Entertainment
Amazon becomes Prime commercial space
Amazon Prime Video launches commercials
Articles by David Vendrell
Entertainment
The IRS is coming after ticket resale profits
Ticket resellers get taxed
Entertainment
CBS plays middleman between advertisers and sports influencers
Paramount teams up with sports creators
Media
Rupert Murdoch ends his reign… kind of
The Future. Influential and controversial news and media mogul Rupert Murdoch is abdicating the thrones at News Corp. and Fox Corp. His son, Lachlan, who has very similar views as his father, will now wear the crown. But it could be short-lived. When Rupert eventually passes away, his majority voting shares will be equally divided […]
Music
Musicians turn to NIL rights in the battle with AI
Musicians find an AI loophole
Culture
Kids are moving back home en masse
The Future. Gen Z isn’t ashamed to admit they live at home. Instead, it’s a smart move to get off the hamster wheel of paying astronomical rents that amount to throwing money down the drain. The shift in thinking may eventually lead to a rise in multi-generational households… which is already normal around the world. […]
Stories
“Hard-core sleepers” gamify nightly snoozes
Super sleepers get competitive
Culture
Starbucks is weighed down by billions of drink options
Starbucks has a latte problem
Music
Music streaming is remaking the album
The Future. Streaming has made music listenership skyrocket (1 trillion streams in the US alone last year), but it’s also totally changed how music gets made — shorter songs, longer albums, and a dash of global appeal. While mainstream artists are trying to adhere to the playbook, it’s only a matter of time before an […]
Music
Video games are programming a love for classical music
The Future. Classical music has historically been viewed as a rarified art form that’s the domain of elite society. Well, video games are saying “game over” to that notion, as the genre has become a staple in some of the biggest titles out there, including Starfield and Assassin’s Creed. Considering today’s teens are playing more […]