Social

Insider shares how Asian YouTube creators were able to find a platform that shared their stories and experiences way before Hollywood embraced Asian Representation in film. 

Twitter has created Twitter Blue, a paid subscription service that offers access to new features like undoing tweets and viewing threads in an easier to digest “Reader Mode.” Starting Thursday, it will roll out first in Canada and Australia.

This week Spotify released its 'Only You' in-app experience for users to celebrate their unique listening. The experience incorporates fun features such as astrology and provides you with an audio birth chart as well as creating your dream dinner party.

Culture

Naomi Osaka’s decision to put her own mental health first, and the backlash that it has received, is now sparking conversations on mental health in athletes and how it is often ignored as long as they continue to perform well in their sport.

Many people started new jobs, remotely, during the past year. Now, they’re faced with the decision to go back to an office, to stay remote, or perhaps, something in-between, like a coworking space. However, before jumping into a WeWork-like environment, Curbed suggests to think twice. Things may be a it more utilitarian and straightforward than the glamour of coworking spaces past.

Pride Month continues to look different this year because of COVID-19 precautions, but there is so much to be excited for! This is a great article with a comprehensive list of various types of events happening throughout New York City this month that cater to all sorts of interests and attendees.

Tech

Both companies and consumers are ready to get back to traveling, and at faster speeds no less. United Airlines announced a deal to buy 15 supersonic jets, planning to carry passengers on the ultra-fast planes by 2029. The plane is slated to fly at Mach 1.7, or roughly twice as fast as today's commercial jets. It will be able to fly from United's hub in Newark, New Jersey, to London in just three-and-a-half hours. It could make the Newark to Frankfurt trip in four hours and San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours.