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Coldplay’s and Billie Eilish’s new tours are putting on a masterclass in how to organize a global tour in a way that cuts down on the emissions that have become increasingly associated with the music industry. The Big Picture: While the music industry isn’t one of the biggest contributors to worldwide pollution, its public nature has put it […]
Disney’s new state-of-the-art cruise ship, Disney Treasure, set sail on its maiden voyage a couple of weeks ago… setting off a new focus on the cruise business as one of the biggest growth sectors of its experiences division. Why It Hits: Disney is pouring $60 billion into its experiences division over the next decade, demonstrating that the Mouse […]
As bitcoin continues to soar in value, many in government, including the president-elect Donald Trump, are angling to make the top crypto a part of the national reserves. The Big Bet: The incoming Trump administration is far more accepting of the crypto industry than Biden’s, which could give the industry a more prominent seat at the policy […]
Aurelia Institute, a Boston-based nonprofit space startup, wants to revolutionize space architecture through the use of self-constructing, endlessly-customizable smart tiles that don’t require human supervision. Why It Flies: The new space race is not about just getting to places like the Moon, but colonizing them. And, constructing space stations in orbit and buildings on far-off planets is a difficult, costly, […]
Platforms such as Partiful and Timeleft are using their apps as a jumping off point to get people to meet IRL… and they’re finally taking off in popularity. The Big Picture: Plenty has been written about how social media has made people more connected than ever, but also lonelier than ever. While there’s been many benefits of creating digital communities, people […]
Shows across all the major streaming services have had their sophomore seasons roll out with fewer episodes than their first seasons, giving eager audiences less content despite the growing amount of time in between seasons. The Big Picture: Streaming shows have increasingly become as expensive as most blockbuster films, so each episode cut is a huge cost […]
Netflix scored a big win on Christmas with its two nearly glitch-free, live NFL games that featured a halftime show from Beyoncé — garnering an average concurrent audience of roughly 24 million viewers. The Big Game: Netflix has been a hit or miss with the quality of its livestreams because… well… it’s really hard to handle immense global […]
Your trips next year may revolve around turning off-the-beaten-path towns into new vacation hotspots, going abroad to find a hard-to-get product, or getting away just to see the night sky a bit clearer. Why It Flies: Despite tightening budgets and the never-ending headlines of how dicey air travel seems to be right now, domestic and international travel are […]
Next year, the biggest trends in tech will likely revolve around big-money deals, smaller AI, shoring up American defense, and loosening the American financial system. The Big Picture: There’s a major vibe shift happening across Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and the Beltway as the incoming Trump administration plans to rewrite the rules of not just the previous presidency […]
Software company Flipboard is set to unveil an app next year called Surf that connects platforms across the fediverse (the open, social web that Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, and others are a part of) in customizable and interactive feeds. The Big Picture: Fediverse CEO Mike McCue is betting that the future of social media will not be about walled-garden […]