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Cash rules everything academics make...just kidding [The Hustle]( Tues, Jul 18 Introducing: The Hustle Tip Line Have an insider tip, a story lead, or something you’d like to see covered? Shoot us a note at tips@thehustle.co. Or, if you want to pull a Bruce Wayne and protect your identity, you can use this anonymous form at [(. Suck my GIF The advocacy group, Campaign for Accountability, [released a list]( of academics who they claimed had received funding from Google in recent years. And… everyone had a crap attack. After the [WSJ]( picked up the story, the internet was abuzz with outrage that a corporation might be influencing the outcome of supposedly “pure” academic research. Google responded with their own [strongly worded letter]( last week, calling the report “highly misleading” -- and yesterday, they issued a [follow-up burn GIF]( in hopes of putting the rumors to bed once and for all. In their opinion, CfA isn’t exactly squeaky clean The lobbying group has spearheaded a takedown campaign called “The Google Transparency Project,” while their own funding sources are shrouded in mystery, save for one [notable contributor]( Oracle (a huge Google competitor -- maybe you’ve heard of them). Oracle has revealed their involvement with the group, and CfA’s deputy director, Daniel Stevens, has declined to name other donors, or explain why a transparency advocacy group would be so… opaque. Meanwhile, in academia… Professors are [pissed](. [Google’s sassy response GIF]( included angry Twitter responses from researchers saying that their inclusion on the list was “complete BS” -- because, in many cases, the funding they received from Google wasn’t related to the research cited by CfA (or because they never received funding at all). For example, Sarah Roberts, who received a $7k travel stipend as a Google fellow in ‘09, was listed in the report for information privacy research she conducted 6 years later. So, on the one hand, CfA’s report raises valid concerns The truth of the matter is that Google’s not alone: corporations fund academic research all the time, and a lot of people have questions about how even small amounts of corporate funding can sway outcomes. On the other hand, pretty sure there’s a saying about lobbyists in glass houses… [Shouldn’t throw… what was it?]( Netflix is blinging on your binge-ing Yesterday, Netflix released its [second-quarter earnings]( -- and Wall Street did a celebratory line… dance. The company raked in about $2.8B in revenue and $66m in net income (a 50% increase from this time last year). That’s all fine and dandy, but the real meat is the [5.2m new subscribers]( they added. Subscriber growth gets finance bros PUMPED Traditionally, Wall Street has guided Netflix’s stock based on subscribers, not actual earnings. Yesterday was no exception: the company’s earnings per share were on par with projections -- yet its stock [soared 10%]( after hours, and is expected to reach a [record high](. That’s because their 5.2m new subscribers crushed the projected 3.2m -- and 4.1m of them came from overseas. International market expansion also gets finance bros PUMPED Netflix’s strategy has been to pump up their international subscriber base, and it’s clearly working. In Q2, they introduced a [staggering array]( of new content, most of which was tailored for a global audience: as the report states, around 50% of their overall membership base is now international. For the remainder of the year, they’ll be funding new content, racking up [crazy amounts of debt]( (which investors don’t seem to mind), and banking on a future where a [censored version]( of The Human Centipede 3 can be enjoyed in 27 different languages. [Centipede and chill?]( CHART: It pays to job-hop We’ve all heard it: “You Millennials sure switch jobs a lot!” Thanks, grandpa. While it is true that [21% of 18-35 year-olds]( have changed jobs in the past year, us youngins’ don’t actually “job-hop” any more than [Gen-Xers]( did at our age. Moreover, switching jobs isn’t such a bad thing. In fact, it may be a better move than staying at one job for eternity. Consider this: the average annual pay raise is about [2.9%]( -- and the average pay raise for leaving and taking another job is typically between [10-20%](. Here’s what that would look like, assuming you switch jobs every 2 years: [Transience never looked so good]( They don’t call it a booze cruise for nothin’ Royal Caribbean is testing a [new beverage policy]( on their Harmony of the Seas cruise ship because people are too smart -- and too drunk. Apparently, guests have been taking advantage of the ship’s “Deluxe Beverage Package,” using the oldest trick in the book: passbacks. In other words, big groups are sharing one all-you-can-drink ticket and getting hammered for free. So, they’re instating a rule that would require all guests in a suite to purchase a “Deluxe Beverage Package” if one of their friends has one. Cruises have had a drinking problem for some time now Drink packages are a huge money-maker for cruise lines. Makes sense because spending a week on an inescapable floating machine with thousands of sunburned complaint vessels tourists seems like a lot to handle sober. As they attempt to increase their [profit margins]( (which sit at around 8% on average), companies like Norwegian, Carnival, and Disney Cruise Lines have all tightened up their [alcohol policies](. And yet, a quick Google search for “cruises and alcohol” yields a plethora of results on how to skirt the rules and BYOB on the high seas. We’re talkin’ [Cold War-level espionage]( like clear liquor + blue food coloring in a Listerine bottle, or the old sunscreen bottle flask trick. So, we’re not saying the cause is hopeless… we’re just saying it’s gonna be an arms race. [Sunburned arms]( a few good reads “Of the big 4 in tech, who has the hardest hiring process for engineers?” ([Quora]( There are a number of ways you might answer this question: Glassdoor data, firsthand accounts, talking to recruiters... or, all three. Here’s one of the more exhaustive accounts of what it’s like to be hired (or try to be hired) at Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft. The Zombie Olympics ([Outside Online]( Sometimes, it feels like the survivalist community is preparing for a literal zombie apocalypse. Turns out, sometimes they actually create one for themselves. (Side note: we can’t lie, the interactive cursor in this read is pretty fun.) Welcome to our startup, where everyone is 23 years old ([McSweeney’s]( “On the morning of your 24th birthday, the barcode on your employee ID stops working and you can no longer enter our building. We do this to ensure our company has a ceaseless, youthful energy. We believe old people are displeasing to look at and also, bad at ideas.” The secret drug-fueled parties of USC’s med school dean ([LA Times]( Scandals happen pretty frequently, but this one takes the cake. USC’s Harvard-educated dean of 10 years had a $1.1m salary, handled $200m in grants, and facilitated $1B in fundraising -- all while secretly hosting meth parties. The Black Hand ([Stephan Talty]( A true story about the early 1900’s Black Hand mafia (cameo in Godfather 2) and the “Italian Sherlock Holmes” that helped fight them off. This intense historical account has captured the attention of Leonardo DiCaprio, who is producing and starring in the movie. SPONSORED: Want more good reads? ([Bookbub]( Want good reads everyday? What about alerts for the best reads when they’re free or steeply discounted? Sign up for Bookbub and join the 10m readers that get daily email alerts when the most popular ebooks are on sale for at least 75% or more. This edition of The Hustle was brought to you by You complete us Think about it -- if it weren’t for you guys reading, we’d be just a bunch of dweebs pontificating off into cyberspace and laughing at our own jokes. But this is email, folks, not Twitter. And that means we gotta hit those inboxes -- not spam folders. 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