How Tiesto’s celebrity tax attorney hid $100M in income for his client list of millionaire DJs and models
The longtime tax attorney for world-famous DJs Tiesto and Afrojack was sentenced in New York on Thursday to 30 months in prison for tax fraud. The sentencing was bad news for Frank Butselaar, a 65-year-old tax consultant known in the Dutch press as the “taxman to the stars.” But it may be good news for…
F-35 test pilot shares what it’s like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin’s newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
A pair of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters fly alongside an F-16, another Lockheed Martin airframe. A test pilot who made the jump from the now fifty-year-old F-16 to the new F-35 stealth fighter told B-17 that it is a wildly different experience. Think about the informational overload you would get from…
Jack Dorsey says Bluesky’s rapid growth is because ‘people are running away from X’
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO in 2021. Jack Dorsey weighed in on people leaving one platform he founded (X, formerly Twitter) to join another he helped create (BlueSky). “I think people are running away from X, rather than running to something on Bluesky,” the Twitter cofounder said in a recent episode of…
How a macro trader used Fed policy to bag a 532% return in 2024
Brent Carlile’s life path was decided as early as high school thanks to his business class teacher, who inspired him to take an interest in the Federal Reserve. “Every time the FOMC would have a policy decision that day, he would roll out the TVs on the carts in our high school class, and we…
Nike’s first Super Bowl commercial in nearly 30 years shows women are central to its recovery
Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles was one of the female athletes featured in the “So Win” campaign. Nike aired its first Super Bowl ad in 27 years on Sunday as the sports giant attempts to attract more athletes to its performance apparel. The stars of the slot: women. The 60-second “So Win” commercial aired during Super…
Fast food could make a comeback in 2025
Customers are buying value-option meals from fast-food retailers. Major fast-food chains keep rolling out new value options. Early signs suggest the strategy might be working. Restaurants from McDonald’s to Taco Bell have continued offering deals aimed at budget-conscious customers so far in 2025. Many started beefing up their value offerings in 2024 when some diners…
A startup boosting OpenAI’s security is creating a new Silicon Valley in Nepal. Call it ‘Silicon Peaks.’
SecurityPal’s base in Kathmandu employs close to 200 workers. At 10:00 p.m. in San Francisco, it’s 11:45 the next morning in Kathmandu, Nepal. And for AI security startup, SecurityPal, those nearly fourteen hours are just enough time to stay one step ahead of its customers. “I was looking at places around the world where I…
Defense could be the driving force of Ukraine’s economic revival after the war, former foreign minister tells B-17
Ukraine’s former foreign minister told B-17 that defense industries could help drive its economic revival after the war. Defense industries could be the driving force behind Ukraine’s postwar economic recovery, the country’s former foreign minister told B-17 in an interview. Dmytro Kuleba, who led Ukraine’s foreign ministry from 2020 to late 2024, said, “When I…
A man in his 40s made 3 changes to his diet and workouts to build muscle, burn fat, and reboot his energy
A man in his 40s achieved his goal of looking more athletic by tracking his diet and workouts more closely. Getting older doesn’t have to derail your gains if you make smart choices with your diet and workouts. That’s according to a 46-year-old man who transformed his fitness. Gerry Skehan, a communications professional based in…
