Investment firms buy up the neighborhood
Investment firms are buying homes before they even hit the market.
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Bright turns up the light on celebrity-backed, live-stream education platform
Bright aims to become the Masterclass of live streaming.
Inside the billionaire space race — and why it matters
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are engaged in a contest to see who has the bigger rocket.
Marijuana could be the future of the ridesharing economy
The pandemic’s caused growth in the ridesharing economy to stagnate.
How marijuana dispensaries evolved during the pandemic
While the pandemic stalled growth across several economic sectors, it seemingly fertilized the cannabis industry.
Hollywood lines up to capitalize on NFT craze
2019 was a transitional year. Old became new as we hit peak nostalgia. Friends became enemies as we began to see Big Tech in a darker light. The youngest person ever was Time’s Person of the Year, and the embodiment of the Old Master is a baby. To round out 2019, here are five main takeaways from the year, followed by five major predictions for 2020 and beyond.
Brands transition to premium content to survive streaming ad-desert
2019 was a transitional year. Old became new as we hit peak nostalgia. Friends became enemies as we began to see Big Tech in a darker light. The youngest person ever was Time’s Person of the Year, and the embodiment of the Old Master is a baby. To round out 2019, here are five main takeaways from the year, followed by five major predictions for 2020 and beyond.
Booming trading-card resale market shows the value of nostalgia
Fueled by an increase in savings and boredom during the pandemic, trading cards (baseball, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering) have kicked off an investment gold rush.
Texting somehow becomes cool again
Social influencers are using text-messages to create one-on-one interactions with fans and drive e-commerce.
U.S. states ponder privacy update
After Illinois and California passed data-privacy legislation, over a dozen additional states have either passed, introduced, or discussed introducing their own legislation to take back control from freewheeling tech companies and advertisers.