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Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ business partner at SpringHill, is helping a group of investors looking to raise $5 billion to start a new international basketball league. The Big Play: The new secret league is reportedly being positioned as a competitor to the NBA… which… good luck. The NBA hasn’t had a competitor to its 5-on-5 […]
Grocery stores throughout Europe have introduced digital labels that constantly change the prices of items throughout the day… and the tech is starting to migrate to the US. Why It Hits: The economic conditions created by tariffs (or the threat of tariffs), inflation, and supply-chain crunches have led to a rollercoaster of price fluctuations on […]
Microsoft is introducing an animated virtual character of its Copilot chatbot. Why It Hits: More and more tech giants are trying to figure out a way to anthropomorphize AI — whether that’s Microsoft with Copilot, Meta’s various chatbot experiments, or X with its NSFW characters — in an effort to move past text and simple […]
Sydney Sweeney is turning into the ultimate stock booster, adding hundreds of millions of dollars to the stocks of brands she works with and even giving some enough clout to get acquired. The Big Picture: There’s been a lot of debate in recent years over the current impact of celebrity-driven marketing, with naysayers arguing that […]
An app called Neon Coat has become a key platform for models, influencers, and content creators to get free food, services, and experiences in exchange for sharing a pic or video with their followers. The Big Picture: Brands are always looking for ways to break through the noise — so by introducing a bartering system […]
The tech industry is starting to embrace a work schedule called “996” — 9 AM to 9 PM, six days a week. Why It Clocks: The 72-hour workweek has long been a controversial staple of China (although activists are trying to change that), and it seems the American tech industry views that intense work culture […]
After more than a decade of ceding influence and chart space to pop and hip hop, rock and roll is finally making a comeback in culture. Why It Rocks: Guitar-based rock and roll, in its many sub-genres, was the defining genre between 1960 and 2010 before slipping from the top echelons of popularity. But after fifteen years […]
Meta unveiled a wristband it’s been developing for years that allows wearers to control computers, tablets, and smartphones without touching them. Why It Hits: Big Tech would love to make the act of scrolling and typing a thing of the past. While most of the attention is paid to riskier ventures involving brain-interface chips, Meta’s use of electrical signals in our muscles […]
Emerging studies are showing how the interaction between AI and toddlers could have profound effects on child development. The Big Development: Chatbot development is moving at lightning speed these days, typically with little oversight on how it’s affecting the adults who use it. But even less attention is being paid to how kids — now […]
Paramount has inked roughly $2 billion in deals to exclusively stream past episodes of South Park and produce a new batch of the R-rated animated TV series — potentially the biggest TV deal ever. The Big Picture: As more data is released, showing just how much overall viewing time on streamers is relegated to a […]