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CAA and YouTube announced a joint partnership that will give talent across Hollywood, sports, and the creator economy tools to manage their AI likeness and quickly take down unauthorized deepfakes. The Big Picture: Public figures, celebrities, and creative talent have been playing Whac-A-Mole to remove deepfakes of themselves from social media while also dealing with […]
Snapchat is getting ready for TikTok’s impending exit from the US with a unified creator-monetization program for its Stories and Spotlight features. Why It Hits: TikTok’s ban will leave a hole in the social media and creator economy ecosystem. Prepare for Snapchat, YouTube, and Instagram to wage an all-out war for cultural dominance… and advertiser dollars. Behind the […]
Mark Shuttleworth, the CEO of software company Canonical (the developer of the Ubuntu operating system), is starting his next act as an ecotourism boss by doling out payments to the entire population of the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe for keeping it beautiful. The Big Picture: Finding a pristine tropical paradise that’s also accessible to tourists is difficult […]
Indie film studio New Regency is teaming up with Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Games to adapt titles from its film library into native games for Fortnite. The Big Picture: Fortnite has exploded into a hub for all things culture — concerts, shopping, film screenings, etc. — but gaming is still its primary draw. As the demand for pre-branded IP continues […]
Generous perks have been a norm in the tech industry for decades as a way to woo the best and brightest employees… but recent belt-tightening and shifting priorities are making the perks disappear. Why It Hurts: People’s work life has been on a rollercoaster over the past five years, transitioning from offices to remote work-setups to back […]
A new study by Pew Research Center found that almost half of US teens are “almost constantly” online. Why It Hits: Though the platforms differ among genders, Pew’s survey demonstrates that young people’s communication, media consumption, and social lives are, for many, smartphone-first. Between the Notifications: Being “too online” is now a generational problem. But who are the […]
BuzzFeed sold First We Feast, the studio behind the popular Hot Ones interview series, for $82.5 million to a group of investors that will let the company run as an independent media company. The Big Picture: BuzzFeed has been hungry to find a buyer for First We Feast to pay down its substantial debt and swat away investor Vivek Ramaswamy’s […]
Amazon has partnered with Hyundai to launch Amazon Auto — a one-stop shop where you can browse, purchase, finance, and have cars delivered to your door like any other package. The Big Box: Amazon Auto is hoping to remake the dealership experience — which car buyers overwhelmingly hate — for the internet age. If Amazon is successful in […]
The decade-in-the-making Grand Theft Auto VI, which is set to release sometime in the fall of next year, has the potential to become the single highest-grossing piece of entertainment in history. Why It Hits: Video-game developers are waiting with bated breath to see when Rockstar Games will date the release of its new GTA installment before dating their own games, showing […]
A24 is remaking its popular annual membership to include tickets to every single new A24 movie on opening weekend. The Big Picture: A24’s play for consistent audiences across all of its titles seems to be the first time a studio is advertising access to its slate as a perk for loyalty — a bet that the A24 brand name is […]