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Roblox wants to make it easier to create experiences based on big IP by rolling out a dedicated hub that connects blue-chip entertainment companies with game developers. Why It Plays: Roblox has proved that it can make a serious impact on demand for entertainment properties, whether it’s driving ticket sales for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, launching a gamified trailer for the […]
Tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s next epic, The Odyssey, in IMAX will go on sale July 17th — a full year before the movie releases. The Big Picture: Releasing tickets for a movie a year in advance has never been done in Hollywood history (as far as we can tell), with even the biggest blockbusters typically making showtimes available […]
Even though cars are becoming more and more advanced, people really just want their vehicles to have ample and diverse cupholder space. Why It Holds: Other than your home, personal transportation is typically the most expensive item in your budget… and it’s only getting costlier. As people become more choosy about what to lease or buy, it’s […]
Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League is launching his latest cinema concept — a complex of upscale private screening rooms called Metro Private Cinema. The Big Picture: The debate over the quality of movie theaters nationwide has reached a fever pitch over the past decade, as home-theater systems have improved in quality, while most big-screen chains have struggled […]
Samsung is looking to chart its path in the AI-wearables market by making a variety of accessories that will be outfitted with the company’s Galaxy AI tools. Why It Fits: Everyone from Meta and OpenAI is trying to figure out how to evolve AI beyond the need to engage with it on your smartphone. The billion-dollar question is: what else do people […]
Legendary Entertainment is exploring an acquisition of the newly-free-of-Starz studio Lionsgate. The Big Picture: Legendary and Lionsgate have been on parallel M&A paths over the past couple of years — Legendary finally shed controlling shareholder Dalian Wanda Group through a deal with PE firm Apollo, while Lionsgate recently completed the separation of its studio business from streaming service […]
Music-streaming platform SoundCloud is collabing with vinyl-and-CD maker elasticStage to give artists the ability to press vinyls of their music. The Big Sound: Vinyl sales have been steadily increasing for years now, fueled by nostalgia for analog technology and a desire for a higher-quality listening experience. Artists and labels have taken notice and now regularly […]
After Elon Musk changed the guardrails of his AI system, Grok, the chatbot started to widely share violent, antisemitic, and incendiary responses — demonstrating the seriousness of tweaking AI’s governing principles. Why It Hurts: The fallout at X this week over the controversy has been swift and damaging. CEO Linda Yaccarino — who was hired […]
Young Americans are shifting their budgets not because their finances are that bad, but because the headlines make it seem like the economy overall is that bad — a new phenomenon known as “vibe-based budgeting.” Why It Hits: One thing that’s for sure is that there’s a lot of uncertainty in the economy right now, […]
Nvidia is the first company to cross the $4 trillion market cap mark. The Big Picture: Nvidia’s lightning-fast rise to the top of the stock food chain demonstrates how AI has reshaped the markets. And as nearly every blue-chip company continues to rely on its cutting-edge chips (or works on developing their own), Nvidia’s worth […]