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Paramount Skydance is preparing to move around some streaming staffers as David Ellison’s company wraps up its long-term project of unifying the tech platforms of Paramount+ and free streamer Pluto TV.This so-called “convergence” project has been a top priority for Paramount. Two high-level streaming employees recently said that convergence is…
More of your Uber fare is going to the company than the driver, according to a new study.Uber’s “take rate,” or the percentage of each fare that the company hangs on to, has risen above 50% this year in some cities, according to an analysis by Len Sherman, an executive…
AI might mean the end of the frantic 2 a.m. email from the boss.Orlando Bravo, the billionaire founder of software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo, said that AI is changing how much he relies on junior associates to perform the rote tasks that have historically kept them glued to their…
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday is sitting before a congressional panel to testify about his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.In a prepared statement to the House Oversight Committee investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files, Gates expressed regret for his association with Epstein and…
Outback Steakhouse’s website felt extremely easy to navigate.Once I selected my nearest location, I just clicked the “Bloomin’ Bundle Meals” section of the menu to get started. (Notably, these meals are not available at all Outback locations.)I chose the center-cut 6-ounce sirloin meal for four, declined paying extra to upgrade…
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 400,000 people, and the US Army’s Caisson Detachment supports up to 10 funerals each week for select service members.Until recently, however, a key part of these funerals had been missing — the horses.For 75 years, horse-drawn caissons were one…
“Hi. My name is Sarah. And I’m Sophie! We’re sisters, and we both have breast cancer. Welcome to our influencer journey! Like, comment, and subscribe.”It was 2023. I was 35, terrified, and trying to make sense of my diagnosis alongside my sister’s. We’d both been told we had breast cancer…
My DMs have been buzzing about Accenture Song’s planned acquisition of the creator and social agency Whalar. Industry insiders are particularly interested in what it means for the future of influencer marketing M&A.Tristan Rice, partner at the M&A firm SI Global, told me the deal is a “coming-of-age moment for…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kathy Mullen, 64, who quit her job at Nike to care for her mother. Mullen, who lives in Texas, said that the caregiving work hurt her financially and was physically taxing, as she is now on disability. This interview has been…
Over the last few weeks, CBS News boss Bari Weiss has fired many of the top correspondents and producers at her network’s famed “60 Minutes.” One of them subsequently accused her of tilting her coverage to please the Trump administration — which isn’t the first time a “60 Minutes” employee…
