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You Might Like News and Insight for Decision-Makers Editor's Pick From spark to inferno: New model inspired by forest fires could explain why some ideas go viral When a rumor or a fad becomes popular, the quality of the fad itself changes because more people are doing it, which helps spread it further, according to a new model. Image: depositphotos.com From conspiracy theories to new fashion trends, some online ideas explode in hours—capturing attention and shaping discourse—while others hardly gain attention. What makes some ideas go viral while others fizzle out? A recent study in Physical Review Letters sheds new light on this question. Researchers from the University of Vermont and the Santa Fe Institute devised a model that treats a piece of information not as static and unchanged as it spreads, but one that gains or loses strength in the course of propagation, much like a forest fire. Unlike traditional models which treat a joke, idea, or even a virus as fixed while it is circulating, this new model shows that the ability of an idea to shift in intensity during transmission is what can lead to the viral patterns seen online. Continued here Save time. Skip distractions. Expense Premium. Work Supreme Court to run out of funding due to shutdown The Supreme Court is about to run out of money, with federal courts across the country expected to run out by early next week because of the government shutdown. The nation's top court "expects to run out of funding on October 18," Patricia McCabe, Supreme Court public information officer, told The Hill. "As a result,... Work Trump had to choose between Israel and Qatar. He chose Qatar - FT Gaza's future hangs in the balance. 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The feud began after Zandanshatar lost an election to be party leader to Amarbayasgalan. Work Houthi military chief dies, group says, and Israel claims responsibility | The Times of Israel Israel 'will reach everyone who has tried to harm us,' PM boasts; Katz claims Muhammad al-Ghamari joins friends in 'depths of hell' after he was killed in August strike Work Senior Hamas official: Terror group can't commit to disarm, is open to 3-5 year truce | The Times of Israel Doha-based politburo member says Hamas intends to maintain control of Gaza for 'transitional phase,' defends summary executions; PM's office: 'No ifs, no buts' on disarmament Work Afghanistan, Pakistan to hold peace talks in Doha after fierce fighting, says Afghan government spokesperson Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on Saturday, an Afghan government spokesperson said, after the countries extended a ceasefire to their fierce fighting. 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Work Survivors of airstrike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean held on US navy ship, officials say It's unclear whether survivors will be treated as prisoners of war or criminal defendants by US military Work Mike Waltz says U.S. to help recover missing hostage remains in Gaza As return of hostages' remains complicates Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Waltz says "entire task force" to help find missing, including 2 Americans. Work More on US Pedestrian Deaths Last week I wrote about the unexplained rise in pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in the US. Work ChatGPT's mobile app is seeing slowing download growth and daily use, analysis shows ChatGPT's mobile app may have reached its growth peak, according to new data from app intelligence firm Apptopia. 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Work The Risk That Built America Speculation isn’t a bug in America’s economic code, but a crucial component part of the engine, writes Andrew Ross Sorkin. Work Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.” Work US military to move survivors of strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean to nearby countries In a letter this week to the United Nations’ 15-member security council, seen by Reuters, Venezuela’s UN ambassador, Samuel Moncada, asked for a UN determination that the US strikes off its coast are illegal and to issue a statement backing Venezuela’s sovereignty. Work Australian banks ignore thousands of customers' hardship requests In 2025, Afca found the bank had no right to take that action before responding to the financial hardship requests, requiring the bank to pay $2,250 in compensation and refund any enforcement costs and default rates of interest it had charged the borrower. Work Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day Republican leaders disparaged rally-goers as “communists” and “Marxists”, and claimed that centrist Democrats, including the senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, who marched in New York, were being held political hostage by the far left. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise  |  Privacy Policy Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is 3110 Thomas Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, USA