“In 1998, 42 percent of Icelandic 15- and 16-year-olds reported having been drunk in the previous 30 days. Almost a quarter smoked cigarettes daily, and 17 percent had already tried cannabis.” Twenty years later, teenage culture had been completely transformed […]
“So what does Thrasio actually do? It’s pretty simple really. It finds the “top-reviewed, bestselling” essential everyday products on Amazon, and buys the brands from the small business owners.” | learn more
Remember the distinction between remote work and work from home. | learn more
In July 2015, Musical.ly (the predecessor app to Tik Tok) was rising through the app store rankings. “They were beating all of the heavyweights: FB Messenger, Instagram, Pinterest, Netflix, Snapchat, Spotify. When something like this happens, this is our Super […]
“So far, the city has issued 21 citations among … eight businesses, which included a gym that stayed open, a grocery store that didn’t take steps to enforce social distancing and a bar that continued to serve patrons in-house…” | learn more
“I thought the most interesting way to present the experience here on OnlyOnce (because you *definitely* Only lead a COVID-19 state emergency task force Once) would be to share the daily chronicle, a few days at a time, along with […]
Some of these are exceptional. “The Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art fans to post photos of themselves recreating their favorite works of art from the safety of their homes.” | learn more
Published in the journal Nature, this research used machine learning to predict healthcare utilization. “One of the salient themes that emerged the month prior to ED and inpatient visits was that anxious and depressed language increased significantly.” | learn more
Holders of the stablecoin lost about $8 million during forced liquidations (I wrote about this last week). But, it survived, which is probably the more interesting point. | learn more
The company, founded in October 2017, already operates over 3,500 locations. They were compared favorably to Starbucks last year. Now, their recently-listed stock fell 80% after an investigation found the COO fabricated sales figures (like, a lot). | learn more