Spotify’s viral data ruseEveryone used to hate sharing their data. Then came Spotify Wrapped.
Spotify Wrapped arrived on Wednesday, packaged in its usual neon, Instagram-ready glory. The annual release dominates social-media posts for a day, but beneath the colorful cards (designed to be bespoke but distributed en masse), it’s Spotify’s brag about the amount of data the company has collected on you, mirrored back in a way that’s meant…
Vox Media is laying off staff as part of a reorg. Here’s the memo outlining the changes.
Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff. Vox Media just cut staff across its lifestyle brands, CEO Jim Bankoff announced in a memo to staff. The parent of New York magazine, Vox, The Verge, and other popular media brands last laid off employees a year ago, when it cut 4% of staff. Here’s the full memo from…
My family of 5 lives in a small space. Our decluttering routine includes tidying together every night and seasonal closet clean-outs.
The author and her family (not pictured) declutter their small home together. My spouse and I have three children, ages 1, 7, and 12. With a family of five, our mid-century house often feels cramped and cluttered. But the prices of homes are astronomical where we live, and I refuse to take on a higher…
Dubai is building thousands of villas to meet soaring demand for upmarket property
Luxury properties are in high demand in Dubai. Dubai is hot with the rich. The emirate has become an economic hub for entrepreneurship, business, and networking, while its lack of income tax is also a lure for many international ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Geopolitical instability and tax policy changes in other hubs have only made Dubai more…
5 pant trends that are in for 2025 and 4 that are out, according to stylists
Wide-leg is in, and skinny cuts are out. Pants themselves may never go out of style, but that doesn’t mean every pant trend can stand the test of time. To avoid any fashion mishaps in the New Year, B-17 spoke with stylists to find out what pant trends they think will be in and out…
NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones to protect critical underwater infrastructure
NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones meant to monitor threats to critical underwater infrastructure. NATO is planning to roll out a fleet of uncrewed naval ships to protect critical underwater infrastructure. Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, shared the development with Defense News on Tuesday. He told the outlet his team…
Influencers and other affiliate marketers drove 20% of Cyber Monday e-commerce revenue
Influencers are helping to boost sales this holiday season — and getting paid to do so. Social-media influencers and other content makers that recommend products via affiliate links helped drive about 20% of US e-commerce revenue on Cyber Monday, according to new data from Adobe Analytics. That’s a roughly 7% year-over-year increase from 2023, the…
I’ve been to over 50 countries. Here are my 4 favorite destinations to escape the winter cold.
If you’d rather look at greenery than snow in the winter, Ubud in Bali, Indonesia, is a great place to visit. Although many people take their big trips in the summer, the winter is a great time for a grand escape. I’ve always been someone who needs sunshine and warmth in my bones, so when…
2025 could be the year of ‘revenge quitting’ — here’s how bosses should prepare
2025 could see resentment boiling over and a wave of companies losing their talent. With a job market heating up and employee resentment boiling over, “revenge quitting” looks to be on the horizon for 2025. Edel Holliday-Quinn, a business psychologist, told B-17 that some workers feel burned out and undervalued in part due to increased…
