The Hustle Daily Show
A daily dose of irreverent, offbeat, and informative takes on business & tech news. Hosted by Jon Weigell, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Mark Dent, Ben Berkley, Sara Friedman and Rob Litterst from The Hustle.
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April 23, 2024 • 14 mins
Tesla stock has taken a huge hit in 2024 as CEO Elon Musk preps for what should be a dark earnings call today. The company’s market cap has fallen, cybertrucks are being recalled and layoffs are raging. So what’s the cause of their financial woes and can they get it together? Plus: Chipotle opens in Kuwait and Oreo faces a lawsuit.
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April 22, 2024 • 11 mins
A new wave of AI video is here and it looks pretty shoddy. An AI-generated rom-com trailer, released by TV maker TCL, is making its rounds on the Internet for one obvious reason: it looks weird. Although AI video is all the rage, does this rom-com flick indicate that we’re not in a place where it can take over Hollywood yet? Plus: Tesla recalls all Cybertrucks and pressure builds for TikTok.
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April 21, 2024 • 24 mins
No business will be able to solve climate change. But several startups are trying to prevent severe and unpredictable weather patterns from battering the economy. We talked to Nick Cavanaugh, founder and CEO Sensible Weather, about how leveraging weather data can help consumers and businesses.
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April 19, 2024 • 15 mins
The golden age of VC funding is over as we’ve seen a year over year drop in investment amounts across the board. This may be alarming for new businesses looking to get their big break, but it's not all doom and gloom in 2024. So why are VC firms burnt out nowadays and what kinds of startups are getting those much-needed investments? Plus: 23andMe may go private and Taylor Swift’s new album is seeing dollar signs.
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April 18, 2024 • 16 mins
YouTuber Marques Brownlee just put out a scathing review of the AI Pin from Humane AI and some think that’s a death knell for the $850m company. With millions of views per video, many are questioning if Brownlee and other popular tech creators have too much power over the businesses they review products from…do they? Plus: Alaska Airlines’ bad luck continues and Americans balk at the country’s median full-time salary.
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April 17, 2024 • 14 mins
America’s confusing economy isn’t going anywhere. The stock market is up but so inflation, and Jerome Powell just announced the Fed is unlikely to reduce interest rates soon. What does it mean? Plus: Samsung rules the smartphone market for now, and WNBA expansion. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 16, 2024 • 15 mins
Eating at a restaurant by yourself is becoming normalized. Many restaurants are starting to pivot their menus, marketing and portions to target single diners. But how can businesses across the board cash in on this growing trend? Plus: Tesla layoffs are looming and Samsung surpasses Apple in the smartphone market. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 15, 2024 • 21 mins
The AI industry is constantly changing and we can always use an update. We’re joined by Matt Wolfe, AI content creator and host of the new podcast, The Next Wave: Ai and the future of Tech, which is available here: https://link.chtbl.com/uqnVaUip. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 12, 2024 • 15 mins
BarkAir (not joking) is the new airline on the runway. The only difference is that this airline is for your dog (also not joking). The airline will begin voyages in late May and heads up, it’ll be pretty pricey. So why is now a good time for a pet airline? Plus: Costco is in the gold business and the Monopoly movie is on its way. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 11, 2024 • 14 mins
Tree bark has many uses, but until now none of them involved UberEats packaging. Bpacks, a sustainability startup, creates biodegradable bioplastic from tree bark. This material is supposed to help minimize plastic waste going forward, but just how well will it do that? Plus: Lunchables might get nixed from school lunch programs and Jessica Alba leaves her own company. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 10, 2024 • 15 mins
Americans haven’t always loved avocados. It’s been a long journey for the once called “alligator pear” in the US from odd fruit to billion dollar darling, and the Super Bowl may have had something to do with that change. So how did the avocado boom happen and at what cost? Plus: Pfizer develops an RSV shot and Google unveils Google Vids. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 9, 2024 • 16 mins
Last week, a new player emerged on the journalism scene with an investigative takedown of America’s largest mortgage lender. The twist: before the article went live, an affiliated hedge fund shorted that lender and invested in its top rival. Is that legal? Is that ethical? We had the same questions. Plus: Shutterstock cashes in on AI and Jamie Dimon speaks his truth. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 9, 2024 • 18 mins
The AI landscape was full of stories in March. Apple might integrate with Google, Microsoft Copilot is on the horizon, NVIDIA keeps winning and the entertainment industry finally pushes back. We’re joined by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to give us an update on all of the above and much more. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 7, 2024 • 18 mins
Join our host Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Michelle Winterfield.
Finances are often a touchy subject for many couples. Joining accounts and marriage itself are becoming more scarce, so how exactly are couples managing their money together? We’re joined by Michelle Winterfield, Co-Founder of the app Tandem, to help us answer these questions.
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April 5, 2024 • 14 mins
Kansas City voters just rejected a $2B proposal for a brand new baseball stadium. The $2B stadium would’ve been funded by public and private sources, and it seems the public part of that wasn’t exactly a fan. Stadiums are often partly funded by taxpayers, but are starting to see a shift? Plus: Apple is working on mobile robots and Jeff Bezos buys a third estate. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 4, 2024 • 16 mins
CaliExpress by Flippy is a new restaurant that relies on robot staff to make meals for customers. This is not a brand new idea, but it seems more and more restaurants are looking to robotics to cut costs and feed the masses. So what are these places like? Plus: JetBlue starts dynamic pricing for baggage and Costco starts a weight loss program. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 3, 2024 • 15 mins
Streaming services are now in the habit of removing content from their platforms. Due to increased competition, streamers are cutting costs on licensing fees and residuals- so does that mean your favorite archived show could be removed soon? Plus: Yahoo acquires an AI news app and you can now use ChatGPT without an account. VOTE for The Hustle Newsletter in the Webby Awards!
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April 2, 2024 • 15 mins
BioOrbit is a company that’s trying to take drug production into space. This groundbreaking idea to start producing lifesaving drugs in outer space is funded by the European Space Agency with the goal of expediting cancer treatment. But how will creating drugs in space help cancer patients and is big pharma in on this too? Plus: Microsoft splits Office and Teams and Gen Z is also not a fan of tax season.
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April 1, 2024 • 12 mins
What’s America’s greatest pastime? Money. MLB teams are spending fortunes on star players, but will that help them win a World Series? 30 years of stats say it probably will. Plus: AT&T has a huge data breach and OpenAI looks into voice cloning.
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March 29, 2024 • 15 mins
Fresh Del Monte a global fruit and vegetable producer has unveiled its latest creation: small pineapples. This may not sound groundbreaking, but smaller pineapples may indirectly help curb food waste. How? We’re all pining for the answer. Plus: Sam Bankman-Fried receives a 25 year sentence and Amazon wants your palms.
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