Entertainment
Streaming services are killing cable and satellite TV
Pay-TV programs may be dying right before our eyes.
Articles by Luke Perrotta
Business
Rewind flips the script on investors
Rewind ended up with a sky-high valuation.
Music
Google makes text-to-music a reality
Google’s been clear about what the public version of MusicLM can & can’t do.
Culture
Young people can’t help working too much
Millennials & Gen Zers aren't practicing what they preach.
Stories
Marketers prepare to target consumers without cookies
Most marketing executives think user tracking is about to become obsolete.
Entertainment
Hollywood writers fight for quality over quantity
The Future. The Writers’ Guild of America is trying to combat the existential threat of automation with its ongoing strike. But profit has long motivated Hollywood studios to formularize creation wherever they can — and AI has put them in a better position to do it than ever. If writers want to survive, they’ll have […]
Culture
Remote work helps suburban retailers poach shoppers from cities
Some urban businesses hope that remote work is only a fad.
Media
Pepe coin blows up only to crash days later
Volatile memecoins might doom an industry that badly needs an image rehabilitation.
Business
Spout distills fresh water from thin air
Spout has developed a small device that creates drinking water from the surrounding air.
Business
Consumers cry foul at self-checkout tip screens
The Future. As self-checkout grows more prominent in retail outlets, consumers are distressed by the proliferation of electronic tipping prompts. While tipping is expected in the American service industry, it’s harder to justify in situations without human interaction– especially because businesses might be exploiting the custom. Gratuitous gratuitiesConsumers complained to the Wall Street Journal that […]