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Disney isn’t building a “super app” tying together all its businesses — at least not yet.Adam Smith, the chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, told employees at a town hall last week that the company isn’t planning to turn Disney+ into a hub for buying tickets…
What if your favorite TV show was also a blog? With a livestream? And you could interact directly with the creators and stars in the comment section?That’s part of Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie’s vision for how the platform can expand beyond newsletters. Substack wants its HBO moment.Substack launched a TV…
Amazon Web Services is in talks to soon add SpaceX’s latest Grok models to its flagship AI platform Bedrock, according to people familiar with the matter.The move would deepen AWS’s push to make Bedrock the central hub for top AI models. Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in turn, would gain access to…
Zohran Mamdani has ambitious ideas for New York City housing.The Mayor’s Office dropped its detailed policy plan — called “Block by Block” — on May 26, outlining goals to build more apartment buildings, convert unused offices and hotels into living space, and help residents navigate one of America’s most expensive…
“Why are you taking my picture?” asked my 22-year-old son as I trailed behind him on a hiking path near our house. The leaves were beginning to change, and I wanted to capture the beauty of the woods and this moment with my adult son.”Because I love you,” I told…
As gas prices climb and wallets tighten, e.l.f. Beauty is discovering that shoppers still want their glow — just at a discount. Loading audio narration… The cosmetics retailer plans to take “some pricing actions” on certain products as consumers become squeezed by other rising costs, Tarang Amin, the CEO of…
Want a software job at Google? Bring your AI wingman. Loading audio narration… The company is piloting a new interview process for software engineering candidates that will let them use an AI assistant, according to an internal document reviewed by Business Insider.The change is part of a broader overhaul of…
