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The US goalie is a Harvard mathematician… who can predict penalty kicks.Apple announced their biggest price hike ever… because it ran out of memory.Hill House Home made $110M with their viral Nap Dress… thanks to groupchats.Plus, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang has a new side hustle… F ...  Show more

Netflix’s new video game stars Zoë Kravitz… but the game characters call your phone.Levain’s summer cookie sales are surging thanks to one hack… It’s the à la Mode Strategy.Congress just passed the biggest Housing bill in 30 years… and Wall Street landlords are shvitzing.Plus, th ...  Show more

This week — the hammer finally comes down on TikTok. What that means for ad prices ahead. Also: Why Google may be blocking third-party search tools. Meta's starting to look a little unsafe for marketers. Amazon cancels a popular consumer program. And Instagram goes back to ...

A surprising drop for Instagram — less posting, fewer ad dollars. Why Meta’s loss turns out to be Meta’s gain. TikTok wants its users to flip out, as it launches a new post format. The surprising underdog now winning the influencer marketing race. And we now know why a big chu ...

Lately we've noticed that something we think about all the time here at Planet Money is having a viral moment: recession indicators!From the more practical (like sales for lipstick going up and men's underwear going down) to the absurd and nonsensical (like babysitter buns coming ...  Show more

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: - Who wore it better: Amazon Style or Amazon Go in the suburbs? - 7-Eleven's new 30 minutes or less subscription delivery pro ...  Show more