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Having officially won the streaming wars last year (sorry, every other streamer), Netflix is taking a victory lap by showing off its content roadmap for 2025. The Big Picture: Netflix added a record number of new subscribers last quarter, crossing 300 million worldwide. Its stock hit an all-time high of nearly $1,000/share, and its film Emilia Pérez is leading […]
Space startup Vast Space is hoping to blast past the competition to replace the sunsetting International Space Station with its own manned, low-orbit station. In the process, the company plans on testing “artificial gravity,” which could revolutionize humanity’s adaptability to space travel. Why It Flies: Replacing the ISS is seen as the holy grail of space contracts […]
Duolingo is seeing a surge in new users because of people deciding to learn Mandarin, so they can better enjoy the Chinese equivalent of Instagram, RedNote (Xiaohongshu in Chinese). Why It Hits: Politicians on both sides of the aisle regret having passed the divest-or-ban TikTok law, learning the hard way that a majority of Americans aren’t happy […]
The Future. The Sundance Film Festival has officially announced the six finalists to host the annual festival after its contract with Park City ends in 2026. While the cities represent a diverse set of regions, it’s possible that insiders, filmmakers, and sponsors will push for the winner to be another mountainous, snow-swept locale to maintain […]
The Future. Last Thursday, mobile webcomic giant Webtoon went public on the Nasdaq, hitting a valuation of over $2.7 billion… giving the LA-based company the runway to expand its ambitions in Hollywood and the international entertainment industry. As the superhero genre loses some of its vice grip on culture, and anime and manga skyrocket in […]
The Future. Disney has doubled down on its commitment to Florida with an agreement to invest billions of dollars into expanding Walt Disney World — a move that would bring hundreds of thousands of tourists to the Sunshine State. With a brand new park in the works, expect it to be ground zero for Disney […]