Ryan Felton / Wall Street Journal:
Investigation: as Ford pushes its BlueCruise driving system, some drivers found it confusing to use, misunderstood its limitations, and didn't heed its warnings  —  NHTSA investigates Ford's product after deadly crashes; company research during development showed technology can be misunderstood

Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Researchers find Kalshi and Polymarket bettors can more accurately predict economic data, earnings, and political events than analysts, likely due to incentives  —  Economists at top banks and investment firms who command high salaries to divine the direction of the economy expect …

Daniel Tudor / Financial Times:
A profile of South Korea's SK Hynix, a once unloved memory chipmaker that now enjoys 58% operating margins and a $438B market cap amid the global HBM shortage  —  Once unloved SK Hynix is enjoying 58% operating margins amid a global shortage of memory chips

Anna Irrera / Bloomberg:
JPMorgan exec Naveen Mallela, global co-head of blockchain division Kinexys, steps down after 11 years at the bank; Kinexys handled $5B transactions per day  —  The global co-head of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s blockchain division has left after more than a decade at the bank, as it steps up an expansion in digital-asset payments.

Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal:
SMIC CEO Zhao Haijun says the industry is “a bit panicked” about memory shortages, and new supply may arrive in nine months; memory prices are up 80%+ in 2026  —  More supply could come to market in nine months, executive says  —  The chief executive of China's largest contract chip maker …