Prefab Earthquake-Proof Tiny Homes – The Nestron 'Cube One' Offers 156-Square-Feet of Living Space (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Nestron ‘Cube One’ is an expertly designed living space from the Singapore and China-based design studio that addresses the increasing need for cost-effective homes that can easily…

Macy’s Is Shuttering 125 Stores and Its Cincinnati Headquarters

Macy’s announced today a three-year plan that includes shuttering 125 stores and its corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, as well as cutting 2,000 jobs. The moves will cost the company between $450 million and $490 million, the majority of which will be recorded in fiscal 2019. Macy’s said it expects the moves to save the company…

Twitter’s New Policy on Deepfakes Leans More Toward Labeling and Providing Context

Removing content containing synthetic and manipulated media, widely referred to as deepfakes, from Twitter altogether is still reserved for the most extreme cases, but people will soon start seeing more warning labels over blurred thumbnails and more explanation and clarification, the social network said Tuesday. Twitter head of site integrity Yoel Roth and group product…

18 Examples of Valentine's Day Marketing – From Romantic QSR Pop-Ups to Heartfelt Message Snacks (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These Valentine’s Day marketing innovations range from romantic fast food pop-ups to heartfelt message cookies.

Standouts in the food and beverage realm include Oreo’s limited edition &#…

Trump Says He Is In for Debates and Wants to Honor Rush Limbaugh

At lunch with TV anchors before the State of the Union, the president was jovial about Iowa’s voting problems and said John Bolton ‘turned on me.’

Lucy Jarvis, Who Took TV Viewers Far and Wide, Dies at 102

In an era when few if any producers were women, she got access to the Kremlin, China and more.

Wendy’s Hopes to Bring Home the Bacon With Nationwide Breakfast Launch

Wendy’s is taking another stab at serving breakfast beginning March 2, the fast food chain announced this morning. Customers can order up a variety of options, such as a maple bacon chicken croissant, a classic sausage, egg and cheese biscuit, as well as a honey butter chicken biscuit or a sausage and egg burrito. Because…

Disney+ Nets 28.6 Million Subscribers in Its First 3 Months

As of Monday, less than three months since its debut, Disney+ has netted 28.6 million subscribers, representing massive growth figures that solidify the fledgling streaming service as a major early success for the media and entertainment giant. The subscription numbers, which Disney announced today during its quarterly earnings call with investors, are a major win…

Netflix Spent Big on Oscar-Worthy Films. That May Not Be Enough.

The streaming giant has a leading 24 nominations, but forecasters don’t expect it to win many Academy Awards on Sunday.

When You Host the Super Bowl, Every Minute is a Commercial

It was the scene where Joe Namath, double scotch in hand, famously guaranteed a victory for the New York Jets’ first and only Super Bowl Championship. It was where Peyton Manning and Drew Brees shed the monkeys off their backs and won their first rings. On Sunday, it was where Andy Reid cemented his legacy…

Bank of America Consolidates Account With Publicis Groupe

Bank of America is consolidating all external marketing services with Publicis Groupe, handled by a dedicated unit called GroupeConnect. The decision brings Bank of America’s relationship with IPG’s Hill Holliday, a longtime agency partner, to an end. “Bank of America is consolidating external marketing agency resources with one network, Publicis Groupe, to accelerate our data-driven…

Google’s Onerous Balancing Act Between Privacy and Profit

Google’s parent company Alphabet is in a rare and potentially precarious position: It must answer growing public calls for privacy while placating governments eager to maintain market competition, all while continuing to impress Wall Street with its growth. The search giant earned $45.8 billion in revenue in the final quarter of 2019, up from $39…

“Joias Brutas” faz do caos de Nova York um curto-circuito de crença no impossível

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É muito difícil assistir “Joias Brutas” sem se sentir intoxicado em algum momento pela narrativa do filme, cujo propósito mora na perpetuação eterna de sentimentos de desgaste e estresse permeados por uma hiperatividade de acontecimentos simultâneos que vivem indo e voltando nos caminhos do protagonista Howard (Adam Sandler). O aparato desenvolvido pelo longa se comporta …

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Even if Trump Doesn’t Bring Up Climate Change Tonight, This Ad Will

Seventh Generation, known for a toilet tissue made of recycled paper, will follow the State of the Union address with a 60-second commercial on three networks.

Did Fox News Edit an Interview at Trump’s Request? Chris Wallace Says No

The “Fox News Sunday” anchor told The Times that the accusation from Steve Bannon was “utter foolishness.”

How an AI Would Have Written 10 of the Super Bowl’s Biggest Ads

Maisie Williams sings the Frozen soundtrack in a traffic jam? A mascot funeral in which Kool-Aid Man’s tears reincarnate Mr. Peanut into a salty Baby Yoda? Some Super Bowl ads were such odd mishmashes of pop culture, they might have sounded like they were compiled by an AI. In that spirit, we decided to see…

How These 2 Brands Used the Super Bowl Spot to Highlight Their Anniversaries

The Super Bowl is an advertiser’s ultimate gamble. Expectations of creativity and craft are high, and frankly, it’s the one time of year when people aren’t actively trying to avoid the advertisements. The work is put to the test on a national stage, and with millions of dollars already invested, the stakes don’t get any…

Messenger From Facebook Gets a One-Time Notification API in Beta

The One-Time Notification API (application-programming interface) for Messenger From Facebook, initially discussed last December, is now available in beta. Product manager Igor Slutsker revealed the API’s availability in a blog post, saying that it can be used to support valuable use cases like price drop alerts, back in stock alerts and other important follow-ups that…

What No One Needs Now—Technology That Makes Things Worse

Make the technology easy to use, or lose people, lose elections, lose money, and lose your shit. E-TRADE understands. This is the kind of customer-focused copy I can get behind: You should be mad that they gave this guy a promotion. You should be made at forced camaraderie. You should be mad at tech that […]

Democrats Who Use Twitter Are More Likely to Be Liberal

Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who use Twitter are more likely to support Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) or Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), while former Vice President Joe Biden did not fare well among that group, according to Pew Research Center. However, it did not bode well for Sanders that 40% of Democrats on Twitter who said…