

🚨 #BREAKING: Grand Theft Auto VI could cost the US economy $1 billion in a single day. $TTWO The game finally launches November 19, and an estimated 1.5 million Americans may call in sick or take the day off to play it, according to figures reported by the International Business Times. It’s called the “GTA Flu” 😷

🚨 #BREAKING: Meta’s “research tax credits” have exploded from $700M in 2023 to a rough $7B estimate for 2026, and I found it striking that, per the NYT, part of the approach is labeling pieces of its AI data center buildout as experimental "pilot models" to claim credits on equipment like AI chips. The totals cover ALL of Meta's research credits, not just data centers, and Meta's own filings flag that the IRS could challenge some of these positions… 👀

