This Week in Review ☕: Why a decade-old franchise still dominates culture and money and How a remote island became strategically important overnight
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Quick Bites:
Big Tech: Want a job in tech? Companies want the under-25 set.
According to an analysis of 10 million tech workers, those under 25 hold 41% of roles in field, Business Insider reports.
Turns out: It helps to “possess a birth certificate dated after 1990.”
Umm, we kinda get it. We’re at that age where we need atleast 3 minutes of stretching before its safe to get out of bed
Speaking of..
By your early 30s, you should have:
Two types of rice in your pantry
Two conspiracy theories
A daily SPF 50
A favorite food network chef
A paid Netflix account
Heated blanket
Figured out your moon and rising
Existential dread
A TON of anxiety
A dog
A dog with anxiety
Key Highlights, reported by Business Insider:
“I want to stress the importance of being young and technical.
Young people are just smarter,” said a then-22-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, who is now 40
The no. of people under 25 grew by around 9% each year from 2014 to 2024 and made up 9% of the tech workforce by 2024
This is more than 20 times the rate of growth for young workers across all other industries
The ranks of workers over 65 also grew, but only to 4%
Over 60s are still by far the smallest age group working in tech
It’s not enough to prove ageism, but the report notes that companies with STEM jobs do see more age-discrimination charges than others.
All job applicants over 25:
Guess its time to stop revealing your graduation year on your resume! Because in 2026, experience is a liability more than an asset
Our Thoughts: We HATE when older people say “you’re too young to be tired” alright Margaret you’re too old to be alive but here we are
PS. We think we’re going to pivot to being a millennial Instagram influencer, making daily videos about eating novelty cheese sandwiches, maintaining an irregular sleep schedule, and holding grudges
Work: Speaking of work.. Gen Z is stressed about AI at office.
According to a massive new survey by recruitment giant Randstad, anxiety about AI at work is officially a thing.
The report basically says:
-Four in five workers (!) believe artificial intelligence is going to impact their daily tasks at the workplace, with Gen Z among those most concerned as companies increasingly rely on AI chatbots and automation
-Boomers are the least concerned and most confident about adapting
(Yes, the generation that still prints emails is somehow at peace.)
The irony is that- while everyone is panicking, companies are aggressively hiring for AI. Job listings asking for “AI agent” skills have exploded by 1,587%.
i.e AI isn’t just “coming for jobs.”.. It’s creating a whole new category of very employable humans.
Our Thoughts:
The people who’ll win this shift aren’t the ones doom-scrolling at midnight while inhaling leftover pizza, cheese fries, Oreos, or whatever sugar-salt combo from the fridge at 1:47 am because “AI is coming for my job.”
They’’ll work WITH the machines. Period.
Entertainment: Netflix is exploding as it crosses 325 million PAID subscribers.
Yep, that’s almost the entire population of the US casually paying for “just one more episode.”
Revenue for the full year grew 16% to $45.2 billion, and Q4 alone clocked in at $12.1 billion, slightly beating expectations.
Umm that moment in between Netflix episodes when u see the reflection of ur face on the black screen and wonder wtf ur doing with your life
Almost 400 million subscribers and like, 90 million free loaders.. right? Bout time they cracked down on password-sharing
PS. We just shut our account because The Office and Gossip Girl no longer on the platform.. make that 324,999,999 paid subscribers.
Netflix is projecting $50.7–$51.7 billion in revenue for 2026. The company made $1.5 billion from ads in 2025 and expects that number to roughly double next year.
On the spending side, Netflix is doing what Netflix always does: throwing cash at content. Programming spend is going up 10% to $20 billion this year.
That’s not a budget. That’s a whole damn personality trait.
Oh, and casually in the background, Netflix is still trying to scoop up Warner Bros. Discovery- because apparently owning half of pop culture wasn’t enough.
Bottom line:
- More subscribers
- More revenue
- More ads
- More content
- More domination
With the rise of Amazon Prime, Apple TV, HBO, Disney+ and Hulu, it’s clear that streaming platforms are in fierce competitionto take on the trillion dollar entertainment system in 2026.
A disruptive shift from previous decades where a handful of TV Execs & Hollywood Studios maintained a strong hold on those dollars.
But now, even that guy whose an Uber driver and has 2 million followers on TikTok is coming to eat Hollywood’s lunch.
And to think Blockbuster once passed on buying Netflix for $50 million..
Politics: Greenland’s Prime Minister just said: “Be ready for everything.”
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told citizens this week that they should mentally prepare for all possible scenarios– and notably did not rule out potential US military involvement.
Cool. Very chill. Nothing to see here. ❄️🙂
Background, before we panic-buy parkas:
Greenland’s government is rolling out an information campaign aimed at its own people- basically a “here’s what you should know and what you can do as an individual” guide. Think: civic awareness, not apocalypse manuals.
Still, the wording was… ominous.
Meanwhile, Denmark said:
“We’re just… doing some training.”
Denmark’s armed forces released statements confirming increased European and Danish military exercises in Greenland and across the North Atlantic.
Why this matters (in simple terms):
Greenland isn’t just ice and glaciers- it’s geopolitically hot real estate. Shipping routes, military positioning, rare resources.
To be clear: no one has announced imminent action and no one is telling citizens to stock bunkers.
But the language shift is real– and governments don’t casually say “everything” unless they want people paying attention.
Key Highlights:
- Greenland’s PM says citizens should be prepared for any outcome
- Government is launching an info campaign (not panic mode, just awareness)
- Denmark is visibly stepping up military activity in the region
- The Arctic is officially in the spotlight
Quicker Bites:
- Global markets remain volatile as investors reassess the timing and scale of interest-rate cuts amid persistent inflation.
- Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe continue to affect energy markets and global shipping routes.
- Oil prices are fluctuating due to supply risks and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.
- Luxury travel demand remains resilientglobally, particularly in Europe and the Middle East.
- Governments are accelerating efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, focusing on data privacy and national security.
- China’s economic recovery remains uneven, with weak consumer spending and continued stress in the property sector.
- Climate-related disruptions are increasingly affecting food supply chains and commodity prices.
Business Eye 
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