Apple’s Big Spending Plan to Challenge Netflix Takes Shape

The tech company, about to have a showcase event on its campus, is expected to reveal details about a dozen or more programs ready to go or almost done.

Trusting in Antitrust: Actions Against Big Tech Are Now Palatable

Antitrust is the nuclear bomb of regulatory moves, but at a moment when nearly everything in America seems contentious, proposals to break up internet giants are gaining support.

‘Captain Marvel’ Climbs the List of Superhero Hits

It sold an estimated $69.3 million in domestic tickets this weekend and is already the 13th-best-selling film in the 21-movie Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Data Predators and Surveillance Capitalists Get “T Boned” at SouthBy

Legendary musician and music producer T Bone Burnett came to SXSW 2019 to slay digital demons. I highly recommend that you make some time to watch his keynote and/or read the text of his speech. It may shake you awake. There is so much to digest in Burnett’s speech that no recap is going to […]

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Fox News Bumps Jeanine Pirro’s Show After Anti-Muslim Remarks

Ms. Pirro did not appear on Saturday evening in her usual slot on the cable news station, but Fox News declined to say if the host had been formally suspended.

Top 40 Social Good Trends in March – From Charitable Gaming Initiatives to Inspiring STEM Comics (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Although many businesses are profit-driven, it is important to remember to engage in charitable initiatives and activist endeavors — the March 2019 social good round-up offers some great examples…

Why China Silenced a Clickbait Queen in Its Battle for Information Control

Ma Ling was one of China’s most popular bloggers. Then she became a target in President Xi Jinping’s campaign to purge popular voices that the Communist Party finds threatening.

Desktop OS-Inspired Folding Smartphones – This Conceptual Microsoft Surface Note is Efficient (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The conceptual Microsoft Surface Note seen here is one part smartphone and one part tablet to offer consumers a new way to think about mobile productivity.

Featuring a folding design, the device…

Multifunctional Urban Cargo Bikes – The Muli Cargo eBike Easily Hauls Gear, Groceries or Even Kids (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Muli Cargo eBike is a versatile solution for urban consumers who are seeking out a compact, multifunctional way to get around town with their gear in tow. 6.4 feet in length, the bike is as…

Beto O’Rourke Says We’re All In This Together

Beto O’ Rourke is a media darling. Therefore, he stands a decent chance of advancing to the Democratic nomination. Running for President today is a made-for-TV, multi-year entertainment event. You have to be magnetic and natural in front of the camera. Beto is. We can discuss policy until the cows come home, but policy won’t […]

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Rurally Inspired Streetwear Fashion – The Spring 2019 Our Legacy Collection Takes Cues from Farming (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The newly released Our Legacy collection looks toward rural cultures for inspiration. Instead of embracing the nostalgia-driven or futuristic approaches to contemporary streetwear, the fashion label…

Elegant New Wave Fashion – Berluti's Spring/Summer 2019 Reinterprets New Wave Through Modernism (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Spring/Summer 2019 collection by Berluti is riddled with references to new wave fashion. This is the first capsule, released under the direction of Kris Van Assche.

The clothing entertains a…

Campanha na Austrália usa anúncios do Spotify para alertar motoristas sobre perigos na estrada

Os anúncios da versão grátis do Spotify podem ser um pé no caso para quem gosta de passar o dia ouvindo música na plataforma sem pagar um tostão no processo, mas há quem saiba utilizar o meio a seu favor. É o caso da Ogilvy Melbourne, que desenvolveu para a Associação Australiana de Seguradoras de …

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SXSW 2019: As 5 maneiras que um vídeo pode te enganar

Das filmagens fora de contexto aos distópicos deepfakes

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SXSW 2019: Deu ruim pra tecnologia

A maior parte das pessoas que vem aqui pela primeira vez me pergunta se o SXSW mudou desde que vim pela primeira vez, há 8 anos. A minha resposta é sempre “sim”, todo ano – o festival é diferente cada vez que venho.  Nos meus primeiros anos aqui, o SXSW era sobre o futuro e …

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Mamilos 188: A pornografia é vilã?

68 anos. Este é tempo que você gastaria para assistir todo o conteúdo de um único site pornográfico em 2017 – e este mercado só cresceu desde então. Diante de tanto material, tem opções para todos os gostos. Das fantasias mais discretas aos fetiches mais ousados. Não dá pra fingir que a pornografia não faz …

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What Stagwell Group’s Investment Means for the Future of MDC Partners and Its Agencies

For MDC Partners, change seemed inevitable, even before former CEO Scoff Kauffman announced he would be stepping down from that role last September. Recently, the chatter around some kind of deal began to intensify amidst continued financial struggles, and the expected denouement arrived yesterday when Stagwell Group, the holding company founded by former Microsoft executive…

Europe's biggest online fashion retailer is axing its private labels


Zalando is paring its roster of private-label clothing and shoes in a quest to woo more established brands to a lineup that already includes the likes of Nike, Adidas and Hugo Boss.

Europe’s biggest online fashion platform has cut more than a third of 18 in-house labels for everything from coats to children’s wear, and the remaining ones are under review, according to co-Chief Executive Officer Rubin Ritter.

“We want to list essentially everything, we want to incentivize brands to go all-in with us,” Ritter said Friday in an interview, adding that reducing private labels is a “small price to pay.”

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Activision is bringing esports franchises to a city near you


Overwatch League, the competitive video-game endeavor that Activision Blizzard Inc. launched last year, continues to model its future on traditional organizations like the National Football League and National Basketball Association.

Starting in 2020, most of the league’s 20 franchises will leave Los Angeles, their home for the first two years, and decamp for New York, Paris, Shanghai and other cities. Nate Nanzer, the league’s commissioner, made the announcement Friday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

This has been the plan all along, though it’s happening earlier than some expected. When Activision originally sold investors on franchises, some of which cost more than $30 million, each team got the exclusive rights to a major city or region. When the move happens, Overwatch League, based on Blizzard Entertainment’s video game of the same name, will be a truly global enterprise.

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Lilly Singh, a YouTube Star, Will Host a Late-Night Show on NBC

The half-hour show will premiere in September and make her the only woman with a late-night show on one of the so-called Big Four broadcast networks, a statement said.