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TGIF, Future Party. Employment platform Glassdoor has decided to go with a super hopeful and positive word to sum up the job market this year: “fatigue.” Chris Martin, lead researcher on Glassdoor’s economic research team, said the anxiety (their 2023 word) around job searching has become so sustained that people are simply exhausted. Somehow, the company found that use of the word “fatigue” is up 41% — which can only mean one thing: they must be monitoring our Slack.

Disney has struck a surprising and wide-ranging $1 billion deal with OpenAI that will bring its marquee IP to Sora in 2026 and weave ChatGPT into the company’s operations. It’s the first deal between a major Hollywood studio and a top AI firm.

The Generative Picture: By teaming with OpenAI, Disney is signaling that the AI revolution is here to stay… and Hollywood wants a cut. The company is still aggressively pursuing AI firms that use Disney IP without consent, but an embrace of companies that pay up will likely reshape entertainment and become a major revenue driver for participating studios… while also seriously straining relationships with the creative community.

Behind The Scenes: With Disney investing $1 billion in OpenAI, Sora has officially made it in Hollywood.

Final Credits (?): Disney’s deal with OpenAI underscores how the company is trying to position itself for a more interactive entertainment ecosystem. It struck a $1.5 billion deal with Epic Games earlier this year to bring Disney characters to Fortnite. Both integrations open up some… new challenges.

But a deal with an AI company is an about-face from just a couple of months ago, when Sora’s brash opt-out launch put Hollywood on the defensive. A Disney deal sets the blueprint for other studios to strike similar agreements and profit from the AI revolution rather than watch their IP — already scraped by Silicon Valley — be used for free.

Next Prompt: Sora’s embrace by Disney is already raising existential alarms throughout the creative community, so expect artists receiving a cut of revenue to be at the top of the demand list during next year’s union contract negotiations.

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Space startups and AI firms are teaming up to build AI data centers in orbit that can beam computing power back to systems on Earth.

Why It Flies: For AI systems to work, they need a lot of energy… which is why data centers are being built at a record clip, nuclear plants are being reactivated, and the energy market is exploding in demand. By building data centers in orbit, companies hope to tap the limitless power of the sun to offset costs and alleviate grid strain.

Behind The Plans: Earth’s orbit is about to get crowded, per The WSJ.

Final Payload: There’s a wrinkle to everyone’s plan, however — no one actually knows how to pull it off at scale. That includes how many satellites will need to be deployed to match the power generation of one on-the-ground data center, the cost of launching all those bad boys into orbit to begin with, and how to manage the harsh conditions they’ll face (solar radiation, temperature, etc.). And then there’s the most crucial question: how do you send back all that accumulated processing power to Earth at scale?

With trillions of dollars potentially at stake, expect companies to spend big to figure out the answers.

Next Launch: With so many satellites heading to orbit, “satellite-traffic control” could become one of the most pressing challenges for space agencies worldwide.

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54.2% of you voted Over a year ago in yesterday’s poll: When was the last time you hosted a party?

“Seems our friends have stopped having home parties, opting instead to meet at a restaurant or town event.”

“I used to host parties, game nights, cookouts, and the like multiple times a year in the last place I lived. But after downsizing, I’m no longer the host with the most. I didn’t even throw a housewarming party when I moved to my new place.”

“We’re part of a friend community that thrives on gathering together. I took the whole week of Thanksgiving off work and went to five different parties, including one dedicated to pierogi making!”

“Never a party thrower, I’m now 62 and wanting to bring people together. I had my 2nd annual pumpkin carving party in October and threw a holiday party last week when my bestie flew in to visit. So much fun! Small gatherings of around 15 people — just right!”

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📺 Next-gen survivor show Beast Games is crossing over with classic survivor show Survivor. Generational collab.

🎤 Apple Music and TikTok are partnering on a broadcast of Mariah Carey’s Here For It All Holiday Special.

👀 Timothée Chalamet may be moonlighting as a rapper called EsDeeKid.

🤖 New York passed a law requiring ads to disclose when they use AI-generated actors.

🫠 Dozens of state attorneys general have sent letters to the top AI firms, warning them to fix “delusional outputs” or risk being in breach of state laws.

🚙 EV company Rivian is building its own AI chips to power a proprietary chatbot that will roll out to all of its vehicles early next year.

🙃 Fed Chair Jerome Powell believes the federal government is overcounting monthly job growth by 60,000 — resulting in a net loss of 20,000 workers.

💸 Crypto exchange Gemini Space Station is entering the prediction market with simple yes-or-no questions.

👕 Adidas and Fear of God are ending their partnership after five years.