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OpenAI will soon start encouraging people to take short breaks during long ChatGPT sessions.

This could be a sneaky win-win for OpenAI: protect users’ mental health from chatbot overuse, while protecting its financials from token overuse.

Remember, OpenAI pays for every query. Fewer queries = lower costs. Or maybe Sam Altman just has the best interests of humanity in mind!

Yeah, no, definitely the former.

— Brooks & Cas

The markets rebounded impressively last week, primarily driven by a strong start to earnings season. By week’s end, more than 80% of the companies that reported earnings had beaten their estimates, putting the market on track for its best earnings quarter since 2021.

Outside of a few tariff updates, there wasn’t much economic news last week, which was honestly a welcome change after a few turbulent months.

All three major indexes finished in the green, with the Dow Jones up 1.35%, the S&P 500 up 2.43%, and the Nasdaq Composite soaring 3.87% to end the week at a record close.

Next week’s action will resume with the release of July’s inflation rate.

Inflation has ticked up for two months straight, rising 0.1% from April to May, then 0.3% from May to June, ending the month at an annual rate of 2.7%. Two months of rising inflation may be a coincidence. But three months? That’s a trend.

Other reports to watch out for next week include the NFIB Business Optimism Index, retail sales, and the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index.

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AI growth and valuations continue to soar to nosebleed levels, while the overall market has stayed largely flat.

This suggests that we’re currently in one of two scenarios:

Only time will tell which one.

Male grads in their 20s are now as jobless as non-grads. The only thing separating them is a LinkedIn bio and $50K in debt.

This viral chart showcases just how much ChatGPT’s usage could be stemming from students who rely on AI for *ahem* “assistance” doing homework and writing essays.

Let’s be honest, students trying to cheat in school is nothing new. But the ease and scale at which today’s students can cheat is yet another worrying issue.

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In a major win for crypto bros, major retirement plans now have much more flexibility to invest in digital assets. This news comes at BTC and ETH both sit near all-time highs.

Is this the beginning of the end for old-school assets, like gold?

Despite the hype around buzzy investments like AI stocks and crypto, good old gold is still proving to be an attractive asset.

This recent surge could be the result of investors trying to front-run gold tariffs.