Jack Dorsey’s daily routine: meditation, a ‘wake me up’ lemon drink, and 7-minute workouts
Jack Dorsey likes to meditate every morning. What did it take to run two companies at once? Twitter and Block cofounder Jack Dorsey once balanced the responsibilities of running both companies with an early morning wake-up and a lot of meditation. Dorsey said in a Product Hunt Live Chat in 2015 that he typically had…
Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here’s what the US can learn
Japan has taken steps in recent decades to make its homes and buildings more resilient to disasters. Prone to major earthquakes that trigger fires and tsunamis, Japan has become a world leader in building disaster-resilient communities. Three experts in public policy and urban development told B-17 that, over many decades, strategic planning, a culture of…
Hermès will give staffers a $4,700 bonus as sales and revenue jump
Hermès employees will receive a 4,500 euro bonus in 2025. Hermès employees are cashing in on the company’s success. On Friday, Hermès presented its 2024 financial report that showed better-than-expected sales. (B-17 converted the euros to dollars based on currency rates as of Friday.) The French luxury group said that sales reached 4 billion euros…
Sam Altman says ChatGPT 4o is the ‘best search product on the web’ in a cheeky exchange with Perplexity CEO
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, posted about updates to ChatGPT 4o. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said the company’s latest update to ChatGPT 4o makes it the “best search product on the web.” ChatGPT 4o is “pretty good” and is “soon going to get much better,” Altman said in a post on X…
Reddit’s CEO says paywalled forums are coming to the platform soon. Here’s what we know.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says that paid subreddits are coming to the site this year. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says paywalls are coming to the popular forum discussion platform this year. Reddit hosted an AMA this week and took user questions about its fourth-quarter earnings. One Reddit user asked Huffman if the company had made…
Mistral’s CEO Arthur Mensch tells B-17 that DeepSeek is a win for the open-source ecosystem
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch. While markets panicked about DeepSeek, the CEO of Mistral welcomed the Chinese startup’s new models as a boost for the open-source world. Since its launch in 2023, Paris-based AI startup Mistral has advocated for open-source, which, broadly, is software that anyone can use or modify. “We like to think of DeepSeek…
The 10 best things to stream this weekend, from ‘The White Lotus’ premiere to a new ‘Love Is Blind’ season
Natasha Rothwell returns for “The White Lotus” season 3. Lots of buzzy new and returning shows are out this week. “Yellowjackets” and “The White Lotus” are each back for a third season, while the eighth (!) season of “Love Is Blind” arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day. There are also several movies available, both…
Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault drops case
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z was named in a lawsuit in December involving sexual assault allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. A lawsuit that tangled rapper Jay-Z into a legal battle concerning sexual assault allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was dropped on Friday, court documents showed. In a notice filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, attorneys representing the…
I became a millionaire at 27. I still rent a modest condo and hang out with my high school friends.
Darrell Spencer is the founder of Kings Crowning and Crowned Skin. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Darrell Spencer, founder of Crowned Skin. It has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, my mom worked for the post office, and my dad was an officer with the Chicago Police Department. They…
