BNPL use in the US has grown to 91.5M users, with 25% financing groceries, as default rates accelerate and most loans aren't reported, creating "phantom debt" (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/16/bnpl-is-expanding…
The Playbook: Lineup locks, Shadow Reports for Week 7 https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/46603455/nfl-fantasy-football-2025-playbook-projections-win-probabilities-week-7-shadow-…
ESPN's Cowboys rumor opens door to trade for fourth-round running back https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/espns-cowboys-rumor-opens-door-trade-fourth-round-running-back/e194b913…
I think this seems like a good idea.
Should the Bureau of Justice Statistics Report UCR Stats?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jasher/p/should-the-bureau-of-justice-statistics?utm_campaign=post-expanded-sh…
Chiefs' Mahomes has surgery for torn ACL, LCL https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47320352/kansas-city-chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-undergoes-surgery-torn-acl-lcl
Just published 🚀: An AI-orchestrated espionage campaign
#musings
In the USA there's now bipartisan acceptance that "steaks cost almost 17% more than a year ago" ,[1] 60 % of shoppers buy less beef,[2] 37 % consider plant-based substitutes[3] but not clear how many would simply increase e.g. pulses or go fully #vegan. Prices of lentils are down[4] and production of pulses is expected to go up.[5]
[1]
H-harmonic reproducing kernels on the ball
Mat\v{e}j Morav\'ik
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11821 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.11821
Best, worst of NFL Week 11: Answering big questions from Madrid and more https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46928269/nfl-week-11-2025-season-questions-takeaways-lessons-stats-recap-every-game
McCaffrey added to injury report, expected to play https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47296060/49ers-rb-mccaffrey-added-injury-report-questionable