The Hustle Daily Show

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�

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 bal

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! Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst, as they take you thr

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! Join our hosts J

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! Join our hosts Jon Weigell, as he takes you through our most interesting stories o

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

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

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 th

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

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 Webb