Christine Wang

How much will runners pay to get faster? A lot, VCs bet. - PitchBook Runna's sale to Strava has investors talking. It doesn't hurt that marathons are many Wall Streeters' latest pastime.

tons of these VC-backed running apparel, fuel and tracking have plenty of visible representation on the west side highway any given weekend morning, but esp during fall marathon training season pitchbook.com/news/article...

An acceptance email from the New York Road Runners for the United Airlines NYC Half. It reads "Congratulations! Hi Christine, You have been selected in the drawing to participate in the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half on March 15, 2026. Visit the race page and follow us on social media for more info and stay tuned for newsletter updates."

🥹 can't wait! 2/2 on NYRR lotteries for 2026

Disney stock plunges 8% after revenue miss, warns of lengthy YouTube TV fight Disney+ and Hulu's continued growth was overshadowed by a streaming-era carriage spat and declines in legacy TV.

Disney shares are falling after the company missed revenue estimates, particularly for linear networks, and warned of an extended fight with YouTube www.axios.com/2025/11/13/d...

A hand holds up two “I Voted Early” stickers—one with the New York City skyline and another reading “Brooklyn Votes Early” with an illustration of a bridge—against a backdrop of sunlit autumn leaves.

A poll worker told me they'll also have special Halloween Day only stickers

Civilian employees at several federal agencies miss their first full paycheck The White House has threatened not to provide furloughed workers with backpay, but the the Internal Revenue Service said it's guaranteed.

~658K civilian employees at DoD, HHS and VA missed their first full paycheck on Friday www.axios.com/2025/10/24/g...

Netflix Didn’t See ‘KPop’ Coming. Now Parents Are Stuck in a Halloween Horror. The animated film’s surprise success left the streamer without enough merchandise, setting off a mad scramble for yellow jackets and purple braids.

“The glue doesn’t stick. I’ve been doing papier-mâché for weeks.”
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Why everyone thinks the Rapture is happening There's plenty of skepticism and division over how the Rapture would play out.

my fave illustration of the day www.axios.com/2025/09/23/r...

don't get me wrong, i am VERY happy for Katseye's success but resale tix in NYC were already going for $1K a pop before the Gap ad 🥲

Seattle's Hot Rat Summer isn't over yet A rat with a heart and a halo has captured Seattle's imagination — and a reprieve from City Hall.

made a detour yesterday after reading about it in Axios Seattle www.axios.com/local/seattl...

A guerrilla installation of a mosaic in the Cal Anderson Park in Seattle depicts a rat with a golden halo and sparkling heart. It reads “HOT RAT SUMMER.” People have left a number of items below it including a Hershey’s chocolate bar and Nutcracker figurine.

visited St Rat

“.. X's ad revenue will likely grow this year, for the first time in four years, according to estimates from eMarketer — but it will still be about half of what it was before Musk's takeover.”

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Massive Asian Supermarket 99 Ranch Is Making its NYC Debut The international grocery store with a food hall will open in Queens

99 Ranch coming to NYC! ny.eater.com/restaurant-n...

People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics Some people believe chatbots like ChatGPT can provide an affordable alternative to in-person psychedelic-assisted therapy. Many experts say it’s a bad idea.

people are using AI chatbots as trip sitters www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/01/1...

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said Google's ratio of pages crawled per visitor sent to a publisher fell from 2:1 10 years ago to 6:1 six months ago to 18:1 now (Christine Wang/Axios)

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Eddy Cue, who is also on Ferrari's board, said "art was a big piece of the DNA of who we are" at Apple and saw an opportunity in the streaming boom if they pursued high quality projects.

Tim Cook Reveals Apple’s Vision for Movies and TV: Why Spending Millions on Blockbusters Like ‘F1’ Is About More Than Selling iPhones Apple CEO Tim Cook pulls back the curtain on the tech giant's film and television strategy, including spending millions on 'F1.'

Tim Cook tells Variety the technology in the cameras used to film the upcoming F1 movie is the same as what's in the latest iPhone variety.com/2025/film/ne...

She still seems inclined to at least release the vault tracks

Swift says she's already completely re-recorded debut, but not even a quarter of Reputation.

"To be perfectly honest, it's the one album in those first 6 that I thought couldn't be improved upon by redoing it. Not the music, or photos, or videos. So I kept putting it off."

www.taylorswift.com

Taylor Swift officially owns her entire music catalog Swift has captivated her fan base with re-recordings of her studio albums in recent years.

Taylor Swift buys masters for her first six albums from Shamrock Capital www.axios.com/2025/05/30/t...

Trump's sweeping global tariffs blocked by federal court The U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling could bring the trade war to a screeching halt.

🚨 BREAKING: Court says Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs

The Stewards, having received a report from the Race Director, summoned (document 19) and heard from the driver and team representative, have considered the following matter and determine the following: No / Driver 87 - Oliver Bearman Competitor MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Time 17:19 Session Practice 2 Fact Car 87 overtook Car 55 under red flag. Infringement Breach of Appendix H, Article 2.5.4.1 b) of the International Sporting Code. Decision Drop of 10 grid positions for the next Race in which the driver participates. 2 penalty points (total of 4 for the 12 month period). Reason The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 87 (Oliver Bearman), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, team radio and incar video evidence and determined that Car 87 overtook Car 55 at Turn 17. Well prior to the overtake, the session had been red flagged. The team informed the driver rather late, just before the overtake happened. However, it is clear from the video footage that there was a light panel directly in front of the driver which showed the red flag; and the dashboard also indicated the red flag well before the overtake took place. The regulations require the drivers to ‘immediately’ reduce speed and proceed slowly back to their respective pits (Article 2.5.4.1 b)). The same regulations caution drivers of the fact that in a red flag situation, ‘overtaking is forbidden’ and that drivers should ‘remember that race and service vehicles may be on the track…’. The driver claimed that he saw the red flags but decided not to slow down abruptly because he felt that slowing down abruptly would have been more dangerous and that what he did was a safer way of handling the situation. We disagreed with his decision to not take steps to slow down sufficiently to avoid overtaking another car and instead proceeding slowly back to the pits, as required.

10-place grid drop for Ollie Bearman for overtaking Sainz during FP2 red flag www.fia.com/system/files...

Good luck in your next adventure!

Hong Kong has been looking to bolster talent in the city and prevent brain drain via measures like its "Top Talent Pass Scheme" which grants 2-year visas to fresh graduates from top universities around the world www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services...

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said it would welcome transfers from Harvard hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-o...

What Will Make Me, an Emotionally Stable Knicks Fan, Feel Better? Paying James Dolan $2,000 for a Nosebleed Finals Ticket Is that a fair price to pay to have your heart ripped out?

sometimes, MS Paint is enough. A+ URL too hellgatenyc.com/knicks-why-h...

Some personal news... I'm leaving Axios at the end of this month! Which means there's now an opening for a markets reporter. Apply here! job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/6...

The White House launches White House Wire, a website that looks similar to the Drudge Report, to promote pro-Trump news stories (Alex Isenstadt/Axios)

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Elon Musk says he'll take step back from DOGE Musk says he will pull back from DOGE starting in May.

🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk says he's taking a step back from DOGE after Tesla "blowback"

do people realize that shaking cherry blossom trees for instagram photos shortens the amount of time everyone else can enjoy them?

A screenshot of a SNL skit parodying CNBC shows a chart of “big-ass box of Bisquick” prices have risen from $2.39 to “too damn much.” Ticker at bottom of the screen shows fake prices for ramen noodles, Little Debbies, Cricket Wireless and canned tuna.

A screenshot of a SNL skit parodying CNBC shows Kenan Thompson with alternative brands of pizza and seltzer. Stock ticker at bottom of the screen shows fake prices for Super Cuts, Hunts ketchup, ramen noodles, Little Debbies.

A screenshot of a SNL skit parodying CNBC shows a banner for Taco Bell asking should meat cost less than gum? Ticker at bottom of the screen shows fake prices for Campbells Soups, ketchup packets, 7-11 taquitos and rent.

A screenshot of a SNL skit parodying CNBC shows Andrew Dismukes with a lot of Funko pops. Ticker at bottom of the screen shows fake prices for fish sticks, bus fare, bologna, Newports and big bag cereal.

obsessed with the ticker stocks on SNL last night