Thomas Doherty: “Together, the film inventory and the expert commentary created the archival documentary, the motion picture genre that preserves and rewinds our history.”
NYTimes: “The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub…Erecting Amaravati as the new capital city for Andhra Pradesh, a state of 50 million people in India’s south, is an enormous task — the largest such exercise in urban planning in independent India. The country’s track record brings little confidence. Its major cities, marked by inadequate infrastructure and increasing pollution, have become notorious for failing to meet the needs of their massive populations.”
WSJ: “Exactly when quantum computing will start disrupting billion-dollar industries remains hazy. But many businesses—some still smarting from being late to the AI boom—are spending big on the technology today. Enterprise users collectively spent $300 million on quantum in 2025, for the first time outranking the combined spending of research labs and governments, and signaling an inflection point in commercial interest in the technology, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group.”
Acquired (via WSJ): “The massive cash flows from ESPN — Disney’s “other” business—powered the acquisitions that brought three of the greatest film franchises in history into Disney’s kingdom. And that wasn’t all. ESPN’s cash flow helped build Disney parks in Hong Kong and Shanghai, plus financed major renovations like California Adventure in Anaheim and Hollywood Studios in Florida. And more recently, ESPN cash flow also helped fund the creation of the streaming service Disney+.”
