Hello, Quartz members. Welcome to Sunday Read!
Last week, Boeing was still in a gloomy mood, the presidential election was coming up (in time anyway), the mayor of New York was indicted, the kids at Wal-Mart became millionaires, and Hurricane Helen… It hit Florida.
But today is Sunday. It’s time to turn to carefully selected reading material. Here are some of our favorite Quartz stories from this week. Plus, start your day with a sneak peek at one story coming next week.
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💞 Who is Nvidia’s biggest fan? Nearly half of Nvidia’s top-of-the-line computer chip sales went to just four companies, but the fast-growing chipmaker has no idea who those companies are. I haven’t done it. alphabet? Amazon? Meta? Microsoft? Tesla? Britney Nguyen go look for clues.
⛽ Gasoline prices continue to fall. Pump prices are expected to continue falling this fall as both gasoline demand and oil prices are low. Already, the average price of gasoline in 14 states is below $3 a gallon. Melvin Blackman explains what’s going on A closer look at the gas market.
🍿See you at the movie! Strong summer box office sales paved the way for billions of dollars in investments planned to renovate movie theaters across the country. Grab some popcorn and watch it with Bruce Gill What’s happening at a theater near you?.
👩⚖️ The wrong side of the law. The Federal Trade Commission is slamming AI bots that promise to become virtual lawyers. DoNotPay said its AI bot can sue people on your behalf and generate fully valid legal documents in no time. But the FTC maintains that no lawyers were involved in creating the bots and that they have no value. Dina Zaidi There are details.
😈 The devil made me hear it. In our Quartz Weekly Obsession, we dive into the tritone, or the interval between notes F and B. The sounds collide in a twitchy, unnatural, and foreboding way. Think of the first two notes of Purple Haze. Want to know more about this disturbing, ambiguous, and unresolved sound? read more.
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⌚ Look, buddy! Watch lovers will have the best time of their lives this October, as the Sotheby’s auction house will hold three sales of diamond-encrusted watches in Hong Kong and Paris. On Monday, Quartz’s Madeline Fitzgerald will share a preview of popular pieces expected to be released, as well as tips for amateur horologists. Visit qz.com on Monday morning to see…all the future..
What I’m watching this week
Monday: The labor contract of the union representing more than 85,000 longshoremen at more than 100 ports on the Eastern and Gulf coasts expires, with strikes beginning on Tuesday. significant economic impact. The mainnet crypto conference begins in New York and runs until Wednesday. Carnival Inc. reports earnings before the bell. Tuesday: U.S. automakers are expected to begin reporting quarterly sales. Nike will release its financial results after the bell. Wednesday: Levi Strauss & Company reports earnings after the bell.
Thanks for reading! That’s it next week, don’t hesitate reach out a hand Comments, questions, feedback, joy, thoughts, and more about bringing Boeing’s astronauts home. Sunday Reads was brought to you by Peter S. Green, Audrey McNamara, and Morgan Hefner.
