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The Future. Bedford Media, the company run by Karlie Kloss and her billionaire husband Joshua Kushner, are reviving LIFE Magazine for the modern era. Coupled with its acquisition of fashion-centric i-D Magazinelast fall, Bedford may be trying to build a magazine empire that defines mainstream culture amid one that’s become fractured due to social media. […]
The Future. The Creators Guild of America (CGA) hopes to piece together the potentially millions of people involved in making some of the biggest hit videos on the internet with a new platform called “Mosaic.” Once the database becomes populated, it may become a key tool for BTS talent to score jobs outside of their […]
The Future. The explosive popularity of generative AI programs — particularly large language models (LLMs) — has created a huge demand for workers with backgrounds in the technology. Big Tech is offering programmers, copywriters, and even product managers record sums for AI jobs, but that’s made it nearly impossible for small, open-source startups to compete […]
The Future. After years of being successful in China, social shopping is finally catching on in the US, thanks to TikTok Shop, Shops on Instagram, and Facebook. As more brands get in on the action, the next era of influencers may be the modern version of the ole QVC pitchman. Share and shopA new survey […]
The Future. Although they’ve been around for decades, search funds — money allocated for would-be entrepreneurs who are looking to acquire an existing business or merge several — are surging in popularity. They’ve historically been reserved for MBAs from top schools, but mass layoffs at blue-chip companies may lead to a broader boom of C-suite […]
The Future. A bipartisan bill to force ByteDance to sell TikTok’s operations in the US or face a ban is making its way through Congress… and has enough wind in its sails to potentially become law. If ByteDance does decide to sell, it would be a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars, potentially making […]
The Future. The PGA Tour has lined up a VIP roster of investors in a bid to expand the league’s appeal and keep players from defecting to Saudi-backed LIV Golf. As golf grows in popularity with young people, the headline-grabbing names and billions in investment now involved with the PGA could put pressure on the […]
The Future. As home valuations soar, Wall Street wants to take a piece of the future upside in exchange for giving owners cash today. It’s a bet that homeownership will only get more expensive, making home equity one of the biggest untapped markets for investors… and a sign that first-time buyers may need to search […]
The Future. NFT sales nearly doubled between December and January and seem to be maintaining steady trading. Does that mean NFTs are officially back from near worthlessness? It’s hard to tell, but former profile-picture projects are trying to offer more than a cartoon image to capitalize on the wave… which may usher in a new […]
The Future. By culling millions of data points, creator credit-card company Karat Financial has rolled out a free tool that allows creators to compare their earnings against other similar creators (anonymized, of course) and industry averages — the first tool of its kind. Dubbed “Karat Insights,” the feature may become key for creators of all […]