finds an American Friend in Uber

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Uber announced a new partnership with BYD to get 100,000 of its drivers into the company’s electric vehicles.

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Consumer

Temu Faces a Supplier Revolt

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Suppliers are upset Temu is swapping to a more Amazon-esque supplier model and trying to drive prices ever-downward.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Made It Official: Consumers Have Reached Their Limit

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McDonald’s warned that customers might be getting sick of price hikes. It was right. Sales fell year-over-year for the first time since 2020.

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Industrials

Deep-Sea Oxygen Discovery is a Big Problem for Deep-Sea Mining

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A recent study adds more ammunition to the idea that disturbing the sea floor via deep sea mining could do serious ecological damage.

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Media & Entertainment

Universal Music Feels the Sting from Streaming Saturation

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Taylor Swift may be signed to the label, but Universal Music Group somehow can’t find a way to make its business work.

2 min read
Healthcare

RSV Vaccines Lose Some Shine for Big Pharma

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Pfizer, Moderna, and GlaxoSmithKline are developing vaccines for RSV to fill the gap on their balance sheets.

1 min read
Energy

Shell Backs Off Offshore Wind

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Shell has started to shop around for buyers to offload its stake in an offshore wind project off the coast of Scotland.

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Consumer

Airlines Have Finally Hit a Ceiling on Fares

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Ryanair said it had seen its profits take a 46% nosedive, and would have to offer “materially lower” airfares for the busy summer period.

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International Economics

London’s Days as the World’s Money-Laundering Capital May Be Numbered

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London has been the world’s top spot for money laundering, but that could be changing. Roughly 17% of UK millionaires are leaving.

2 min read
Consumer

Diamonds Come Under Even More Pressure from Sluggish China Demand

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Anglo American is cutting back diamond production to try to hedge against China’s continued ambivalence toward the gemstones.

2 min read

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