AI Token Spend Is Rising, But Measuring Value Remains Challenging

AI tokens and token spend are on the rise.

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Spending more tokens doesn’t always translate to value. A report released by OpenAI last week analyzed over 1,500 organizations and found that revenue per employee wasn’t meaningfully associated with an employee’s token output.

Read the memo Mamdani's team sent to NYC lawmakers explaining the controversial pied-à-terre tax rollout

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Laurie May Stepping Down From Elevation Pictures

Laurie May is stepping down as co-president of Elevation Pictures, the indie film distribution banner she launched in 2013 in Canada and with backing from Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear.

May in a statement said she was proud of what she had helped build at Toronto-based Elevation and “I am excited to now move forward and pursue my other passions.” Noah Segal, long co-president of Elevation alongside May, will now take the helm as president of the indie distribution and production banner.

‘The Sims 4’ Sets In-Game Crossover With ‘Clueless’ and ‘Mean Girls’ (Gaming News Roundup)

Get in, losers! It’s time to take your Sim shopping.

“The Sims 4″ is getting two new for-purchase fashion kits for “Mean Girls” and “Clueless,” upgrading players’ online closets with ‘90s and early 2000s looks. 

Kalshi seeks to launch ‘perps’ on equity indexes as it moves in on traditional exchanges' turf

Kalshi logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 3, 2026.

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Prediction market platform Kalshi in a regulatory filing on Tuesday revealed it is seeking to launch perpetual futures tied to equity indexes. 

Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh

A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026.

Rosie O’Donnell Crushed Her ‘Kimmel’ Monologue by Doing What Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t

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What did you expect when Rosie O’Donnell was announced as making her talk show return by substituting for Jimmy Kimmel as a guest host on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live?

The 3DMark Port Royal world record has been beaten, and all it took was a $5,000+ liquid nitrogen-cooled RTX 5090

In news only nerds like me will care about (which is pretty much my raison d'être at this point), the world record for the highest 3DMark Port Royal score has been smashed. Shattered. Thrown into the mud. Soundly beaten.

A fintech app built by crypto exchange Kraken just launched a cash back debit card in bid for consumer wallets

Kraken is one of the world's largest crypto exchanges.

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A fintech app from the makers of the crypto exchange Kraken is launching a cashback U.S. debit card, vying for a place in consumer wallets as crypto evolves from an asset class into infrastructure for mainstream financial products.

Dolls Are a Girl’s Best Friend: New Marilyn Monroe Barbie Lands at Mattel

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Decked out in her signature pink gown from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, here’s where to buy the latest release from the toy brand

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