Saturday assorted links
The article discusses various topics including foreign food chains in NYC and the impact of AI on product testing. It also mentions demographic changes in Japan and the rising status of Vatican pronouncements. Additionally, it touches on a perspective regarding Argentina's current situation.
- ▪The article highlights which foreign food chains have successfully entered the New York City market.
- ▪It explores the implications of testing products on AI-generated buyers.
- ▪Japan has experienced a significant population decline, losing three million people over the past five years.
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Saturday assorted links by Tyler Cowen May 30, 2026 at 12:21 pm 1. Which foreign food chains have made it in NYC? 2. Testing products on AI-generated buyers. 3. Are Vatican pronouncements rising in status? 4. A saner Argentina take. I notice that PTDS is spreading. 5. Yupsy-dupsy. 6. Japan lost three million people over the last five years (NYT). 7. The most 2020s art ever? 0 Comments Facebook Twitter RSS Feed print Comments Sort by Top Sort by Recent Sort by Controversial <article class="blog-comment depth-<%= model.depth %>" id="blog-comment-<%= model.id %>" data-user-vote="<%= model.user_vote %>" data-vote-count="<%= model.vote_count %>" data-vote-total="<%= model.vote_total %>" data-updoots="<%= model.updoots %>" data-downboops="<%= model.downboops %>"> <div class="byline"> <div…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Marginal Revolution.