Joe Biden's Secretary Of State Pick Has Both Diplomatic And Musical Chops

President-elect Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has a self-described «wonk rock» band called ABlinken, with two original songs streaming on Spotify. – November 28 / NPR

Bob Dylan Papers, Including Unpublished Lyrics, Sell For $495,000

A long-lost trove of Bob Dylan documents, including the singer-songwriter's musings about anti-Semitism and unpublished song lyrics, has sold at auction for $495,000. – November 21 / Daily Freeman

Gift-Giving Adapts in Pandemic

Shoppers are seeking out more thoughtful, meaningful Christmas presents – or making their own. – November 16 / CNBC

Edgy Office Christmas

The annual office party gets even more eccentric, with companies enlisting reality-show contestants, cabbies, and holograms to host Christmas shindigs. – November 12 / Wired

Do You Miss The Office?

A Berlin-based creative agency offers an unusually creative as well as effective solution for those who miss the water cooler conversations and other background noise of open office spaces. – November 11 / Kids Creative Agency

«Horny Bankers» Heading For Screens

A new TV series about young Wall Streeters, described as a «horny banker drama,» is available for viewing. – November 10 / Tech Radar

Ex-Google Boss in Passport Scheme

What do Eric Schmidt, who used to run the Silicon Valley giant, and Russian oligarchs have in common? A Cypriot passport, enabling seamless travel in the European Union and presumably some tax perks. – November 9 / Vox

Drug Lord's Name Haunts Fintech

The brother of Pablo Escobar is suing Klarna, arguing the Swedish fintech owes him funds from a business selling mobile phones branded with the Colombian drug lord. – November 9 / Sifted

Neobank Founder Breaks Mold

How a 60-year-old pint-sized Welsh accountant became a neobanking mogul. – November 8 / Guardian

What Ant Means for Fintech

The last-minute withdrawal of the world's largest initial public offering this week has implications for fintech firms and in particular platforms. – November 5 / Digfin

Goldman's 1MDB Watershed

The U.S. investment bank's sanction over the $4.5 billion money laundering scandal marks a surprising turning point: banks are now being meaningfully punished for wrong-doing. – November 2 / ICIJ