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Wish review: This kingdom really needs some magic
AV Club,
It was probably inevitable that Marvel’s world-building virus would infect its Disney host. But it’s still startling to see how urgently the new Disney animated fairy tale Wish attempts to retcon 86 years of disparate animated features into something like a shared universe—one where Peter Pan, Thumper, and Pinocchio… Read more...
Spotify Tackles Its Noise Problem
Gizmodo,
This week, Spotify shared an update on its policies, aiming to “better support those most dependent on streaming revenues as part of their livelihood,” according to a company post. The updates address “artificial streaming,” the number of plays required to monetize tracks, and new minimums for the length of noise… Read more...
Uber-for-parcels startup Relay raises $10M seed round to scale in the UK
TechCrunch,
Incumbents in the parcel deliveries space usually have fixed daily routes from suburban depots. But since most parcels are fairly lightweight, this is a bit of a hammer to crack a nut. So it makes sense to “Uber-ise” local deliveries. Indeed, in Asia, the “asset free” delivery model of using mini depots instead of large […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Birdseye’s AI-powered chief marketing officer drives personalized email campaigns for retailers
The company offers hyper-personalization email and SMS campaigns and retail transaction data insights from one dashboard. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Year Everyone Started Dressing Like Julia Fox
The Cut,
Dresses are more sheer than ever before, exposed G-strings are even tinier, and the bare nipple has long since been liberated.
Lawmakers ‘mystified’ after NASA scales back Mars collection program
Politico Picks,
The space agency's cut could "cost hundreds of jobs and a decade of lost science," the bipartisan group says.
Every Ridley Scott movie ranked, including Napoleon
It’s been nearly five decades since Ridley Scott’s first feature film, The Duellists, hit theaters, and now, even well into his 80s, the legendary filmmaker shows no signs of slowing. Napoleon, his latest feature, is as grand and intense as anything else in his long career, and it demonstrates just how adept Scott… Read more...
OpenAI will benefit from unity of purpose with Sam Altman’s return
In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite support from both Microsoft and the vast majority of OpenAI’s workforce. While the whole process was incredibly messy, the result […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.