Business
Uber Eats trashes virtual brands
The online food delivery platform is updating how its app operates with changes to its online storefronts.
Articles by David Vendrell
Culture
Vanuatu will argue for its existence at the UN
The island nation of Vanuatu is seeking the UN’s support to penalize those negatively effecting climate.
Culture
TV and movies create our vacation dreams
Gen Z and millennial travelers are flocking to the filming locations of their favorite shows thanks to a popular new trend.
Technology
ChatGPT plugs into the internet
OpenAI is augmenting the capabilities of ChatGPT with a variety of new plug-in features, granting it the ability to draw data from the internet and so much more.
Media
Snap wants to give brands a leg up in AR
Snap is bringing the power of AR outside of Snapchat with its new AR Enterprise Services (ARES) business unit, giving retailers the ability to build native AR try-on tools on their own platforms.
Entertainment
Apple is set to drop a billion on theatrical features
Apple wants to become a much bigger player in the theatrical business, putting a billion aside to make movies that will play exclusively in theaters before heading to Apple TV+.
Media
Writers Guild pushes to ensure AI aren’t writers
In its contract-renewal talks with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has laid out that artificial intelligence can’t make intellectual property or be used as literary material.
Media
YouTube subscriber counts are now just another number
In the new Wild West of short-form content, YouTube is going through a metric revolution.
Media
Netflix makes EVs the star
Netflix’s new sustainability-focused initiative hopes to make climate a bigger focus in its programming and electrify its physical production pipeline.
Entertainment
Scream VI cuts through the noise with sharp marketing
Under Marc Weinstock, Paramount’s president of worldwide marketing and distribution, Scream VI killed at generating buzz, leading to a $44.5 million US debut (a franchise-best) and over $120 million at the global box office so far.