PinnedElliot MashhadiWhy Disney Didn’t Buy TwitterWith Elon Musk seeming to have finalized his deal to buy twitter, I think it’s a good time to ask why a person would, or what not, buy…Oct 23, 20221Oct 23, 20221
PinnedElliot MashhadiThat Time Cadbury Trademarked The Color PurpleCadbury is the second largest confectionery business in the world, surpassed only by Mars. Most well known for it’s chocolate products, the…Aug 1, 20221Aug 1, 20221
PinnedElliot MashhadiHow North Korea Stole $300 Million From SwedenVisit North Korea and you might notice something unusual on the streets of Pyongyang — that many of the few cars on the road are 1970s…Jul 29, 20221Jul 29, 20221
Elliot MashhadiThe Dark History of Company TownsFacebook. Amazon. Google. These corporations all have plans to bring back the company town. But what actually is a company town, anyway…Jan 11Jan 11
Elliot MashhadiHuge Brands FORCED To Change Their NameWhen Facebook’s parent company re-branded itself as Meta Platforms, they were immediately contacted by a pre-existing company called Meta…Dec 21, 20231Dec 21, 20231
Elliot MashhadiThat Time Google Almost DiedYou might not know that Google was originally called BackRub. You also might not know there was a time when Google very nearly failed…Mar 19, 20231Mar 19, 20231
Elliot MashhadiHow Google Plans To Kill ChatGPTChatGPT is but a small use case of what artificial intelligence is capable of. Yet it has already changed the world, causing an uproar in…Feb 25, 20231Feb 25, 20231
Elliot MashhadiHow Rich Is Vladimir Putin?From 2009 until 2018, Forbes published an annual list of the most powerful people in the world. Places on the list were chosen based on…Feb 4, 20231Feb 4, 20231
Elliot MashhadiThe Strange Town That Can’t Stop BurningIn the middle of Pennsylvania is a mysterious town where smoke rises from the ground. A dangerous town, many Pennsylvania natives are…Jan 23, 20231Jan 23, 20231
Elliot MashhadiWhy Samsung Sell Toilet SeatsIt may surprise you to hear that Samsung — a brand chiefly associated with smartphones and computers — actually have their own line of…Jan 8, 20231Jan 8, 20231