Substack tries to write a new story
The feeling that Twitter is going under any day now is Substack’s gain.
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Scott Galloway breaks down American inequality
Prominent podcaster and NYU business professor Scott Galloway’s new book, Adrift: America in 100 Charts, tracks the rise of US inequality and how it economically and culturally impacted the average American.
Adults keep toy sales humming
Adults who buy toys are quickly becoming one of the most consequential customers for toy companies, flexing their fandom on Star Wars action figures and increasing their spending on pricey Lego sets.
South Park duo get real funding for deepfakes
South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have received some real funding for their deepfake startup, Deep Voodoo.
#artbyhumans trends as AI takes off
The hashtag #artbyhumans is starting to trend in the world, hoping to differentiate the work of human artists with that generated by the raft of AI-art platforms that have popped up this year.
YouTube makes a big play for NFL Sunday Ticket
YouTube is set to win the rights fight for NFL Sunday Ticket, vaulting the streamer into the sports-exhibition arena.
M&A comes for the creator economy
The past few years have been an era of outsized growth for Big Tech.
AI generates a prompt marketplace
A new marketplace called PromptBase sells prompts for AI-art-and-text generators that can reliably give users the outputs they want.
YouTube wants to cater to “multiplatform” creators
YouTube’s short-form Shorts feature is still trailing behind TikTok when it comes to both user engagement and cultural buzz.
Streaming hits the content brakes
After years of record shows being greenlit to juice up the appeal of fledgling streaming services, troubling economic trends are forcing Hollywood to curtail how many shows they pick up.