💌 Prime Day picks, workout for mental health, organic intimates

TODAY IS MONDAY, JULY 15

WHAT TO EXPECT

• stories: Spotify a social network, Google’s $23B deal, Taylor Hill’s workout that helped with mental health
• this week’s read: The Courage to be Disliked
• recent articles: Prime Day picks
• quote: on beauty
• extra stories
• recipes to try: borscht
• ICYMI

LIFESTYLE: SPOTIFY IS NOW A SOCIAL NETWORK
Spotify is evolving from a music-streaming app into a social network. Recent features like podcast comments, TikTok-style discovery feeds, artist profiles with merchandise and ticket sales, and story-like posts are making it seem a lot more social. The addition of interactive elements such as polls and Q&As also encourages user engagement. Spotify aims to increase user engagement and compete for time typically spent on traditional social media platforms. This could position Spotify to capture a larger share of user attention and advertising revenue in the future.

BUSINESS: GOOGLE NEAR $23B DEAL FOR WIZ
According to some reports, Google is in late-stage negotiations to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity firm, for ~$23 billion & if the deal goes through, this will be the their largest acquisition to date. There’s definitely an issue present as Alphabet (Google’s parent company) is dealing with antitrust investigation. But, the move could significantly enhance Alphabet's cloud computing capabilities, an area where they’ve been trailing competitors, regardless of growth potential.

WELLNESS: TAYLOR HILL SHARES THE WORKOUT THAT TRANSFORMED HER MENTAL HEALTH
Taylor Hill is known for sharing travel content, style tips, and self-care discussions, particularly focusing on mental health after losing her dog Tate. Hill's wellness routine includes morning runs or Pilates, enjoying comfort foods like homemade roasted red pepper soup, and walking her new dog Salem. She finds relaxation in spa days and massages when possible. Hill listens to podcasts like Giggly Squad and Call Her Daddy during walks and believes in the power of physical movement to boost mood and self-perception.

The Courage to Be Disliked unfolds as a dialogue between a philosopher and a young man, who, over the course of five enriching conversations, realizes that each of us is in control of our life’s direction, independent of past burdens and expectations of others.

ON BEAUTY: Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart — KAHLIL GIBRAN

Look beyond surface-level appearances and value the deeper, more meaningful aspects of a person's nature when considering beauty.

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🩴 tis the time to add some color to Birkenstocks

👗 dresses for summer are a must especially if they look like this

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