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, Matthew Brown, and Rob Litterst from The Hustle.
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October 8, 2024 • 16 mins
Dogs are everywhere in the US. As pet ownership rapidly grew since the pandemic, so did cities and towns to accommodate the new onslaught of furry friends. Now, people are merging their social life with dog ownership and businesses are taking advantage. So what are the real results of this dog boom? Plus: Gen X feels underappreciated at work and Joker: Folie à Deux bungles its opening weekend.
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October 7, 2024 • 18 mins
Meta took headlines recently by announcing more AI eyewear and celebrity voices on their platforms, all while Open AI rebounded from some staff exits and aims for incredibly high profits. Just the past few weeks in AI have been a lot. So, today we’re joined again by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to talk through the last month’s most important AI news and what it could mean for your future...
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October 6, 2024 • 19 mins
Maha Abouelenein joins us to discuss the transition from working corporate to operating your own business. A former Google and Netflix employee, Maha’s journey is a testament to betting on yourself, so we’re going to talk all about how you can do the same and why now is a great time to do it. We’ll also talk about Maha's new book, 7 Rules of Self-Reliance: How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future, which...
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October 4, 2024 • 15 mins
Hard seltzer made waves in the late 2010s and early 2020s as the new favorite alcohol form on the block. Ultimately, that didn’t last too long. The new darling on the alcohol market are canned spirits & cocktails and they’re running away with a staggering amount of the profits. So how did this happen? And will this boom last? Plus: OpenAI almost doubles its valuation and Tesla recalls thousands of Cyber Trucks.
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October 3, 2024 • 15 mins
Sheep cloning is a dangerous business, but it could be a very lucrative one. Demand for sheep has skyrocketed in the hunting community and one man looked to reap the benefits by cloning them en masse. So how did this business idea turn out? Plus: Layoffs are expected at CVS corporate and Wendy’s debuts a SpongeBob collab.
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October 2, 2024 • 16 mins
The burger, a staple of American fast food, is quickly becoming a big ticket item. Inflation along with many factors ailing the farming and ranching processes ar emaking your regular cheap fast food burger cost a lot more. So what will it take to get burger prices down, and will it ever happen? Plus: Nike starts to limit some popular sneaker models and Gen Z is loving trade school.
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October 1, 2024 • 15 mins
DirecTV just reached an agreement to acquire Dish Network, which would make it the largest Pay-TV provider in the US. This deal came together to save the debt-ridden Dish brand and lump 2 cable providers into one unit, but can it get through regulatory approval? And is cable now really on its last leg? Plus: Epic sues Google again and Zuckerberg’s riches grow even more.
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September 30, 2024 • 12 mins
Wendy’s is gunning for McDonald’s customers, and the red-headed competition’s latest target is the infamous McFlurry machine. So how is Wendy’s trying to poke McDonald’s and will it work out for them and Frosty sales? Plus: OpenAI is out $5B and password security may get a refresh.
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September 29, 2024 • 10 mins
Every year, the US throws out roughly 125 million tennis balls. That's enough to fill 21 Boeing 737s to the brim.
And until recently, tennis balls were impossible to recycle. That's right, every ball ever produced would eventually end up in a landfill where it could take 400 years to decompose.
But no more. The Hustle’s Matthew Brown visits West Virginia to track down what happens to tennis balls when they die.
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September 27, 2024 • 15 mins
Southwest is changing rapidly. In an effort to save the company, many of the things Southwest has been known for are being flipped. Assigned seating is coming, premium legroom options will be available and red-eye flights are on the horizon. Will this be enough to get them back on track? Plus: Meta unveils new smart glasses and NYC mayor Eric Adams has been indicted.
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September 26, 2024 • 16 mins
Advanced AI is able to analyze anyone’s writing or voice and essentially “bring them back.” We know that. What’s new is that this technology is being implemented to resurrect the voice of a long-deceased art critic for London publication Evening Standard. So is this ethical and can AI critique art? Plus: Egg inflation is still not budging and the ‘Bridgerton Ball’ is the latest event blunder.
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September 25, 2024 • 15 mins
Mark Zuckerberg is ushering in a new wave of smart glass technology. Where Google and Snapchat have previously failed, Meta looks to continue doubling down on smart eyewear with, brace yourself, AI capabilities. So will their new smart glasses break into the mainstream? Plus: Coca-Cola abandons a new flavor and TikTok’s music streaming service is no more.
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September 24, 2024 • 14 mins
Multiple billionaires and VCs are investing in the construction of brand new, tech-forward cities all over the world. Neom, California Forever and Elon Musk’s Snailbrook projects are underway, but will these “cities of the future” actually ever be built? Plus: New emojis are coming and Everton F.C. changes hands.
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September 23, 2024 • 16 mins
Live from Hubspot Inbound 2024, we discuss the biggest news updates from the week and dive into the four-lane Mega Drive Thrus that many fast food chains are adopting. Why are they being built and what is the goal? Plus: Nike ousts its CEO and Chipotle tests an avocado robot.
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September 22, 2024 • 30 mins
Young consumers are slowly turning down alcohol. With the booze industry scrambling to figure out how to sustain its dominance, there are other companies that are in a peak period. Athletic Brewing is now the top selling non-alcoholic beer in the US. So how did they grow so rapidly and where did founder Bill Shufelt even start?
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September 20, 2024 • 21 mins
Live from Hubspot Inbound 2024, Co-founder and CPO of Canva, Cameron Adams joins the show today to discuss what place AI has in human creative pursuits. So, how can we keep AI in our court, but keep it from controlling our ideas? Plus: EA embraces AI.
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September 19, 2024 • 19 mins
It’s all about AI today live at Hubspot Inbound 2024. Join us at the convention as we discuss Apple, NVIDIA, Audible and the biggest updates in AI with Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai). Plus: Google has an antitrust breakthrough and Amazon requires their employees to return to office in 2025.
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September 18, 2024 • 15 mins
Fans of the ultra popular 2010s mobile game Flappy Bird will get the chance to play again next year when a new version is expected to hit iOS and Android. But there’s a catch: it might just be a ploy to get people into crypto.
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September 17, 2024 • 13 mins
ChatGPT’s 2022 launch was a huge leap for humanity in terms of trusting bots. In the two years since, many Americans have grown to believe chatbots whether it's for medical purposes or even for conspiracy theories. So how much should we really trust these now- ubiquitous chatbots? Plus: Apple gets an FDA approval and Synchon looks to compete with Neuralink.
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September 16, 2024 • 16 mins
Recovery slides are the new big thing in comfy footwear. Brands like Hoka and Oofos have a hold on a growing market of super cushioned recovery shoes- a market that now sits at $11.2. So how can you cash in and make some revenue off that growth?
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