Because of COVID, doing errands may never be the same again. ...
Wholly AI-generated works may not be eligible for copyright protection, but the Copyright Office may allow AI-assisted works to receive a certificate....
A Taylor Swift tour guarantees a massive economic windfall for the cities she’s playing in, meaning that local businesses must prep for the highest demand...
With Spotify doubling down on video podcasts and YouTube already being a powerhouse for the format, marketers are shifting for the video revolution of audio....
Gen Z seems to really be into bold, bright colors that capture a nostalgia for a pre-modern tech past and an ironic hope for the...
The news is out: the Biden administration is demanding that ByteDance sell TikTok or risk the app getting banned in the country....
It seems like every tech and media company is jumping on the AI bandwagon to appease Wall Street. ...
While many in the entertainment world thought Sony paid way too much for Crunchyroll in 2020 ($1.18 billion), it has turned out to be a...
T-Mobile is acquiring the Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile for over a billion dollars and keeping Reynolds on as their pitchman....
OpenAI has lifted the veil on its buzzy new AI system, GPT-4. It’s not the major leap that many were hoping for, but it allegedly...
With Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Whale, indie studio A24 once again proved that it could triumph over the big boys by turning...
Popular YouTubers Rhett & Link are launching a FAST channel called Mythical 24/7 on Roku....
Elon Musk is generating headlines for his plan to build a company town in Texas that will act as a playground for Tesla, SpaceX, and...
Only two and a half years after Elon Musk’s Starlink launched its satellite internet service, it has launched thousands of satellites that provide fast, reliable...
Deepfakes are not only on the rise, but they’re becoming increasingly easier to make, thanks to apps that leverage AI to do all the hard...
Last week’s failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th largest bank in the US, has rocked the startup world....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="27584" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Drinking and shopping is big (but shrinking) business The Future. Alcohol is notorious for giving us loose lips, but, it turns out, also...
After an initial outcry that ChatGPT could upend the education system for the worst (cheating, misinformation, plagiarism, etc.), students and teachers are saying they see...
Gen Z-focused dating app Snack is jumping into the AI craze by allowing users to create and train avatars that can chat with one another...
MrBeast’s chocolate bar brand, Feastables, is now available at Walmart… and they’re not being treated too well on the shelves...
Texas bar Axelrad is testing whether human bartenders or ChatGPT is better at coming up with new, delicious cocktails....
A Boston-area mall tapped students from a local private school to see if they could come up with creative ideas to save the space from...
Two bills introduced in Congress this week could effectively ban TikTok for everyone in the US....
Former Apple exec Larry Jackson is launching a new record label called Gamma with some of the biggest names in hip hop....
Thanks to the cost of making movies during COVID and the desire to pad new streaming services with fresh content, theater chains have far fewer...
As AI becomes more accessible and easier to use, upcoming elections are likely to be inundated with fake videos and audio recordings to tarnish politicians'...
TikTok is taking on YouTube by introducing Series — large paywalled collections of videos that can be double the length of a normal TikTok....
With overall viewership down, payouts from the company's creator fund dwindling, and the specter of an outright ban of the app in the US, TikTokers...
Madison Avenue and Hollywood are teaming up to certify the results of new audience-measurement systems. T...
Since movies are mostly migrating right from theaters to streaming (if they even go to theaters), Hollywood may be leaving billions of dollars on the...
Because influencers are no longer dependent upon brands to make a living, brands are now approaching them as true collaborators....
AR filters on Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram are becoming the latest way to launch a new song into culture...
A handful of the biggest hit movies of the year (and an indie sensation) are vying for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture....
Hollywood’s major talent agencies have all experienced a stream of departures over the last few years, creating a new generation of managers who understand dealmaking....
Thanks to skyrocketing prices, a shortage of inventory, and competition from investors with all-cash offers, it’s becoming harder than ever for young people to buy...
Between popular education-focused TikTok and YouTube accounts and a raft of educational tech startups, a new movement to mix education with short-form entertainment is taking...
To hit that projected $1 billion in revenue by 2024, OpenAI is making ChatGPT available to companies and developers....
Bluesky, the decentralized social platform that has been a pet project of Jack Dorsey for years, released an invite-only app last month… meaning a public...
While social media has opened up the creator economy — and given a platform to talent who may have otherwise gone undiscovered — many young...
Major social media platforms like Meta and Snap are unveiling their own Open-AI-based chatbots and language models. ...
Steve Davis, CEO of The Boring Company since 2019, is rumored to be in contention to take over the top bird spot from Musk....
Global office occupancy rates are on the rise, nearly returning to pre-pandemic levels in much of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East– but not in...
After Nancy Dubuc’s exit last week, VICE Media Group (VMG) promoted two longtime executives, Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala, to co-CEOs to lead the company...
Chris Rock’s new stand-up special, Selective Outrage, will be Netflix’s first foray into live programming....
Images created by AI are not eligible for copyright protection because they weren’t made by a human....
Consumers have brought more false advertising lawsuits against brands lately...
The combination of Apple’s 2021 data privacy changes and the recent economic contraction has reduced digital ad spending and hurt social media platforms....
As millions of millennials turn 40 this year, many will likely go through some form of a midlife crisis. ...
Livestream shopping — where influencers advertise products in real-time on social media — has been taking off....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="27378" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Starbucks takes their coffee to Twitch The Future. In its first Twitch marketing effort, Starbucks has employed the freestyle rapper and influencer Harry...
Teens are putting off the driving test or eschewing it altogether, as they find today’s world intimidating to navigate....
Restaurants are jumping on a growing trend and offering monthly subscriptions to diners. The move aims to ensure steadier cash inflow and entice loyal customers...
Because chatbots generate search results without the need to click through to an article, they could potentially absorb some of online publishers’ search-driven traffic....
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had a strong release at the box office....
Eager to rehabilitate its image and shine brightly on the world stage, Saudi Arabia is investing in Hollywood....
Brands are experimenting more and more with “synthetic influencers”....
Peacock and Paramount+ are downsizing and tweaking their pricing models to cut a profit....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="27335" img_size="full" add_caption="yes"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] TikTok Shop grows brand participation in the US The Future. TikTok’s onboarding more brands for their US Shop feature, which allows companies to...
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments from the case Gonzalez v. Google. ...
As the AI boom creates a flood of synthetic content online, it’s become essential for brands to put systems in place to review their marketing...
After a several-year boom of seemingly endless content production, the past few months have seen a huge correction in the streaming world....
Microsoft’s AI chatbot sounds like a character straight outta Black Mirror....
Numerous news publishers are reporting that their Snapchat content profitability is taking a steady nosedive. ...
After her Super Bowl performance, Rihanna’s music broke the Internet with a 211% increase in on-demand streams and a 390% increase in digital song sales....
BuzzFeed created a stir when it announced that it would partner with OpenAI to enhance its quiz experience. ...
Louis Vuitton has hired Pharrell Williams to succeed Virgil Abloh as creative director of the brand’s menswear department. ...
Super Bowl ads are the most expensive ad placements in the US....
In the last decade, Amazon and other megaretailers have championed the affordable abundance movement: get practically anything delivered to you anywhere for cheap....
The Zoomer passion for healthy living is reflected in the brands they choose to buy, with high-quality food and self-care products topping Numerator’s list of...
Forget coffee runs — TikTok content creation could now be the foundation of a college internship. ...
Not too long ago, brands refused to engage in resale because they feared it would hurt the sale of their new products, but now they’re...
Inflation is still high, and major brands are coping with higher production costs by pinning them on consumers through price hikes....
Inflation has created a global cost-of-living crisis, and many are canceling their travel plans to cope with the price increases of essential goods....
Hasbro, Inc. has caught flak recently for their increased efforts to monetize their popular brands....
That’s the million-dollar question running through every media executive’s mind these days. ...
The proxy battle raging between reinstated Disney CEO Bob Iger and activist investor Nelson Peltz ended yesterday after Iger announced a corporate reorganization initiative that...
While the Beyhive is splurging on Renaissance World Tour tickets, they’re not buying Ivy Park merch....
To offset debt and low attendance, theater chains are launching creative food initiatives to generate more revenue. The days of mere popcorn and soda are...
Today, EVs make up only 6% of new car sales, but charging providers warn that the infrastructure the US needs now is the same as...
Beginning July 1st, Australia will let authorized psychiatrists prescribe MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression....
Generative AI is more than just a tool for research, composition, and measurement...
While sports wagering apps can fluctuate from vendor to vendor, and even from state to state, they all satisfy our very human desires for reward...
Although every major tech company has invested in AI for years, their hunger for a piece of the generative AI pie has magnified since the...
As fans prepare for Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, they’re bracing for the likelihood that they won’t be able to secure tickets....
Iconoclastic artists who were shut out of music’s biggest night in the past took the stage at Sunday’s award show....
As vino fails to capture the millennial and Gen Z markets, winemakers speculate that vino’s “inherent elitism” is turning off young drinkers....
The UFC has just signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Prime, the sports drink label owned by YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI....
Huge changes to data privacy rules and competition in the attention economy have crippled traditional digital advertising....
Tickets for Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour go on sale over the next few days, and their rollout will be Ticketmaster’s biggest test since demand for tickets...
As brands seek to engage customers on a deeper level, they’re jazzing up their ads with good old-fashioned hotlines....
Twitter announced that it will stop providing free access to the Twitter API on February 9th, offering a “paid basic tier” in its stead....
Once creators identified TikTok as a platform on which they could go viral, build huge followings, and land ad sponsorships more easily than on Instagram,...
These days, it seems like everyone’s trying to become TikTok....
Amid mass layoffs and economic uncertainty, brands are debating whether or not to splurge $7 million on a national Super Bowl ad in 2023. ...
As diners seek low-cost options — and inexpensive treats — amid economic volatility, they’re rolling up to classic fast food chains to meet their needs....
Spotify’s test run of the User Choice Billing program has been a smash success, reaching 140 markets worldwide. ...
The past 18 months have seen a major increase in ad spend on influencer marketing, and brands are increasingly proposing long-term agency-of-record relationships with influencer...
Online short-term rental platform Vrbo is cracking down on parties ahead of the Super Bowl with ‘anti-party tech.’...
It’s that time of year when generally low theater attendance limits a film’s potential box office return. ...
