Nick DeSantis
Editor, The Hustle
@njdesantis

International

A messaging app won a cat-and-mouse game with the Russian government

The government wanted in, but Telegram’s founder said nyet. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 29, 2020

Workplace Issues

Your best productivity hacks and unplugging tactics

We asked, and you delivered. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 25, 2020

coronavirus

AI is helping scientists sort through heaps of coronavirus research

The tools are vital, because the mountain of medical research on COVID-19 is growing. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 22, 2020

Luxury Goods

Meet the new upstart in the world of high-priced art sales

Loïc Gouzer, once dubbed “the daredevil of the art world,” is back. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 22, 2020

Personal Tech

These startups want to make your Zoomin’ a little more human

Video conferencing isn’t going away anytime soon, so some startups are making lemonade out of lemons. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 19, 2020

Big Tech

A new player in email knocked over a bushel of debate about Apple’s App Store

Hey turned heads with its innovative approach to email, but quickly ran into an Apple problem. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 18, 2020

legal issues

The Supreme Court hands a major victory to LGBTQ workers

The justices said a major federal civil-rights law covers discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 16, 2020

coronavirus

One airline’s weird strategy for raising capital in a pandemic: selling its prized artworks

The sales may not help mend the airline’s reputation -- British lawmakers called it the company a “national disgrace.” ...
Nick DeSantis • June 15, 2020

Money and Markets

Some companies filed for bankruptcy, but their stocks are going bonkers anyway

Here’s why everyone’s got the hotz for Hertz. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 15, 2020

Emerging Tech

Nikola and Tesla are fighting it out over the future of trucking

You’re not losing your mind: Two companies named for the same dead inventor are jockeying for room in the fast lane. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 11, 2020

Workplace Issues

More workers put the squeeze on their companies to support Black Lives Matter

Employees at Adidas, Microsoft, and other big companies are turning up the heat. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 10, 2020

health and wellness

Reebok and partner gyms walk away from CrossFit after CEO’s ‘FLOYD-19’ tweet

When Greg Glassman spoke out, his company’s partners said they’d seen enough. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 9, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

What to expect as New York City begins to reopen

Retailers, construction companies, manufacturers, and wholesalers can all get back to business, but some won’t do so right away. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 8, 2020

Big Tech

Scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are speaking out against Facebook

In a letter, 140+ scientists said the “spread of deliberate misinformation and divisive language” is antithetical to the initiative’s mission. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 8, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

Trends turns 1: Our hits, misses, and strangest finds

A recap of what we got right and wrong. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 4, 2020

coronavirus

Our pandemic pivot to Zoom Everything brought the company some big gains

Zoom’s Q1 revenues were up 169% over last year. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 3, 2020

Big Tech

For better or worse, social media makes it impossible to look away

Social platforms are central to the booming protest movement. CEOs who lead them are feeling the heat. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 2, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

The plant-based meat wars are hitting the courts

A European court just blocked Nestlé from naming its burger brand “Incredible.” ...
Nick DeSantis • June 2, 2020

coronavirus

The trading trends of 2 key biopharma stocks are raising eyebrows

Experts say fortuitously timed trades of Moderna and Gilead Sciences could draw scrutiny from regulators. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 2, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

Unrest across America: The early impact on businesses

We’ll help you take stock of the moment, learn from it, and help others. ...
Nick DeSantis • June 1, 2020

coronavirus

Ready to revisit that reopened business? You may need a reservation

And companies that help you nab that prized rez are here to help. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 29, 2020

Big Tech

Here’s what to know about Trump’s executive order on social media

We translated the order from Bureaucratese to English. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 29, 2020

coronavirus

Gather ’round the virtual watercooler…

… because virtual reality offices are like a mashup of Dilbert and The Sims. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 28, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

As the country reopens, frozen industries show signs of thawing

The picture is still bleak in many areas, but green shoots are starting to emerge. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 27, 2020

coronavirus

How the corona crisis changed the game for some of your favorite summer staples

Every day might still feel the same, but you can tell it’s summer by what’s on our shopping carts. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 25, 2020

Big Tech

The pandemic heats up the ecommerce race to take on Amazon

Shopify wants to mom-and-popify online retail, but is an alliance with Facebook unholy? ...
Nick DeSantis • May 22, 2020

Business and entrepreneurship

The case for starting a business in a pandemic economy

In this economy? Yes, it could be a good time. Here’s why. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 21, 2020

coronavirus

Meet the new jobs of the reopening economy

Contact tracers, temperature checkers, and social distancing monitors are all coming to businesses near you. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 20, 2020

coronavirus

The pandemic tells a very different tale for 3 big retailers

Updates from a few titans of US retail show how the sector is shaking out into a few winners and lots of losers. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 20, 2020

coronavirus

In some essential industries, working from home means living at work

To reduce the risk of spreading infection, some businesses ask their employees to live on-site. ...
Nick DeSantis • May 19, 2020

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