Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit
…I mean, one of the four most powerful people in the world right now is a gay man.” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — the gay man who “runs the economy,” as Arison…
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Influencer screenings aren’t going away
…Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, digital marketing strategist Gigi Robinson explained that influencer screenings are “one of the smartest moves in entertainment marketing right now” because of how they “create a full content…
Labor and worker’s rights in tech
…Dominic Preston May 6 Will Apple do right by workers at its first unionized store? That’s the question nine senators and members of Congress have asked in the wake of its…
Will a new CEO help realize Apple’s smart home potential?
…But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices coming potentially this…
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
…Hayden actually just published a fantastic play-by-play on The Verge about how this all went down last Friday and the scramble through the weekend from both sides to figure out…
Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
…Last year, major companies like Amazon, Oracle, Meta, Coinbase, and Palantir became America250 sponsors right before Trump’s controversial military parade (held on Trump’s birthday). * Granted, more egregious nonprofit donation vehicles…
BitTorrent’s disastrous, legendary, and controversial story
…To this day, BitTorrent remains the only major publisher of file-sharing software that hasn’t gotten sued by Hollywood and the major labels. However, Cohen insists that the decision to outsource…
How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off
…He’s a former engineer at Meta and an experienced tech founder who in 2022 sold his last venture — an e-commerce tool for businesses that use Shopify — right as the…
Can Puck reinvent news for the influencer age?
…everyone from the CEO of The New York Times and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal to streaming service executives, digital media folks, and, of course, a bunch of creators. Usually…
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
…Days earlier, The New Yorker had published a lengthy investigation that compiled over a hundred interviews and found that many people who had worked with him distrusted him and found inconsistencies in…