The attention economy deals with distraction
The growth slowdown is not special to just film and TV streaming but to the entire attention-economy ecosystem at large.
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New E.U. legislation to look under the hood of Big Tech algorithms
The E.U. is cracking down hard on Big Tech platforms, passing the Digital Services Act to regulate nearly every controversial aspect of how tech influences individual users and society at large.
Texas taps the Earth’s heat for energy
The neighborhood of Whisper Valley in Austin, Texas, is gearing up to be the largest development in the world to use a geothermal energy system.
The hotel industry’s hot streak
The pandemic hit hotels especially hard, but now they’re making a comeback in equal measure.
Tech billionaires refuse to grow old
Wealthy tech entrepreneurs and investors around the world are pouring money into age-reversal programs.
British Columbia takes reforestation to the skies
Reforestation efforts are testing out drones that can aerially reseed miles of woods charred by devastating wildfires.
Neon Carnival sets up in Paris Hilton’s world
Paris Hilton joined forces with Neon Carnival to host the party in the metaverse.
Off-White and Highsnobiety collab for Virgil Abloh scholarship capsule
The late Virgil Abloh’s Off-White and Highsnobiety are collabing on a capsule in support of Abloh’s “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund to support future fashion designers.
Ice Cube invites fans to become owners in BIG3
The BIG3 basketball league co-owned and operated by Ice Cube is offering some moneyed fans the ability to become fractional owners of the league.
Ogilvy blocks influencers who digitally touch up
U.K. marketing agency Ogilvy is cutting ties with influencers who digitally distort or retouch themselves in photos.