Cities beta test their own rideshare services
On-demand public transportation (aka microtransit) is rerouting how cities across America offer public transit and reaching a new batch of riders.
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Young people don’t want to work anymore
After Millennials sacrificed themselves at the altar of hustle culture, “rise and grind,” and productivity at all costs, Gen Z is swinging the pendulum in the opposite direction.
YouTubers keep moonlighting as detectives
The rise of true-crime YouTubers actively involving themselves in open investigations is raising ethical questions and creating new challenges (and opportunities) for law enforcement.
Billionaires set up treasure hunt in Greenland to find green minerals
Billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and Bill Gates are funding a mining operation on the west coast of Greenland in search of rare-earth minerals needed to build EV batteries.
Latinos watch a lot of movies and shows, but see little of themselves
Despite making up over 18% of the US population, Latino representation across movies and TV is incredibly low. In all the talk about diverse representation, the erasure of Latinos is not only a cultural blindspot but a potentially bad business decision.
The rise in angry charity
People feel motivated to donate to charity when something angers them, with viral news headlines acting as rage-motivators to give until you feel like you’ve made a difference.
Large-scale experiences are proven to be scientifically “transformative”
Yale psychologists have found that attending mass-gathering festivals (focused on creativity) led to heightened feelings of connectedness to people and made them want to be more generous to others.
The White House wants to clean up space
The White House doesn’t want space to turn into a junkyard, so it released a plan to clean up the orbit to protect it from spacecraft collisions.
About that time Netflix sued the unlicensed ‘Bridgerton’ musical
After going viral on TikTok, getting millions of streams on Spotify, and even garnering a Grammy, The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’s rise is coming to a halt thanks to a lawsuit from Netflix.
Top podcasts are selling off guest spots
Influential podcasts are charging guests thousands of dollars for an interview spot in order to open a new revenue stream, creating a shadow market for exposure that may not be known to audiences.