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What are the most popular baby names? New data from the Social Security Administration found that Olivia and Liam were again the top picks for baby girls and boys — marking the seventh straight year that Olivia’s been No. 1 for girls, and the ninth where Liam has been the top pick for American boys. We charted how the most popular baby names have changed over time.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 notched new record closing highs, while the Russell 2000 also rose on Wednesday. The rally was powered by gains in the information technology sector, with all but one of the Magnificent 7 gaining.

As AI tools become more sophisticated, they’re increasingly being used to imitate the voices of the dead, with and without permission. It can be big business. According to an industry source with knowledge of deals between estates and AI companies that reproduce voices, they are typically paid out to estates in cash ranging between five and seven figures.

Imitating the dead for financial gain is nothing new, but what’s clear is that AI is making it easier — and harder to discern from the real thing than, say, a person in an Elvis jumpsuit singing in a casino. 

Meanwhile, the public’s view on this use of AI leans heavily negative, with one survey finding that 51% of respondents said replicating the voice of a deceased actor or celebrity was “not acceptable.” Still, the number of AI deals that involve “bringing back” dead celebrities continues to grow every day, as do the profits.

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GameStop’s (rebuffed) bid to purchase eBay is famously half cash, half stock.

So, in order to try to evaluate whether eBay shareholders might like this deal or not, it helps to have some thoughts about what gives GameStop shares their value.

The three things that Sherwood News’ Luke Kawa believes help explain why the video game and collectibles retailer’s shares trade where they do (to varying degrees) are:

GameStop went from perceived obsolescence to a market cap of $24 billion in a few months based on retail enthusiasm and a short squeeze. Shares mooned again when the messiah of the movement, Keith Gill, returned to the scene in 2024. The willingness of retail traders to support the company has produced eye-popping short-term upside in two instances, during which management raised more than $5 billion in cash. That’s right-tail risk up, left-tail risk down — an “earned” meme premium, one could say.

Cohen’s operational tactics have tamped down on left-tail risk. The retailer generates free cash flow under his leadership more consistently than it ever has. Cohen’s continuing to close locations that don’t offer enough bang for the buck, while selling, general, and administrative expenses are down materially.

But even if you buy reason No. 2 and are all in on “Captain Cohen,” as Bloomberg’s Matt Levine put it (and Kawa largely agrees!), “GameStop is really offering eBay shareholders nothing except Cohen.”

Unfortunately, Cohen’s day-to-day operational abilities don’t seem to be something the market has been focused on during his time at GameStop.

What really hurts the case, in Kawa’s view, is the third bullet: transformation. To the extent that GameStop bulls were long the stock because Cohen could do something “genius or totally, totally foolish,” they were already pricing in the benefits of a successful acquisition! That weakens the case for eBay shareholders to accept the stock as currency to complete this transaction. 

Ever wondered what happens if an autonomous truck gets pulled over? In our interview with Roozbeh Charli, CEO of Einride, a Swedish freight technology company that builds electric and autonomous trucking systems, we chat about this and more, including Einride’s recent deal with Amazon and its move into defense vehicle tech.

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