Ireland Is Awash with Cash But Needs An Infrastructure Vision

'We're not in good shape': Sportsbooks brace for Travis Hunter Heisman futures to cash

Sportsbooks are preparing to be big losers in the Heisman futures market.

ESPN - Dec. 12

How mafias cash in by preying on hotels, restaurants in Italy

Organized crime groups preying on vulnerable companies are taking home $3.5 billion a year, a research institute warned.

CBS News - Dec. 11

FirstFT: Qatar’s sovereign fund plans to deploy cash ‘aggressively’

Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches Google DeepMind staff, and court blocks The Onion’s purchase of Infowars

Financial Times - Dec. 11

I regret none of the climate policies we pushed in Ireland. But we underestimated the backlash | Eamon Ryan

From rural buses to solar panels, our Green agenda has been transformative. Yet, vested interests and big polluters helped to poison the well of public thinking. Eamon Ryan was Irish Green party ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Northern Ireland votes to continue Brexit arrangements for another four years

Assembly votes to keep special trading arrangements despite long-held division with unionist opposition . The Northern Ireland assembly has voted to continue with the special Brexit trading ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

Investors need to keep an eye on Ukraine

Now is the time for money managers to at least think about how they would respond if peace broke out

Financial Times - Dec. 10

Solos launches AirGo Vision — ChatGPT-enabled AI smart glasses with a camera

Solos announced that is launching AirGo Vision, the first smart glasses with ChatGPT-enabled AI and a camera.

VentureBeat - Dec. 10

Stellantis and CATL's 2003 Vision Takes Shape

Yahoo News - Dec. 10

Bill Belichick confirms that he's talked to UNC, discusses his vision of a college football program

Belichick sure sounds like a man who's thought a lot about coaching in college. Will he be North Carolina's next head coach?

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 9

What Syria Needs in Order to Rebuild

U.S. sanctions policy in the country must change.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Dodgers’ Deferred Deals Infuse New Cash Into Old Tactic

DALLAS — The last time we saw the Los Angeles Dodgers, they came back from a 5-0 deficit to win Game 5 and the World Series over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Since then, they’ve been ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 9

Why Disney Is Plowing Cash Into a Cruise Line Expansion

The entertainment titan plans to launch seven new cruise ships by 2031, looking to overseas markets far from theme parks.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 8

Starmer to meet Saudi crown prince in push for infrastructure cash

Wooing of Mohammed bin Salman controversial because of human rights concerns. Keir Starmer will meet Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , as part of a controversial ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

Storm Darragh turns deadly in England as fierce gusts top 80-90 mph in UK, Ireland

Yahoo News - Dec. 7

Hundreds of thousands in Ireland, UK without power as Storm Darragh batters region

A man died and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland have been left without power as high winds and heavy rain battered the region

ABC News - Dec. 7

Payments Are Going Digital, but Many Seniors Still Rely on Cash

“We’re putting another burden on the elderly that we don’t have to,” one researcher said.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) Powers Elon Musk’s xAI Supercomputer with Tens of Thousands of GPUs, Aiming for Leadership in AI Infrastructure

We recently compiled a list of the 12 AI News and Ratings Investors Probably Missed. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) stands against the ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

Cash App Wades Into the Exclusive World of Presale Concert Tickets

Legacy credit cards and banks aren’t the only banking options to come with perks for premium access to events anymore.

The New York Times - Dec. 6

Microsoft Copilot Vision is here, letting AI see what you do online

In the long run, the company may even expand these capabilities to other products in its ecosystem, allowing enterprise users to work and make decisions more easily.

VentureBeat - Dec. 6

Aethir and partners pour $40M into decentralized infrastructure for AI and blockchain

Aethir, which under-used graphics processing units (GPUs) to decentralized companies, announced a $40 million initiative to launch TACOM.

VentureBeat - Dec. 6

Always choose cash over crypto, says pro-sports superagent

As bitcoin hits $100,000, legendary agent Leigh Steinberg weighs in on whether athletes should accept crypto as payment.

MarketWatch - Dec. 6

James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision will make exclusive 3D entertainment on Meta Quest

James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision will create new 3D entertainment experiences exclusively on Meta Quest's mixed reality hardware.

VentureBeat - Dec. 5

He had a vision for the end of the world. Of course, it had to be a musical

Deep in a bunker, a family keeps on singing in the year's most nightmarish piece of future shock. Director Joshua Oppenheimer had never made a musical before.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 5

DOGE could help fix our infrastructure problems — or make them far worse

They’re dead wrong that taking a meat axe to the federal government’s workforce will make things better; in fact, that’s more likely to make things worse.

The Hill - Dec. 5

Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers

Gangs charging €8,000 for illegal travel packages that avoid crossing Channel on small boats. Hundreds of people have been detained in Northern Ireland trying to get into Great Britain by crossing ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones to protect critical underwater infrastructure

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

How 20 big U.S. stocks are expected to rank as ‘cash machines’ in 2025

Among the Magnificent Seven, Alphabet is expected to have the highest free cash flow yield.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

One in five shop purchases now made in cash

Notes and coins used in a fifth of transactions, say retailers - a second consecutive annual rise.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall

The Local Government Association says a freeze on central funding has cost councils nearly £740m since 2019.

BBC News - Dec. 5

Ireland urged to set aside more of its corporate tax windfall

Country’s independent fiscal watchdog calls for Norwegian-style approach to saving surplus cash

Financial Times - Dec. 5

Biden marks America's contribution to African infrastructure during Angola visit

From a hillside overlooking the Bay of Corimba, President Joe Biden declared: “The future runs through Angola, through Africa.”

NBC News - Dec. 4

CU Anschutz Medical Campus' grant to help restore vision to blind patients

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus received up to $46 million in a grant to help develop an innovative treatment to cure blindness.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Jensen Huang Wants to Make AI the New World Infrastructure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a plan to bring AI infrastructure to countries around the world, and he’s pitching it in person.

Wired - Dec. 4

Ireland Rejected the Far Right. The Election Conspiracy Theories Have Already Begun

Ireland’s far-right candidates expected to succeed on a wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric, but the people rejected them wholesale.

Wired - Dec. 3

How to Turn ‘Boring’ Businesses Into Cash-Flow Machines

In ‘Main Street Millionaire,’ Codie Sanchez describes how to make money buying the types of businesses that most people ignore.

Inc. - Dec. 3

Russian overnight drone attack hit Ukraine 'critical infrastructure,' air force says

Ukraine's air force said it shot down 22 of 28 Russian drones in Moscow's overnight barrage, though acknowledged "several hits on critical infrastructure facilities."

ABC News - Dec. 3

With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government

Ireland's election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government

ABC News - Dec. 2

3 Top CEOs Share Their Best Cash-Flow Tips

How the executives behind UrbanStems, Luminary, and FinCore stay on top of their business’s budgets.

Inc. - Dec. 2

Elton John's vision has deteriorated since eye infection

Elton John says his eyesight has deteriorated after contracting a severe eye infection over the summer. He says it has affected his ability to record new music.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 2

Ireland Is Awash with Cash But Needs An Infrastructure Vision

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