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As the West is increasingly polarized between “capitalism and anti-capitalism,” Animoca Brands cofounder Yat Siu thinks Asia can lead the way in pioneering the next wave of AI and cryptocurrency innovations. “Based on my experiences in crypto communities in Europe and the U.S., people are creating a gap between crypto and AI and saying that they shouldn’t be related,” Siu told Fortune on the sidelines of the SuperAI summit in Singapore. “In Asia, we don’t have this problem since we’re much more comfortable with money.” Siu cofounded Animoca Brands in 2014. It originally focused on developing free-to-play mobile games before…
For decades, outdated rules and regulations have constrained the ability of local television broadcasters — the providers of local news, the most trusted information available to Americans — to compete, grow, and invest in their own future. During that same time, a handful of Big Tech platforms have amassed unprecedented economic power, each one dwarfing all of traditional media and dramatically reshaping how Americans consume news and information. Companies like Google/YouTube, TikTok, Amazon, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, and Netflix now reach virtually every screen in every home and every device in every pocket. Their scale is staggering. Today, YouTube accounts…
For decades, hotels competed on a familiar set of variables: visibility, price, reputation, and conversion. Show up in the right place, with the right offer and the right reviews, and you could win the booking. Today, hotels are not just competing for attention. They are operating in a decision ecosystem where customer expectations are shaped long before the brand has any direct influence over them. Travel discovery is now distributed across a fragmented set of channels. Inspiration happens on social platforms, validation on Google, comparison across aggregators, and booking wherever friction is lowest. Increasingly, AI-generated recommendations and summaries are shaping…
When you walk into a home built a few decades ago, you can usually feel when things are not with the modern times. Not just from the paint colors or the fixtures, but from the very bones of the space. A home’s layout dictates how we move, interact, and live, meaning an inefficient or poorly flowing layout can make an otherwise beautiful house feel stuck in the past. Whether you’re searching for a home in Dallas, TX, Seattle, WA, or Phoenix, AZ, this Redfin guide will walk you through the key design elements that date a property, why they no…
In This Article Summer contains the best three months of the year in short-term rental investing: occupancy and rates climb, guests book further out, and your calendar looks like the one you dreamed about when you underwrote the deal. They are also the three months when a pool, hot tub, or wet deck can turn a profitable property into a six-figure legal problem faster than you can respond to a bad review. This is not intended to be a scare piece. The numbers are what they are, and if you own a short-term rental with a water amenity, you should…
In This Article Here’s how an out-of-state investor turned a flooded hoarder house into his next step toward 20 doors, and what his team says separates the investors who make it from the ones who tap out. Bogdan was doing the final walkthrough on a house in Warren, Michigan, that he had already agreed to buy when his agent spotted water where it had no business being. A pipe had burst. The house had basically flooded. That meant new damage, problems, and a reason for most buyers to walk. Bogdan asked for another discount. That move, the one that looks…
If you’re buying a new construction home – whether it’s a home in Austin, Texas, or a new development in Charlotte, North Carolina – one of the first choices you’ll face is deciding between a spec home and a custom build. Both are popular new construction options but offer very different experiences. A spec home provides speed and convenience with most decisions made for you, while a custom build gives you complete control over design, layout, and finishes. The right option comes down to your timeline, budget, and how involved you want to be in the process. In this Redfin…
Thinking about self-managing your rental property? Then, you’ll need property management software to help with things like processing applications, collecting rent, and managing maintenance requests. In this episode, we’re sharing our favorite tools so you can pick the right one for your portfolio!Welcome back to another Rookie Reply! There are dozens of property management tools floating around, but which ones are best for new landlords? Ashley breaks down the different categories of landlord software and shares four steps to finding the right option for you. Next, are regulations slowly killing the short-term rental industry? The short answer is no. However,…
A Spanish football club at the center of a prediction market controversy has denied placing a nearly $600,000 bet on Kalshi to hedge against the financial hit of dropping to a lower tier in one of the world’s top soccer leagues—a fate that hinged on the outcome of a single match. Club Atlético Osasuna came under the spotlight after Semafor reported that it had bet against itself as a way to offset economic losses that come with relegation, a term that refers to a team being demoted to an inferior league. Osasuna was set to play against Getafe FC on…
The leaders who outperform over a full cycle aren’t always the ones who predicted when conditions would improve. They’re the ones who stayed close to their business during the hard part, asked better questions and built the habits that let their teams move fast when the window opened.