• NYC ordered a $4M McKinsey study on whether trash piles would be better inside containers (BI).

• Delta lost $100M this summer from travelers avoiding Paris/Olympics (CNBC).

• The NFL is open to private equity ownership of up to 10% (CNBC).

• Lululemon, Krispy Kreme, and Nike stocks hit 52-week lows last week (TWITTER).

• Pfizer is making progress with its once-daily version of its weight loss pill (CNBC).

• Goldman published a 31-page report on generative AI (GS).

• Penthouse in NYC sold for $135M in the priciest deal since 2022 (BBG).

• Alcohol is riskier than previously thought (NYT).

• Costco will hike membership fees for the first time in 7 years (RT).

• a16z is renting GPUs to AI startups under a new initiative (INFORMATION).

• Southwest makes $3.4 per passenger, compared to $17 five years ago (TWITTER).

• Bloomberg donated $1B to Hopkins to make medical tuition free for most (CNBC).

• Uber is expanding its European boat services, including yacht tours in Ibiza (FAST).

• CitiBike thief rode 38 miles around NYC, charging $80 to the user’s account (NYP)

• 11 examples of videos from Runway AI that could pass as real (TWITTER).

• Ultimate blood substitute might come from mimicking the cells that carry hemoglobin (SCIENCE).

• Google Calendar now has built-in Calendly-style availability sharing (TC).

• Etsy sellers now have to label products as “handpicked by a seller,” “sourced by a seller,” “designed by a seller,” or “made by a seller” (FAST).

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