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Big Tech’s push to build hundreds of data centers has brought economic activity — and massive disruption — to the lives of nearby residents. The Big Picture: Big Tech companies like Google have recently constructed over a thousand data centers in dense clusters, terraforming the surrounding environment and making it almost impossible to live nearby. […]
Despite legal requirements that limit many workdays to eight hours, most workers today can never really disconnect from their jobs. The Big Picture: Today’s average worker has a workday that starts before they wake up, continues after they’ve gone to sleep, and even dominates their weekend. Remote workforces and corporate communications apps like Slack and […]
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 […]
In a world full of ads and desensitized consumers, traditional digital-marketing techniques are being replaced by opt-in rewards programs. The Full-Page Spread: US ad spending continues to climb (breaking $300 billion in 2024), which makes the marketing landscape noisier than ever and customers harder to retain. With customers hostile to ads and third-party data no […]
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 […]