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A running collection of the stories, stats, nostalgia, news and general nonsense worth talking about this week. Updated throughout the week as we find more things worth talking about.
Wendy’s New CEO Has a Five-Point Plan To Turn Things Around
Bob Wright says Wendy’s chased cost savings over quality, and lost its No. 2 spot to Burger King. Now he’s rolling out a five-point fix.
Yeah cost savings over quality is never a good plan.
Odell Beckham Jr. Is Back With the Giants
The last time Odell Beckham Jr. was a Giants rookie, people were still arguing about the iPhone 6 and Guardians of the Galaxy had just hit theaters.
Now he’s back with New York at age 33.
NFL nostalgia has officially reached players we still think of as modern.
The AI Boom Is Creating Shortages in Things Most People Have Never Heard Of
Artificial intelligence needs more than chips. Data centers require enormous amounts of networking equipment, optical connections, electricity, cooling and specialized materials. One major supplier of silicon-photonics wafers is now locking customers into multi-year contracts as demand surges. The AI gold rush is increasingly creating winners far outside the companies whose names appear on the chatbots.
Severe Flash Floods in the Grand Canyon
Deadly Grand Canyon flooding knocks out critical water line amid race to find missing hikers.
Oil prices jump 3% to over $90 after US-Iran exchange strikes for first time in a month
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted amid the Middle East conflict, which recently hit the six-month mark.
The Stuff Our Parents Called a Waste of Money Is Now Collectible
Our parents called baseball cards, comic books, old toys, and video games a waste of money. Now some of the stuff we begged them not to throw away has become legitimately collectible — and sometimes surprisingly valuable.
Turns out the junk drawer might have been an investment portfolio.
Angel Reese Set A Record
Angel Reese sets the WNBA record for most double-doubles in a single season.
Aaron Donald Is Back
Aaron Donald is coming out of retirement and returning to the Rams on a one-year, $20M deal that with incentives could be worth up to $30M
Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett together should be interesting. We’ll see if they can both stay healthy.
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