How Brands Like Airbnb Use Storytelling to Stand Out

Inc.’s Sarah Lynch outlines why multichannel marketing matters–and how to make your brand’s messaging memorable.

Inc. - 14h

How to Make Your Brand Stand Out in a ‘Sea of Sameness,’ According to Refinery29’s Piera Gelardi

Gelardi sat down with Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, and Inc. editor-in-chief Mike Hofman to talk marketing strategy.

Inc. - Feb. 26

Why Brands Need to Think Like Netflix

The future of marketing is all about creating compelling content that audiences will actively look forward to consuming.

Inc. - 2d

Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land

As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land. The villa is ...

The Guardian - Feb. 27

PayPal brings many of its brands under a single umbrella, but Venmo remains a stand-alone

PayPal Open is designed to unify the payment company's fragmented suite of enterprise solutions under a single brand.

CNBC - Feb. 24

PayPal brings many of its brands under a single umbrella, but Venmo remains a stand-alone

For Frank Keller, it’s a pivotal moment at PayPal.

NBC News - Feb. 24

How Industrious Became an $800 Million Brand by Building a Sense of Belonging

The flexible workplace provider has grown its membership amid an ever-changing business landscape.

Inc. - 49m

Bruins' Lindholm (knee) likely out for rest of year

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm will need another surgery on his injured knee and is unlikely to return this year, general manager Don Sweeney said.

ESPN - Feb. 23

Zelensky wants US to 'stand more firmly' on Ukraine's side

US support is crucial, Zelensky says hours after the bust-up with Trump at the White House.

BBC News - 4d

Can Moldova – population 2.4m – show the world how to stand up to Putin?

The tiny former Soviet republic’s determination not to be cowed by the Kremlin could provide a template for the west on how to hold back the tide of subversion and corruption. How can a democracy ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved

A study reveals that large language models recognize when they are being studied and change their behavior to seem more likable.

Wired - 18h

How Putin likely reacted to the Trump-Zelenskyy fight

Rep. Don Bacon, Sen. Angus King and H.R. McMaster, who served as Mr. Trump's national security adviser during his first administration, weigh in on the U.S.-Ukraine relationship.

CBS News - 3d

NHL Star Power Index: Nathan MacKinnon and Zach Werenski stand out in 4 Nations Face-Off

Sidney Crosby also had a sensational showing for Canada

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

2025 NFL combine burning questions: QB who will stand out, fastest prospect and more storylines to watch

Will the Titans take a quarterback or non-QB at No. 1 overall?

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Kelce plans to play in '25: 'Can't go out like that'

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play this season, he said in a text message to Pat McAfee.

ESPN - 6d

Here's where the first Chi-Chi's will open — and how you could own part of the brand

Chi-Chi's is making a comeback — and giving you the opportunity to own an equity stake in the brand.

The Hill - Feb. 25

What’s a Pecha Kucha? And How Can It Help Founders Stay On Brand While Scaling?

Yelitsa Jean-Charles, founder of Healthy Roots Dolls, shares her favorite strategy for sharing creative control.

Inc. - 14h

‘Standing up against the devil’: how the far right tried to co-opt Dietrich Bonhoeffer biopic

In the US, Todd Komarnicki’s biopic of the theologian murdered by the Nazis was marketed using Maga rhetoric. The film-maker explains the heartbreak this caused him. A Hollywood veteran’s biopic ...

The Guardian - 1d

How Fungi Move Among Us

Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.

The New York Times - 4d

Ukraine to run out of US weapons by summer

White House decision to halt military aid means Kyiv’s armoury will be depleted in ‘two to three months’

Financial Times - 1d

Bad Therapists Are Out There. Here’s How to Handle Them.

Declarations of love, snoring, exercising and other boundary violations can really derail a therapeutic relationship.

The New York Times - Feb. 20

Kendrick Lamar earns first UK number one with Not Like Us

The diss track, the knockout blow in his feud with Drake, is now number one in both the US and UK.

BBC News - Feb. 21

The US must protect vital information from enemies like China

Congress should prioritize passage of the DETERRENT Act.

The Hill - Feb. 23

Drake reaches settlement with iHeartMedia in dispute over "Not Like Us"

Rapper Drake settled with iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us" this week.

CBS News - 5d

Drake settles legal action against iHeartMedia in dispute over 'Not Like Us'

HOUSTON — Drake has reached a settlement with Texas-based iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” according to court records.

NBC News - 3d

Designers Really Want Us to Wear Fur. Or Something Like It.

Or at least something that looks like fur. The message from the Milan runways was loud and clear.

The New York Times - 2d

New Dodgers star Roki Sasaki drops marriage announcement out of the blue, just like Shohei Ohtani did

Sasaki announced his marriage on Instagram on Friday.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

China likely to cut inflation outlook to two-decade low, lay out stimulus plans at 'Two Sessions' meeting

Beijing is expected to revise down its annual consumer price inflation target to around 2% — the lowest in more than two decades — from 3% or higher in prior years.

CNBC - Feb. 27

Travis Kelce plans to return to Chiefs for 2025 NFL season: 'I can't go out like that'

Kelce will turn 36 in October and has played all 12 NFL seasons with the Chiefs.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

2025 NFL Draft rumors: Titans prefer to trade out of No. 1 pick, like both Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders

Tennessee has been fielding calls for the top selection

CBS Sports - 20h

How much has the US given to Ukraine?

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US has given over $300bn to Ukraine, but he is incorrect.

BBC News - 6d

How the Tate brothers won US backing for their release

‘Manosphere’ links with Trump’s circle preceded push for Romania to lift travel ban

Financial Times - 6d

How Trump can strengthen the US Navy

The idea of the Shipyard Accountability and Workforce Support plan is to allow the Navy and its shipbuilders more flexibility in how they spend money.

The Hill - 2d

How serious are the threats to US economic growth?

Concerns about weakening expansion come after US served as key driver behind global growth in recent years

Financial Times - 21h

DHS rolls out registry, fingerprinting for migrants in US illegally

The Trump administration is pushing migrants to be fingerprinted for a new registry of people illegally in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced late Tuesday. The ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

DOGE team shut out of US African development agency

Staffers for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were shut out of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in D.C. on Wednesday, amid an escalating fight over ...

The Hill - 11h

NBA rookie report: How top prospects of 'weak draft' are panning out

Slam dunk runner-up Stephon Castle and Hawks top pick Zaccharie Risacher highlight a rookie class that is starting to hit its stride in the second half of the season.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

The Fed is stuck in neutral as it watches how Trump’s policies play out

With an abundance of unknowns, the only gear the central bank really can be in these days is neutral.

CNBC - Feb. 23

Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture.

The New York Times - 3d

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