Juliet Bennett Rylah

2 weeks ago | thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Rylah

While other companies push robots and AI, Starbucks is doubling down on human touch. This year, the chain asked employees to scribble messages or doodles on single-use cups and brought back ceramic mugs for customers who want to hang out — a callback to when Starbucks cafes were cozy third spaces, not just pickup spots for mobile orders.

2 weeks ago | thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Rylah

Saunas aren’t a new concept, dating back at least 10k years and holding an important place in cultures around the world. For example, in , saunaing is such a regular activity that it’s part of holiday traditions. But social saunas — where people gather to sweat together — have become one of the hottest wellness trends in the UK and US. Market-research firm Grand View Research estimates the global sauna biz will be worth $1.3B by 2030, compared to $905m in 2024, per The Economist.

3 weeks ago | thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Rylah

As the old adage goes, if you want something done right, you’ve gotta do it yourself. And that apparently applies to trying to “cheat” with AI. As you may recall, 21-year-old Chungin “Roy” Lee was recently suspended from Columbia University for building Interview Coder, an AI app that did the coding portion of tech job interviews for him. Lee claimed it had worked on Amazon and other companies, which he either rejected or which rescinded their offers upon learning about the tool.

3 weeks ago | thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Rylah

ChatGPT is apparently acting like a lackey, cloyingly positive and full of effusive praise about how good and clever users’ prompts are. The complaints date back to March, per Ars Technica, when users began noting that the bot’s tone had shifted. It turns out there’s a name for this: sycophancy. It’s when a model changes its responses to align with its user’s beliefs or opinions, agreeing with everything they say or engaging in excessive flattery. Why does this happen?

4 weeks ago | thehustle.co | Juliet Bennett Rylah

Care to rent some pants? You can’t really become an Airbnb superhost unless you can afford a bunch of rental properties — but you can rent your jeans, apparently. Several apps let people rent out everything from clothes to power tools, with some users making up to $36k a year, per Wired. Interesting side hustle…… but how does it work? Basically, find an app that deals with whatever stuff you have lying around and see if anyone will pay you to use it. A low-hanging fruit? Clothes.