Sifting Through The Workslop

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Artists are increasingly bringing out special guests at almost every tour stop, and fans are starting to expect it, often leaving disappointed if none appear.

Why It Hits: With ticket prices at record highs, artists are under pressure to deliver unique experiences once reserved for festivals like Coachella or Glastonbury. Surprise cameos from fellow musicians or celebrities have become a reliable way of getting people talking… and going viral online.

Behind The Surprises: Is a concert worth it if you’re not getting two artists for the price of one?

Encore: These appearances are proving to be powerful conversation starters — especially when clips of the guests take off online, the currency of today’s attention economy. “Everybody’s trying to find the virality,” says Jonathan Eshak, manager of The Marías and Leon Bridges. After all, that attention often translates directly into ticket sales and streaming boosts — the true currency in an artist’s pocket.

Prediction: Special guests aren’t going anywhere anytime soon — so expect some artists to feature them not just for a song or two, but as recurring characters in a tour’s overall narrative.

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A new survey published in the Harvard Business Review found employees are increasingly dealing with “low-quality, AI-generated content” that’s making their jobs more difficult.

The Big Picture: Optimized productivity is the holy grail of the business world, and AI is being evangelized as the ultimate productivity booster. But in practice, it’s doing the opposite, which could kneecap companies’ bottom lines as everyone transitions to the tech.

Behind The Code: Are you a victim of “workslop?”

The Future: The researchers estimated that each workslop situation costs about $186 per month in wasted labor — which can add up to millions of dollars a year for large, AI-driven corporations. But the impact isn’t just financial. Employees reported feeling “annoyed,” “confused,” and even “offended” when sent low-quality content, which in turn made them see the senders as “less creative, capable, and reliable.”

And that can generate some seriously bad vibes inside a company.

Projection: Some companies may implement systems that review AI-generated content to ensure it accurately reflects the quality of the employees they hired.

30.8% of you voted No, never in yesterday’s poll: Do you ever use a second screen while watching TV?

“I prefer to focus on one game at a time. If I were betting on the games, I would feel differently.”

“I like to fact check, and I can’t stand commercials; it’s hard to keep focusing on one screen with the rubbish on TV these days.”

“We have 2 TVs in the garage and watch 2 separate sports events at the same time. Sometimes 2 football games, sometimes a football and a baseball game. Depends on what’s on that day or night.”

“I always look at IMDB when watching TV series or movies to learn about the actors. A lot of times I’ll be on a sports betting app placing a $0.50 bet on the next play. Incredibly fun!”

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🎥 Instead of a runway show, Gucci released a short film co-directed by Spike Jonze (Her) and Halina Reijn (Babygirl), starring a lot of top actors.

🎮 Superstar video-game designer Hideo Kojima (Death Stranding, Metal Gear) is teaming up with filmmaker Jordan Peele on a hybrid horror game/movie project.

🏓 The National Padel League is launching an amateur league, which is now open for registration.

🚗 Waymo is rolling out an enterprise business to shuttle employees to work or provide transport for events.

💰 Tether, the world’s biggest stablecoin issuer, is raising money at a $500 billion valuation.

👀 The Secret Service shut down a giant “SIM farm” in NYC capable of sending enough spam to overwhelm the city’s entire cellular network.

📈  Instagram boasts a whopping three billion monthly active users and now plans to debut a feature giving them greater control over their algorithms.

🤳 Creator-management firm Night has created Night Advisory — an initiative to connect influencers with brands.

📱 Linktree has inked a partnership with Canva, allowing users to generate unique Linktree landing pages using AI.