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Rainforest Café is doing very well. This is the opposite of most chain restaurants that are going bankrupt like Red Lobster and TGI Friday’s. So what’s been the secret sauce for Rainforest Café? Plus: Taco Bell invests in caffeine and Reddit tests out a new chatbot. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Side Hustle Ide...

You might think religion and tech don’t seem like they go together very well, but you might have to think again. An AI Jesus model sprung up recently and there are reports going around of the Vatican making use of AI at St. Peter’s Basilica. So what is the intersection between religion and AI? Plus: Notre Dame reopens and Dollar General gets into the delivery game. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Mart...

Chicken is the new beef. Since prices are on the rise for beef, many fast food chains are looking to invest in and offer more chicken at their locations. McDonald’s, Chipotle and more are trying to get consumers behind the cheaper protein. So how and why are they doing it? Plus: Home Depot gets hit with some Black Friday tampering allegations and Chipotle increases prices yet again. Join our host...

Wikipedia is the seventh-most visited website in the world and they’ve given us a ton of data to parse. So let’s see what the global population has been looking up in 2024. Plus: Gen Z is in credit card debt and Mattel gets hit with a lawsuit. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Side Hustle Ideas Database: https://...

Americans love bargains, but they’ve gone cold on dollar stores. Top chains Dollar Tree and Dollar General have cut sales forecasts as their loyal shoppers reduce spending. Plus: the (satirical) return of Enron and Pizza Hut’s new design concept. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Get our Side Hustle Ideas Database: https://c...

AI writes tons of the LinkedIn posts that you see. Whether it's a real person or a bot, this is a huge problem across all social networks. More uninspired AI generated content can lead to feeds of nothing burgers. So how is LinkedIn combatting this and how many posts in your timeline are AI generated? Plus: The CEO of Stellantis steps down and Moana 2 breaks records. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and...

Find out how AI grannies are wasting phone scammers' time. Plus, what can we make of the world of AI cloning? It's impacting consumers, celebrities, and content creators alike. The big question is whether there's a positive takeaway for businesses. Plus: Black Friday breaks records (again) and iPhones aren’t selling. Join our hosts Jon Weigell, Martina Bretous, and Matt Village as they take you th...

Drake is not a happy man. Months after the success of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Loke Us,” Drake’s team finally filed a legal petition. The petition calls out UMG and Spotify for inflating the track’s streaming numbers. So is there evidence? Plus: Abercrombie & Fitch is still a retail powerhouse and Intel rakes in almost $8B from the feds. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as the...

The holidays are here. Flights and eggs are more expensive. But Thanksgiving turkey is a relative bargain due to its status as a loss leader. Plus: Accounting troubles for Macy’s and the decline of Lunchables. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehustle.co Instagram:...

Mobile banking is on the rise, but some banks haven’t given up on their physical branches. Some companies are even creating cafes within their locations. So, why the focus on cafes and what strategy are companies like Capital One and Chase playing at here? Plus: Amazon invests billions in Anthropic and Wicked crushes its opening weekend. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Tory Bullock as they take you...

TGI Friday’s is having a rough go of it. Since the pandemic, the chain, among many others, has not had the bounce back that was expected. Now, sitting on bankruptcy and unsure of the right moves to make, the business is on a dramatic decline. So where did it all go wrong and what can they do about it? Plus: Nvidia breaks expectations and Google could kiss Chrome goodbye. Join our hosts Jon Weigell...

Mario and Donkey Kong have paved the way in video game IP theme parks. Now, Minecraft is the latest addition to that family. The $110m investment to bring Minecraft to life is a huge declaration that gaming is mainstream. So, who is paying to build the park and what are the economics behind this new theme park boom? Plus: Delta Airlines offers Shake Shack and Target is underperforming. Join our ho...

Retail isn’t doing too hot, but Walmart is a huge exception. The company is seeing higher profits, stocks and more while similar stores are in crisis. So how is Walmart still knocking it out of the park right now? Plus: Blackstone acquires Jersey Mike’s and Bluesky is on top of the social media app charts. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting st...

Ossium Health is trying to solve a huge bone marrow problem in the US. The startup’s goal is to build a bone marrow bank to make it easier for patients to get transplants that fully match their genes. So how does Ossium make this bank and how many people could it help? Plus: you can now change your eye color with a new surgery and Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy. Join our hosts Jon Weigell an...

Lots of folks are using AI, but about 47% of teens use it multiple times a week. That’s a huge number. So how does “Generation AI” feel about AI’s uses, what do they use it for mostly and what is their take on the tech’s future? Plus: McDonald’s tries to course correct and 60m households had their eyes on Paul vs Tyson. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most...

Have you walked into a new company before and received no formal training? You’re one of many. Here’s why companies are doing less onboarding and pushing more tech training modules. Plus: facial recognition tech is coming to your airport and the EU fines Meta. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: Ti...

Sega is about to launch a new pager in 2024. The company is hoping the recent dumbphone boom will make their Emojam pager a hit, but is there a market for pagers right now? Plus: Amazon shutters Freevee and the most expensive hotel room in the world. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTok: ht...

Many streaming service users are constantly stepping in and out of their subscriptions. The rise of this trend has streaming companies sweating over putting out must-see content, but how many people are activley doing this and what service is getting hit the hardest? Plus: Disney hunts for a new CEO and Elliot gains a major stake in Honeywell. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take...

Gen Z and Millennials are addicted to the unwind. More travelers are saying that they enjoy a chill day on vacation with no plans- aka more sleep. So how did this Sleep Tourism trend become a $70B industry and how can you cash in? We got ideas. Plus: Macy’s pares down its shoe offerings and Tesla is back to $1T. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Cyan Zhong as they take you through our most interestin...

Jack and Nick from TBOY and their new podcast The Best Idea Yet join us to tell the unique history of the beloved McDonald’s Happy Meal, and how it somehow involves Guatemala. They also discuss other landmark business ideas and what they think could be the best idea yet. Join our host Jon Weigell, for an in-depth conversation with Nick Martell and Jack Crivici-Kramer. Follow us on social media: T...

Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are two of the highest paid athletes in the world. After colliding in the world series last week, those numbers can only go up for the 26 year old free agent Soto. Baseball salaries are climbing every year, so how high can they get? And do teams really see returns on their half-billion dollar investments? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Mark Dent as they take you through...

Big tech knows no bounds and LA-based company Agrotech wants to bring tech to the fruit industry. The company’s integration of AI, software and hardware into its process for creating juicy berries has earned them a $1B valuation. So how did they get here? Plus: Tesla stock climbs and would you buy air from Lake Como? Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Juliet Bennett as they take you through our most i...

Size matters…when it comes to TVs. Gigantic televisions, with screens measuring at least 97 inches diagonally, are expected to be top sellers this holiday season, according to CNN. Plus: the Boeing strike is over, and family restaurant chains face hard times. Join our hosts Mark Dent and Rob Litterst as they take you through our most interesting stories of the day. Follow us on social media: TikTo...

Cofertility is a new startup that wants to reimagine the affordability of egg freezing to ensure that women under 30 actually have the option. So what’s their strategy and how does it match up with the economics of the fertility industry? Plus: New York Times tech teams go on strike and the median age of homebuyers sees an increase. Join our hosts Jon Weigell and Sara Friedman as they take you thr...

October brought some major new developments in AI: Apple Intelligence finally launched, Meta declared entry into the crowded AI search market and much more. So, today we’re joined again by Martina Bretous, the editor of Hubspot’s Next in AI (blog.hubspot.com/ai) to talk through the last month’s most important AI news and what it could mean for your future. Plus: Nvidia replaces Intel on the Dow an...