AI CEOs slow their roll, Steven Bartlett seeds creator startups, and Oprah takes the Sphere
Cities try to AC their streets, pitch-perfecting tech goes live, and The Odyssey sails to a new record
Artists are doing residencies worldwide, A24 and Dior collab, and Block builds a bank
Athletes launch media companies, NYT faces down tech giants, and Suno rolls out a legal model
The summer box office breaks records, workers return to old employers, and Google double takes your double helix
Tesla debuts Cybercab, Jeremy Zimmer takes to Twitch, and The Ringer’s in the hot seat
Ernst & Young rewards humans, Chicken Shop Date ends the fun, and Google keeps the monopoly together
Parents get their kids investing, MrBeast puts a challenge in his new book, and X gets a bank robbery
AMC launches a distribution label, GTA hype is high, and The Sphere is monkeying around
IShowSpeed collabs on a scavenger hunt, Markiplier invests in GoPro, and everyone chooses Ella Langley
South Korea gives AI to its population, Twitter returns under new ownership, and Kalshi bets on the weather
OVO goes to Authentic Brands, AI companies rip up books, and Dragon Ball Z heads to France
AGs reign in Meta, Bill Gates sounds off on AI, and SoundCloud becomes a marketplace
Vacations are now for skills, YouTube turns to channels, and Australia says no to AI
Archer and AEG bring air taxis to LA Live, slow tech comes for your texts, and M&A embraces Hugging Face
Film and TV pirates get more sophisticated, vintage tees become a hot commodity, and Nevada wants all the robotaxis
YouTube warns wayward creators, Anything AI creates employees, and Anthropic could generate a record
Moviegoing is so back, stand-up comedy gets still, and PlayStation hits pause
Ex Machina puts AI movies in theaters, Gen Z goes grandma mode, and TikTok becomes a wallet
Disneyland enters Fortnite, Foot Locker builds community in Crenshaw, and Tesla says, “Look, Ma, no hands.”
An AI startup generates a news broadcast, mascots are everywhere again, and Bezos gets soccer fever
Mystery vacations take off, retailers offer fix-it classes, and LA movie theaters stage a comeback
Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Lakers, Nvidia teams up with Wall Street to sell chips, and Alex Cooper gets a nine-figure valuation
Paramount threatens a California exit, Spotify searches for AI profiles, and Hacks becomes real
AI books interviews around the clock, Madden gets a news challenge, and The Weeknd is forever