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It Seems Bad That Temu Is Selling Peptides

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Silicon Valley’s biohacking obsession with poorly-studied chemical substances has reached its logical endpoint: they’re now buying peptides on Temu. To understand why that matters, it helps to know a little about peptides: short chains of amino acids that act as signalers, telling our cells what to do. Though many peptides occur naturally in our bodies, others do not. As consumables, they’re sold based on the makeup of the amino acid chain, variations of which are said to offer different boosts to cellular functions, like muscle growth, tissue repair, and mental cognition. (GLP-1s, the popular weight-loss medications sold under brand names like Wegovy and Zepbound, are a perfect example of synthetic peptides — albeit ones that have been rigorously studied in human patients.) The drugs have exploded in popularity in San Francisco over recent months, where tech bros take various DIY cocktails as pills, creams or injections to optimize their bodies — a type of biohacking in keeping with the optimization-obsessed startup ecosystem. From those bespoke circles …

Biggest selling magazines in UK in 2025

Published by Sam Flores

Only 11 UK magazines grew their actively-purchased print sales in 2025, according to the latest data from ABC on the biggest-selling magazines in the UK. Monthly title Autosport grew its paid-for print circulation by 175% to 13,916. Fashion and lifestyle monthly Harper’s Bazaar grew its paid print circulation by 22% to 30,547 and The Week Junior grew by 9% to just under 40,000 copies per week. Other print success stories included: The Spectator (up 3% to 55,191), Homes & Gardens (up 4% to 41,470) and Women’s Health (up 5% to 39,945). The other 120 magazine titles with actively-purchased print sales recorded by ABC lost circulation, with the average rate of decline running at around 9%. The biggest fallers were Reach-owned OK! Magazine (22,783) and New! (23,187). The celebrity news weeklies were down 28% and 24% respectively year on year. TV Choice was the UK’s biggest selling magazine in 2025 selling 850,169 copies per week on average (down 5% year on year). This was followed by What’s On TV on 515,842 and The Economist (with global …

Providence Equity in Support of Casey Wasserman Selling Agency

Published by Daniella Wilson

Following Casey Wasserman‘s recent announcement that he is putting his agency up for sale, Providence Equity has issued a statement in support of Mike Watts’ leadership in the time of change and overall future of the company. In a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, a Providence spokesperson said, “We believe deeply in the strength of the Company and have full confidence in Mike and the leadership team, as well as in the exceptional employees across the organization. We remain fully committed to investing in its growth, expanding its capabilities across sports, music, and entertainment, and supporting the extraordinary talent, brands, and properties the Company is proud to represent.” Wasserman sent a memo to staffers Friday night where he revealed he’d be selling the agency. The news follows a wave of backlash surrounding correspondence between the former CEO and Ghislaine Maxwell in the recently released Epstein files. In his message to staff, he wrote that he had “become a distraction” to the company’s efforts, which “is why I have begun the process of selling the company, …

Xpeng is getting serious about selling you an aircraft carrier

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Xpeng’s flying car unit Aridge is ramping up its marketing efforts for the new Land Aircraft Carrier designed carry its AeroHT eVTOL “flying car” as it inches closer to production reality. “Born from the cosmos, destined for the city, crafted for the sky,” reads the official copy from Xpeng flying car unit, Aridge (formerly AeroHT). Those words are allegedly the inspiration for the Land Aircraft Carrier’s three new colorways, introduced this week as the Chinese EV brand ramps up marketing efforts and targets a mass production launch for its eVTOL carrier later this year. Dynamic duo The flying car goes in the trunk, via Xpeng. The Xpeng flying car system is a two-part act that consists of a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flying car and the Land Aircraft Carrier that acts dedicated “mothership” that acts as its transport, garage, and recharge station. The ground-based part of the flying car system is scheduled for production later this year at a facility Xpeng is calling “the world’s first modern assembly line for flying cars,” …

OnlyFans considering selling majority stake to Architect Capital

Published by Miika Tikkanen

OnlyFans — the massive adult creator network where performers and influencers sell subscription-based content directly to fans — is considering selling a majority stake of its business to investment firm Architect Capital, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch. The deal would value the platform at $5.5 billion. The source said that of that $5.5 billion, $3.5 billion would be equity and $2 billion would be debt. Under those terms, Architect would assume a 60% stake in the business. The two parties are in exclusivity, meaning that OnlyFans is barred from negotiating with other potential buyers for a set period of time. It’s unclear what the timeline for completing the deal might be. The negotiations were previously reported by The Wall Street Journal. TechCrunch reached out to Architect Capital for comment. This isn’t the first time in recent memory that OnlyFans has been in talks to sell off its business. Last year, the New York Post reported that Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of the site, was looking to “cash out,” and was courting …

Selling a Defective Dream | Zephyr Teachout

Published by José Betancourt

I met Rick in February 2010 in central Florida while waiting to take a hang gliding lesson. Neither of us had flown before. He had just gotten a divorce. I had recently gotten a tenure-track job. We were both looking to mark a moment with something transcendent. Rick grabbed the tow ahead of me. A little plane dragged him along the grass, then up, up, two thousand feet. As he was descending, strapped to the lead instructor, he took his wedding ring out of his pocket and flung it thousands of feet down, in the general vicinity of an orange grove. We flew together often in those early years. I was a slow and nervous learner, whereas Rick (not his real name) quickly became an expert. He could follow a red-tailed hawk up into the dome right under the big clouds. The hang gliding ranch hired him for odd jobs. Between those, he worked security at a nearby shopping mall. He was a supportive and generous friend, if sometimes extravagant and moody. He loved to …

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