Northwestern University Researchers Achieve “Human Resolution”
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Northwestern University Researchers Achieve “Human Resolution”

Northwestern University researchers have created a method for users to experience the actual textures of on-screen images, such as velvet or denim. This sci-fi breakthrough, allowing the feeling of digital objects, holds transformative potential for e-commerce, accessibility, and entertainment sectors.

David Vendrell
Nov 21, 2025
Publishers Are Partnering With Prediction Markets
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Publishers Are Partnering With Prediction Markets

Traditional news outlets are collaborating with prediction-market platforms to boost income and attract younger demographics. This new trend of betting on everything —from politics to box-office results — provides a valuable indicator for editors on where to quickly allocate reporting resources.

David Vendrell
Nov 21, 2025
TikTok And A Vine Reboot Make AI Optional
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TikTok And A Vine Reboot Make AI Optional

Every social media firm is defining its AI policy with new features and guardrails to govern user experience. As users divide into camps — believers in AI's future and critics of AI slop — platforms must know how to cater to both.

David Vendrell
Nov 20, 2025
Dubai’s Woohoo Restaurant Is Powered By An LLM
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Dubai’s Woohoo Restaurant Is Powered By An LLM

Woohoo, a new sci-fi restaurant in Dubai by Gastronaut Hospitality, opens with an AI chef. This restaurant is part of the growing AI revolution in hospitality, treading the line between novelty and innovation.

David Vendrell
Nov 20, 2025
Ticket Reselling For Profit Is Now Illegal In The UK
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Ticket Reselling For Profit Is Now Illegal In The UK

Following lobbying by top artists, the UK is poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for profit. This aims to combat scalping, which has driven prices past affordability due to bot-powered bulk buying and soaring demand for live music, solving a problem that has angered fans globally.

David Vendrell
Nov 19, 2025
Doctors Want People To Get Out And Socialize
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Doctors Want People To Get Out And Socialize

Physicians globally are embracing "social prescribing" to address rising rates of loneliness and mental health issues. While therapy and medication are vital, this approach recognizes that, in an increasingly isolated world, communal engagement is a necessary ingredient for comprehensive care and recovery.

David Vendrell
Nov 19, 2025
Gen Z Is Making A Career Out Of Assisting Billionaires
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Gen Z Is Making A Career Out Of Assisting Billionaires

Facing scarce white-collar employment due to AI automation, Gen Z is rejecting traditional careers to work directly for the world's wealthiest individuals. This growing class of billionaires is recruiting vast personal staffs to manage their immense fortunes and simplify their lives.

David Vendrell
Nov 18, 2025
Jeff Bezos Founds AI Startup Project Prometheus
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Jeff Bezos Founds AI Startup Project Prometheus

Jeff Bezos launched Project Prometheus, an AI venture focused on enhancing engineering and production processes. The company joins firms like Nvidia in the race to deploy autonomous, AI-driven robots that can construct, explore, and run crucial experiments across diverse sectors.

David Vendrell
Nov 18, 2025
Robinhood delivers cash now
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Robinhood delivers cash now

Robinhood and GoPuff have teamed up to offer on-demand cash delivery for a fee. Diversifying its services to become a full-suite financial manager, the brokerage firm aims to boost profits and potentially draw away younger clients from traditional, physical banking institutions.

Luke Perrotta
Nov 17, 2025
beehiiv becomes a one-stop shop for creators
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beehiiv becomes a one-stop shop for creators

Evolving from a newsletter service, beehiiv has become a versatile tool for content creators. By combining hosting and publication for various media into one platform, the company is positioned to challenge larger competitors in the space.

Luke Perrotta
Nov 17, 2025
American Portions Are Shrinking
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American Portions Are Shrinking

A confluence of factors, including inflation, wealth disparities, and GLP-1 medications, is leading to smaller meal sizes across US restaurants and grocery stores. While some may welcome this, it ultimately delivers less value for money, diminishing satisfaction for countless American consumers.

Luke Perrotta
Nov 14, 2025
One data center company may pop the AI bubble
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One data center company may pop the AI bubble

CoreWeave powers the massive AI surge by leasing data centers to major players like Microsoft and OpenAI. However, this boom rests on a shaky foundation of vast borrowing. If AI fails to meet its massive expectations, CoreWeave could be the first critical failure to collapse the entire industry.

Luke Perrotta
Nov 14, 2025
Spotify Debuts Music Videos In The US
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Spotify Debuts Music Videos In The US

Spotify is adding music videos to its US platform after overseas tests. Once-dominant music videos lost cultural importance due to the decline of MTV and Vevo. Now, as the most popular global music service backs them, these visuals are poised for a significant cultural resurgence.

David Vendrell
Nov 12, 2025
Waymo Rolls Out Driverless Rides On The Highway
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Waymo Rolls Out Driverless Rides On The Highway

Waymo is deploying its driverless vehicles on US freeways, solidifying its lead in the robotaxi competition. Gaining approval for autonomous operation on high-speed roads is a significant technological leap, putting robotaxis in direct rivalry with traditional rideshare services.

David Vendrell
Nov 12, 2025
AI Agents Shake Up Ticketing
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AI Agents Shake Up Ticketing

AI shopping agents are revolutionizing how people secure seats for major concerts and events, addressing the broken ticketing system. While automation promises to eliminate lengthy queues and endless searching, it also poses a risk of creating entirely new, unanticipated problems.

David Vendrell
Nov 11, 2025
ElevenLabs Debuts “Iconic Voice Marketplace”
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ElevenLabs Debuts “Iconic Voice Marketplace”

ElevenLabs has unveiled a celebrity-voice marketplace to enhance its audio licensing business. While visual AI avatars struggle, superior AI audio is proving easier to perfect. This new platform positions rights holders front and center, potentially creating a major new income source for celebrities and their estates.

David Vendrell
Nov 11, 2025
MrBeast Launches A Theme Park in Saudi Arabia
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MrBeast Launches A Theme Park in Saudi Arabia

Top YouTube creator MrBeast is expanding his empire beyond video stunts by opening his first theme park in Saudi Arabia. This IRL destination meets the youth demand for experiences away from screens and hints at a possible US launch.

David Vendrell
Nov 10, 2025
Streamers Turn Pausing Into Ad Moments
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Streamers Turn Pausing Into Ad Moments

Streaming platforms are transforming pause ads. By making them dynamic, shoppable, and contextually relevant, platforms aim to increase audience engagement, unlock unlimited advertising potential, and create a massive new revenue source.

David Vendrell
Nov 10, 2025
Middle-Class Americans Move Overseas To Stretch Their Incomes
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Middle-Class Americans Move Overseas To Stretch Their Incomes

Facing the US affordability crisis, a rising number of Americans are relocating abroad to attain a middle-class lifestyle they can no longer afford at home. This shift, driven by the desire for stable finances and homeownership, could fundamentally redefine the meaning of the American dream.

David Vendrell
Nov 9, 2025
Netflix Teams With Calm On Marketing For Train Dreams
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Netflix Teams With Calm On Marketing For Train Dreams

To promote the film Train Dreams, Netflix and Calm created the first "Sleep Story" for a new movie. This unconventional approach cleverly infiltrates dreams — a space advertisers have long explored — making the film's meditative vibe stick with consumers as they drift off to sleep.

David Vendrell
Nov 9, 2025
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