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"Dead Mall" Era Ends As Shoppers Return, Values Surge And Sector Leads CRE Revival
"Dead Mall" Era Ends As Shoppers Return, Values Surge And Sector Leads CRE Revival
The "malls are dead" narrative gained traction in corporate media coverage in 2016 and 2017 and lasted until 2022.
Those headlines reflected the strain across the sector as excess retail space, department-store closures, and shifting consumer habits led to widespread low occupancy and cratering property values.
But now, new data suggest that the "dead mall" narrative has not just reversed: that part of the CRE market is thriving, with a Wall Street Journal report saying it's outperforming...
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Jun 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Tiny X-Ray Telescope Could Unlock The Moon's Hidden Chemistry
Tiny X-Ray Telescope Could Unlock The Moon's Hidden Chemistry
Authored by Tokyo Metropolitan University via ScienceDaily,
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create a chemical map of the entire lunar surface. Such a map would be a major step toward understanding how the Moon formed, changed, and evolved over time.
A new compact X-ray telescope could help scientists produce the first-ever complete map of the Moon’s chemical makeup. Credit: Shutterstock
Their detailed modeling, which included both the telescope detector and...
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Jun 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
ZEC Crashes As Zcash Admits 'Critical Counterfeiting Vulnerability' Exposed By Claude
ZEC Crashes As Zcash Admits 'Critical Counterfeiting Vulnerability' Exposed By Claude
Authored by Martin Young via CoinTelegraph.com,
The price of ZEC fell on Thursday after further details were disclosed of a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard pool that could theoretically allow a bad actor to mint an unlimited amount of ZEC.
According to a post on X, security engineer Taylor Hornby, who was engaged by Shielded Labs, discovered the bug on May 29 and disclosed it to the Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), which deployed an emergency response to fix the vulnerability with a hard...
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Jun 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Goldman And UBS Preview Apple's WWDC: AI Siri Takes Center Stage
Goldman And UBS Preview Apple's WWDC: AI Siri Takes Center Stage
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) begins this afternoon at 1 p.m. EST at Apple Park in Cupertino, Calif.
Ahead of WWDC, Goldman analysts led by Michael Ng provided clients with a preview of what to expect, including the unveiling of a long-delayed AI-enhanced Siri and operating system version "27" across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.
The new AI-enhanced Siri will include many delayed features from WWDC24, such as on-screen awareness, personal context, and deeper integration across apps, including...
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