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AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It’s Already Arrived
“An early winner in the generative AI wars was near collapse—then bet everything on a star-studded comeback. Can Stability AI beat the competition?”
What US Tech Did to Ireland
“The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.”
That Dropped Call With Customer Service? It Was on Purpose.
“Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called ‘sludge.'”
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem
“Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it.”
Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
“The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.”
Bad Dojo: Tiger Schulmann Didn’t Get to Be America’s No. 1 Karate Kingpin Without Busting a Few Faces
“Former senseis and business partners accuse Schulmann of building his $35-million-a-year martial-arts empire with Mafia tactics. What, you expect him to apologize?”
S’more! S’more!
“His artisanal marshmallows were the greatest. Then he tried to scale them.”
Bad Cards
“How a $168,000 Michael Jordan rookie card rocked the $15 billion trading card industry.”
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture
“As reading declines and self-censorship grows, bookshops are shuttering in the city once hailed as the Arab world’s publishing capital.”
