Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories you may have missed over the past week:

— Your medical insurance premiums at work as another health-care tech executive decides to buy a golf course (prior purchase here): “Software executive pays $6M for nine-hole course in Westborough” (BBJ)

— A lot of smart people made a very bad bet: “How Ascend Element, a Mass. ‘unicorn’ EV battery startup, burned through $900M and collapsed” (MassLive)

— The result of a sad U.S. self-inflicted wound: “Why a UMass researcher is among the dozens leaving the U.S. for Canada” (WBUR)

 — The owners are cashing out while the AI good times roll: “Oura and Dunkin’ Get Ready to Join IPO Bonanza” (WSJ)

— He’s keeping the door open – just a teeny-tiny bit: “Bill Chisholm says Celtics don’t need to own arena but would build one under one condition” (BBJ)

— This is encouraging housing news: “Multifamily Fueled Fastest-Growing Mass. Lenders” (B&T)

— This happened just before he invested in Fenway Sports Group, right? Just thinking aloud: “LeBron James Borrowed $300 Million From Insurers Arranged by Guggenheim” (Bloomberg)

— The new Vineyard preserve looks spectacular: “Jackie O’s Private Beach is Open to All. But It’s a Hike” (NYT)

— Please, sir, can we have another? “How many MBTA shutdowns can Boston bear?” (Globe)

— A good primer piece on fanatical Middle East troublemakers: “How the Houthis have become the most fearsome of Iran’s allies” (Economist)