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Sam Barsanti
Verified
Contributing Writer, The Hustle
Madison
Beats
TV, Music , Books, Pop culture, Video games
I don't do much hardcore financial and investment reporting.
Content
By Sam Barsanti| The Hustle Verified Increasingly difficult captchas used to prove that a person on the internet was indeed a person. But now it’s not as straightforward as retyping a string of illegible letters. (Is that a “g” or a “q”?)Allow the Orb to see youTools for Humanity’s Orb is a reflective sphere designed to replace easily beatable verification systems like captchas, per CNN. It scans you and decides whether you’re human (but, like, in a cool way). It’s so strict that a CNN reporter’s contacts triggered a failure.
By Sam Barsanti| The Hustle Verified Sports are getting techier, with gimmicks like indoor golf battles, but it’s not just about making things more exciting. Modern advancements are also bringing sports to underserved fan bases. Accessibility slam dunkProfessional sports teams are working with startups like OneCourt, Touch2see, and Field of Vision to help blind and low-vision fans follow the action via tactile devices, per CNBC.
By Sam Barsanti| The Hustle Verified Liberty Mutual’s LiMu Emu recently topped a study’s list of the best brand mascots in the insurance industry. But its competition, Progressive’s Flo and Allstate’s Mayhem, put up a good fight, proving that insurance companies are ahead of the marketing curve. The time of ToomgisThere’s a surprising trend in advertising, per a recent Digiday report: Everyone’s using mascots again.
Company Info
The Hustle