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Sep 25, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Sara Friedman |Ben Berkley |Juliet Bennett Ryla
View OnlineExtreme weather? Routine maintenance? Cyberattack? None of the usual suspects were at fault when ~15k Montana residents lost electricity three different times last week — it was just somepesky squirrels doing damage to a local substation. In today’s email: Power nap: Even your sleep is getting competitive. Things are gr-r-rim: Cereal sales have seen better days. Digits: Too many lattes, pricey dates, Halloween spend, and more.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
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View OnlineToday’s your last chance to bid on actress Lena Dunham painting a mural on your wall. The “winner” is expected to give Dunham a subject and, apparently, some coffee — then the “Girls” star will unleash her “uncontrollable urge to paint flowering vines up any door frame.” At press time, the leading eBay bid stood at $5.1k. In today’s email: Branded residences: Or, life in a Porsche-themed condo. Expendables: Can the action franchise still turn a profit?
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Ryla |Sara Friedman
View OnlineYou’ve been waiting all year for this: The National Mango Board named its Retailer of the Year — Mid-Atlantic grocer Weis Markets, which “demonstrated leadership in mango promotion.” Cool. Honestly, we’re just glad they didn’t go back to 2020’s cop-out winner: “All of You!”In today’s email: Gen Z: So many of them want to pursue influencing as a career. Risky business: How insurance works when Tom Cruise jumps off a skyscraper.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Ryla |Ben Berkley
View OnlineAs Walmart’s newly redesigned shopping carts continue to roll out nationwide, some shoppers are complaining about arm and shoulder pain, saying the handlebar is too high for shorter customers. Other, presumably taller, shoppers are hailing the carts as a “game changer.”In today’s email: Casino cyberattacks: How MGM and Caesars were breached. Subtraction by ad: It’s gonna be a long election season in the US.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
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View OnlineThe residents of a small Portuguese village awoke to find their streets had turned into a raging river of wine. The deluge came from a local distillery where two tanks had burst, sending ~600k gallons rushing downhill through narrow streets. In today’s email: One Chip Challenge: A needless viral sensation spreads harm. Weight loss drugs: People are taking on second jobs for access. Weekend reads: Browse our best over brunch.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Ryla |Sara Friedman
You're viewing an email archive of The Hustle newsletter. Join free to receive the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2.5M+ innovators in the loop. Sign up for the free, 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop with stories on business, tech, and the internet. View OnlineIsraeli archeologists discovered four extremely rare ancient Roman swords in a small cave near the Dead Sea.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
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View OnlineAstronomers have detected a black hole, named Swift J0230, that’s currently eating big ol’ chunks out of a star that looks a whole lot like the Earth’s sun. Whenever the star passes the black hole, it loses the equivalent mass of three Earths. In today’s email: ‘Smart’ sex toys: Why users and their data are left vulnerable. Superstars: Are top athletes good for the economy? Amazon: Trapped in the cancellation labyrinth.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Sara Friedman |Ben Berkley |Juliet Bennett Ryla
View OnlineIn today’s edition of “We wish we were kidding,” Crocs released a Shrek-themed clog. A collaboration with DreamWorks, the shoes are lime-green with fuzzy brown straps and charms resembling the ogre’s facial features. In today’s email: Hotels in 2030: What to expect when you check in next decade. Built up and let down: An apartment boom solves next to nothing. Digits: SpaceX gets 63 slaps, a crypto criminal gets a 11k+ year prison sentence, and more wild numbers.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
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View OnlineBarbie and Oppenheimer are both box office hits, but for Barbara Oppenheimer, whose father-in-law is J. Robert Oppenheimer’s third cousin, it’s been a bit odd. A hotel employee asked if Barb was pulling his leg at check-in and, well, we don’t blame him. In today’s email: Coming up Shorts: Is copying TikTok the right move for YouTube? Gourd omens: The man who started a pumpkin beer obsession. Choppy: 30 hours of training and you could be a helicopter pilot.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
thehustle.co | Sara Friedman |Juliet Bennett Ryla
View OnlineJimi Biotech, the Chinese cultivated meat startup behind the nation’s first lab-grown beef and chicken, is on track for another first: cultivated deer antlers. The antlers, used in China for dietary and medicinal purposes, may be available next year. In today’s email: In-person shopping: When did it stop being fun? Press send: How to build a daily newsletter with ChatGPT. For rage: Learn how AI may kill someone via mushrooms.
