The wealth of ultra-rich families will likely swell to $9.5 trillion by 2030, according to estimates from consultancy Deloitte, as family offices grow and morph to rival hedge funds. trib.al/gPPKPJp

New research finds that the costs of expanding roads in urban areas are three times greater than its potential benefits trib.al/613geZQ via @citylab

The share of Asian-American freshmen at Yale University declined in the first school year after the US Supreme Court said race could no longer be used in making admissions decisions trib.al/9OUqN9E

CityLab Daily: The cost of expanding US roads trib.al/holqCv3 via @citylab

Daimler Truck named Karin Radstrom as its next chief executive officer in a rare appointment of a woman at the head of one of Germany’s top-listed companies trib.al/W3d8Frc

A former top executive at Discover Financial Services has accused the company of wrongly clawing back millions of dollars in compensation and using her as a “scapegoat” to assuage regulators ahead of its $35 billion merger with Capital One trib.al/TOlYNuc

Madrid will ban shared electric scooters starting next month, joining Paris in kicking the vehicles from its streets and crowding the sidewalks trib.al/wmOGGH3 via @citylab

The National Women’s Soccer League ditched its draft in its bid to be the best soccer league in the world — a recognition that what works for men’s US sports doesn’t work for women trib.al/ipOJdCU

CityLab Daily: The janky software that has local governments hooked trib.al/SxOTQrQ via @citylab

You thought the DMV was rough before? Local governments are hooked on using one Texas company’s janky software trib.al/YpSG3y3 via @citylab

The gender pay gap in the US hasn't changed much in 20 years. What does the data tell us? trib.al/t1oCaHS

Two brothers from Nigeria accused of blackmailing a Michigan homecoming king — and ultimately goading him to suicide — were sentenced on Thursday in federal court to more than 17 years in prison trib.al/hERlwmw

Building tall landmarks has long been a source of prestige and national pride for Malaysia's leaders. Merdeka 118, the world's second-tallest building, could test the country's appetite for that trib.al/YlDJxW4 via @citylab

How exactly do you remake a 22-year-old corporate skyscraper relevant to a post-Covid world of work and life? This architect explains his plan trib.al/sauaNFu via @citylab

Visiting the Trevi Fountain may soon require more coin: Rome wants to charge an access fee for tourists trib.al/wf0Tg7i via @citylab

Burundi, which is the world's poorest nation, has begun a campaign to stop the spread of mpox in the country trib.al/NsNiiWa

Chicago Bears President Kevin Warren said the city risks falling behind other US regions unless it pursues more major development projects, including a new stadium for his NFL team trib.al/H2Bt3LN via @citylab

Competition is fierce for UK homes located near highly-ranked state schools as parents seek to avoid the Labour Party’s 20% VAT on private-education fees trib.al/N8TSZrB

Shareholder groups are considering options at companies that dropped diversity initiatives following pressure from conservative social media influencer Robby Starbuck trib.al/EHmP3Aw

CityLab Daily: Can a city have too many skyscrapers? trib.al/A1rfMdk via @citylab