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OpenAI and Mattel have announced a new partnership that means to bring generative AI to toymaking. The Big Play: While OpenAI has partnered with major news publishers, governments, and big tech companies, they’ve never teamed up with a toymaker before. This deal feels only natural for two companies with ambitious expansion goals — but it […]
Young people — especially college grads — face an extremely punishing job market. The Big Picture: The pool of available jobs, especially those that require a college degree, is shrinking. Over 40% of college graduates in their early- to mid-20s are working jobs that don’t require a college degree, and one in five job seekers […]
With Nintendo’s Switch 2 achieving massive commercial success and competitors releasing ever more handheld consoles, the future of gaming appears to be portable. The Big Picture: For decades, handheld gaming has taken a backseat to the home consoles of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. But gaming giants are now focusing on handheld systems that can double […]
Thunderbolts*, Marvel’s risky new superhero flick starring heroes from the Black Widow universe, got great reviews across the board — but nobody went to see it. The Big Picture: Since 2008, Marvel has built the highest-grossing film franchise of all time and ridden that wave for decades. But audiences may have finally lost enthusiasm for superhero mashups, […]
The rise of Ozempic has enabled Americans to maintain unrealistic body standards and seek similar shortcuts for body sculpting and muscle gain. The Diagnosis: The quest for “miracle cures” for weight loss and body sculpting has existed for centuries. But data has shown that easy hacks like vibrating belt machines and shake weights are mostly ineffective compared to […]
Dropping out of college has long been glamorized by Silicon Valley. But now, Big Tech has grown so hostile to academia that Gen Z hopefuls are seeking to avoid it entirely. Why It Hits: Big Tech is increasingly enticing young men to forgo college –– which some consider wasteful and dogmatic –– in favor of […]
NBCUniversal and Disney have filed suit against the generative-AI platform Midjourney for committing copyright infringement on a mass scale. The Subtitles: This move marks the first major legal action taken by Hollywood studios against a generative-AI company. Previous lawsuits have mostly been restricted to individuals trying to preserve ownership of their name, image, and likeness — and usually, they were […]
The Future. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed there will finally be an interest rate cut next month — the first since the pandemic began in 2020. While the move could reduce unemployment, it might also drive a new wave of inflation if the Fed overshoots. Yay. By the numbersPowell revealed the planned September rate cut at the […]
The Future. Influencers — especially video creators on Instagram and TikTok — are starting their own newsletters. The trend presents an opportunity for brands to connect with more engaged audiences (than social media advertising provides them) and to get a foothold in the future of digital marketing if short-form video goes belly up. The great migrationShort-form video […]
The Future. Because AI is well-suited to the rigid rules and repetitive structures of code, many are already using it to replace human labor. AWS’ CEO thinks that AI will make human programmers’ jobs nearly unrecognizable in two years, but will those jobs simply change — or disappear completely, leaving thousands without work? Begin the countdownAWS CEO Matt […]