Who Owns Your Body’s Numbers
Whoop announced a $575 million financing round, backed by a Gulf sovereign‑wealth fund and Cristiano Ronaldo, to expand its wristband into continuous glucose monitoring. OpenAI completed one of the largest financial transactions in history, shelved its erotic chatbot project and repositioned itself as an entertainment‑focused company. OnlyFans is reportedly courting buyers after its founder’s death, while L’Oréal is committing $4.6 billion to a new wellness‑luxury division and Allbirds is being sold for roughly ten percent of its IPO valuation.
The Death by a Thousand Taps Economy
The post examines how a cascade of tiny digital purchases—dubbed the "death by a thousand taps"—undermines financial goals, drawing on interviews with twelve women across global cities. It highlights that convenience, subscription creep, and buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) services erode budgets more...