Mia Sato

One article about jumpsuits, for example, was written by Jaya Saxena, who now writes for Eater. The blog still has her name in the text, but the new owner of The Hairpin changed her byline to “John Lane.” Grim stuff.

TikTok has gradually stretched the length of videos, and right now users can upload content up to 10 minutes long. Creators who monetize on the platform can also share 20 minute paywalled videos that fans buy access to.

Tim Holley, VP of product, says the suggestions are based on Etsy’s systems that power things like search and recommendations, and give preference to items “predicted to be high quality” with good customer service. The gift section could be a lucrative space for sellers — Etsy today also published a guide for how merchants can optimize their products for Gift Mode.

Creative director Daniel Roseberry told WWD it’s a nostalgic ode to a bygone era of technology:

News broke earlier today that potentially all of the SI staff could be laid off after The Arena Group’s publishing license was revoked — and right now, it’s unclear if Sports Illustrated will exist at all going forward.

In November, affiliate marketing content credited to fake, AI-generated authors began appearing on Sports Illustrated. The Arena Group maintained, however, that the content itself was written by humans. Spokesperson Rachael Fink wrote in an email to The Verge:

The layoffs today follow an internal memo sent by CEO Niraj Shah last month, in which he lectured employees about working hard and told them to have less of a work-life balance:

Now Axios is reporting that Red Ventures is looking for a buyer. Red Ventures acquired CNET in 2020 and owns a slew of other websites including Bankrate, Healthline, and The Points Guy.

Now The Guardian has tracked down Steven Harrison, “an Englishman living in Thailand,” who was paid to appear in HyperVerse’s investor materials. He says he didn’t realize he was being used in a scam: