Juliet Bennett Rylah
, The Hustle
A hand holding a phone with the Yelp logo on the screen over a background of torn paper.

Yelp vs. fake reviews

Yelp is cracking down on fake reviews with a little public shaming.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 26, 2023
A woman with short blonde hair wearing a black dress takes a photo with a black camera on a yellow, green, and orange background with a geometric pattern on it.

Getty Images’ AI play

Getty Images once refused AI-generated content. Now, it has its own image generator.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 26, 2023
Two Starbucks frappuccinos; a woman and a man enjoying wine during a date; a “Squid Game” character in a pink jumpsuit and a triangle-emblazoned mask; a spiderweb; and two ghosts on a black-and-white swirl background.

Digits

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 25, 2023
The Porsche Design Tower, surrounded by cars on a blue background.

Branded residences aren’t just for hotels anymore

Brands are slapping their names on condos, offering loyal customers a lifestyle experience.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 22, 2023
Expendables movies

When a $789m film franchise turns risky

The latest in the Expendables franchise debuts against box office headwinds.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 22, 2023
A young woman in a blue sweater records a video of herself on her phone on a blue-and-white swirl background.

Gen Z would rather influence than be astronauts

Gen Z actively wants to pursue influencing as a career — even more than being a rock star or an astronaut.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 20, 2023
A man in a gray hoodie holding a laptop outside of an MGM casino on a red-and-black and swirled background.

Scattered Spider, Alphv, and the MGM hack, explained

MGM’s high-profile hack sheds light on how devastating cyberattacks can be — but who’s responsible?

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 18, 2023
A red coffin-shaped package with a yellow skull on it, reading “Paqui” and “One Chip Challenge” on a red background.

One chip, several problems

Brands can face consequences for dangerous marketing stunts. Paqui’s One Chip Challenge is just the latest.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 15, 2023
A plate of avocado toast sits on a wooden tray against a colorful background.

Avocado guy goes viral again and other weird takes from the extremely wealthy

Another gross CEO moment shows off the increasing gulf between classes.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 14, 2023
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Hackers will hack anything — including your sex toys

As the Internet of Things grows, vulnerabilities emerge in all sorts of devices — even sex toys.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 13, 2023
A collage includes a pair of silver handcuffs, planet earth as seen from space, and a tied-up stack of newspapers looming above an overhead shot of Miami’s Star Island.

An insurance bill that’ll make you sweat, a steep crypto punishment, and more

Plus: Local news gets a big boost, and SpaceX has some fixing to do before its next Starship launch.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 11, 2023
A red play button over a black-and-white swirl background.

Is chasing TikTok a mistake for YouTube?

Some senior staff at YouTube worry that, in chasing TikTok, Shorts is crushing the platform’s long-form content.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • September 6, 2023
A cluster of orange mushrooms growing on a patch of grass and dirt on a blue background.

AI-generated foraging books seem dangerous, right?

Foragers suspect AI-generated books are appearing on Amazon, which could be pretty dangerous for unsuspecting mushroom hunters.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 31, 2023
A white robot with a computerized face in front of a dizzying, colorful kaleidoscopic background.

When AI starts teaching AI, models may ‘collapse’

When AI trains on AI-generated data, it goes haywire.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 30, 2023
Three white T-shirts aligned in a horizontal row on a pink background.

This company is really into T-shirts

Why Buck Mason bought a Pennsylvania factory to make T-shirts.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 29, 2023
houses in a neighborhood

Will the Bay Area get a new city?

Another group of deep-pocketed investors want to build a brand new city. Will this one happen?

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 28, 2023
newspapers

Meta vs. Canada is a long pattern of dismantling news

Meta’s ban on Canadian news is part of a larger pattern of upending and preventing access to information.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 24, 2023
dating app

Do dating apps decide who we get to date?

Do dating apps decide who we deserve to date?

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 23, 2023
wearing headphones

Music you can really feel — no, really

Music: Not Impossible makes backpacks and devices that allow users to feel up to 24 different sounds at once as vibrations.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 22, 2023
healthcare setting

How neuroaesthetics and design affect our health

Buildings make us feel things. So how do we make them feel good?

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 21, 2023
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Illinois law makes parents pay child influencers

Child influencers can make bank. Illinois is making sure they see some of that cash.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 18, 2023
‘Star Wars’ hotel

Disney will lose $250m on its ‘Star Wars’ hotel… but it was really cool

Disney will lose $250m on the epic Star Wars immersive experience it’s closing after just 18 months.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 16, 2023
records

Music labels vs. the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is being sued again, this time by music publishers.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 15, 2023

Behold, an 800-pound butter cow, plus more newsy numbers

Plus: Cheerios’ dominance, an overachieving RPG, and producing more robots to harvest produce.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 14, 2023
fediverse graphic

The fediverse, explained

Some say the fediverse is the future of social media. But it also feels like the good ol’ days.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 11, 2023
Captcha

CAPTCHAs get weirder as AI gets smarter

Machines can read wonky text and figure out what a fire hydrant is now.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 9, 2023
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Using AI for the perfect fit

Hate online shopping? TrueToForm’s AI avatar helps shoppers and designers find the perfect fit.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 8, 2023
Magic 8 Ball

The history of the Magic 8 Ball

Mattel’s making a Magic 8 Ball movie. The toy’s history involves ghosts and a billiards company.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 4, 2023
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Academia drama involves lying about… lying

Do professors fabricate data to get their papers published in journals? Data vigilantes are on the case.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 2, 2023
satellite map of light pollution

Even without that giant ‘X’, there’s still a lot of light pollution

Billboard and brands are overtaking the night sky with flashy lights.

Juliet Bennett Rylah • August 1, 2023

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