Perplexity, a AI powered search engine startup, is receiving investments left and right from Jeff Bezos and venture capitalists. The lofty goal is to knock Google off its search pedestal, but are the threads there to really change the fabric of online search? Plus: An emergency exit door pops off mid flight on an Alaska Airlines voyage and TikTok sensation Tunnel Girl is now just…Girl.
Dating Sunday is a recently named holiday that dating apps look forward to every year because of its disturbingly high user rates, but why is everyone getting swipe-happy on the first Sunday of the new year? Plus: Microsoft updates its keyboard and Microchip technology gets a boost from Biden. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, and Juliet Bennett-Rylah as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...
Is social media taking a back seat to group chats? From Gen Z we’re seeing a generational shift towards more privacy online and less patience for ads, but how are companies and brands finding them? Plus: QR codes debut on NBA jerseys and American national debt tops $34T. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, and guest, Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ ...
“Working long hours, being responsive, blending work and life, is not anything to shy away from.” Why Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah’s holiday memo struck a raw nerve with some of his team (and why it’s indicative of a larger CEO/employee divide). Plus: Lots of movement in the EV world and Nike’s running with scissors. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, and guest, Martina Bretous as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod...
We’re back in the new year, and of course we’re back to talking about AI. Martina Bretous joins us to kick off 2024 with some projections and discussions about what this year could hold for the AI industry: from the top companies to public adoption to the effects it may have on your job. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, and guest, Martina Bretous as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www....
As 2023 comes to an end, we shift our focus to 2024 and each make some bold predictions about what’s to come in the 12 months after the ball drops. We saw some catastrophic shake ups in business and tech this year, but will 2024 be any different? Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Ben Berkley, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Rob Litterst, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instag...
Our 2023 roundup continues with a look at the statistics that best told the story of this wild year. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Ben Berkley, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Rob Litterst, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple Podcasts so you never miss ...
We’ve assembled a roundtable of our journalist avengers this week to break down 2023 in all the stories covered here at The Hustle. Today’s topic is the best ‘under-the-radar’ stories of the year. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Ben Berkley, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Rob Litterst, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hu...
Superhuman exoskeleton suits. That’s what’s on the docket today. The new tech could help prevent billions of dollars worth of workplace injuries by equipping workers with some extra strength and protection. Will it work? Plus: the economics of Mariah Carey’s Christmas domination. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett Rylah, and Noelle Medina as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https:/...
The holiday card industry is a gargantuan multi-billion dollar holly jolly juggernaut every single year. Today we’re going over some of the most surprising facts and stats about the holiday card industry from its beginnings in 1843 to its current millennial-driven peak. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and guest, Noelle Medina as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod...
For years, Chipotle has been using robots to prep the best burritos in the game, but their latest move brings robots back to the farm. Plus: Volkswagen is bringing buttons back. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple...
If you’re looking for recipes this holiday season, you may want to do a bit more research than usual. Google’s recipe rating system isn’t exactly the most trustworthy system out there, and today we’ll break down why that is. Plus: Americans are investing more than ever and Chinese company Nio is moving in on Tesla’s territory. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thd...
We’ll run down the stats from the latest survey of pro Santa impersonators, which paint a pretty clear picture: playing St. Nick is, above all, a labor of love and definitely not a money grab. Plus: Blue Origin is back and Bhutan wants to build the next megacity. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For ...
Wikipedia is the fifth-most visited website in the world. So as part of a nonprofit organization, are its executives making too much money, or not enough? We’ll dissect these salaries and compare them to some of the largest in tech. Plus: SpaceX has a soaring valuation and China is bolstering its love affair with branded coffee shops. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett Rylah, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok...
Would you like a robot companion? ElliQ is a robot made by Intuition Robotics that will help you with reminders, common tasks and possibly cure your loneliness. Is this the future we’re destined to live in? Plus: Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles and Ikea is giving away turkey-sized Christmas meatballs. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Ben Berkley as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Insta...
Shohei Ohtani made history by inking the biggest deal in baseball history, then decided to defer 97% of it. Plus: Epic’s big win, and Apple’s new Journal. Join our hosts Rob Litterst and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple Podcasts so you never ...
Adam Neumann holds the keys to Flow, an apartment startup that received a large investment in 2022. So what exactly is Flow doing and more importantly, how are the prices looking? Plus: A big money offer was made for Macy’s and TikTok Shop is bulking up in Indonesia. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You...
Celero Systems has seen early success testing a digital pill, loaded with sensors, a radio antenna, and a microprocessor, to monitor patients’ heart rates, breathing rates, and core temperature from inside their digestive system. Plus: The world’s richest family and 2024’s color of the year. Join our hosts Ben Berkley and Juliet Bennett Rylah as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www...
Big Brother is out there and he does not take breaks. Your push notifications are being swept up into government data, but what are they actually used for? Plus: Meta’s flaunts some new AI updates and Krispy Kreme gets Parisian. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett Rylah, and Mark Dent as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to T...
In a year of rapidly-growing brands and plenty of tech drama, OpenAI’s ChatGPT was named the Fastest Growing Brand of 2023 by Morning Consult. We’ll chat about how exactly that’s calculated and if Gen Z is on board. Plus: Taylor Swift is named Time’s person of the year and Panera is having some lemonade trouble. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett Rylah as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod I...
The startup Prophetic has a device that may let people control their own dreams one day. Will that mean more opportunities for fantasy or work? Plus: Sphere’s revenues and the most-read Wikipedia articles of 2023. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to...
Audio streaming juggernaut Spotify laid off 17% of its workforce today after a large uptick in users and its first profitable quarter since 2021. What are constant layoffs like this doing to the psyche of workers? Plus: KISS lives on as the first US digital avatar band and Alaska Airlines buys Hawaiian Airlines. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram...
Just last week, Detroit became the first American city to install an electrified roadway, which would allow wireless charging for some electric vehicles while driving, parking, or idling. It’d be a long, expensive time to expand them everywhere, but electrified roads could ultimately be a gamechanger. Plus: A possible Apple TV+ and Paramount+ alliance and a bold play for $34m. Join our hosts Ben Berkley, and guest, Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. F...
Ades, space cadet: McDonald’s is testing out a new sci-fi themed restaurant in Illinois with the hope of creating a fast-food spinoff to rule the galaxy. Plus, Forbes unveils its Hall of Shame and Red Lobster’s endless shrimp deal is costing them boatloads. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Mark Dent & Juliet Bennett Rylah as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod...
The 2030 World Expo is confirmed for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but what’s the use of a World Expo today? Plus: OpenAI celebrates its first birthday and Spotify Wrapped is here. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Ben Berkley & Juliet Bennett Rylah as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe o...
It’s not just you: Decor for Christmas, Halloween, and even Valentine’s Day is getting more elaborate than ever. Plus: Shein’s IPO and Sports Illustrated’s AI problem. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us on Apple Podcasts ...
A new crop of startups are using AI to help humans deal with one of the biggest challenges we face – grief. Plus: Buybuy Baby is back, and Merriam Webster’s word of the year. Join our hosts Rob Litterst, Sara Friedman, and Jon Weigell as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Fol...
It’s been a year heavy with tech layoffs but one employer is still actively hiring, and it’s not Tim Cook or Mark Zuckerberg — it’s Uncle Sam. Plus: Spotify turns off the rain and a pricey three-year cruise gets canceled. Join our hosts Ben Berkley, and guest, Sara Friedman as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Sh...
It’s not just you: Thanksgiving dinner has gotten significantly more expensive than just a few years ago. Plus: homes sales fall to a new low and NASA’s wooden satellite. Join our hosts Mark Dent, Rob Litterst, and Noelle Medina as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or Follow us...
Sam Altman was hired by Microsoft, OpenAI employees threatened to walk, and the company has its third CEO in a week. We broke down the latest developments and what it all means. Join our hosts Rob Litterst, Sara Friedman, and Jon Weigell as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thdspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thdspod/ Thank You For Listening to The Hustle Daily Show. Don’t forget to hit Subscribe or ...
