On Bob Iger’s to-do list: Fix ESPN, TV, Pixar, and more
Think your to-do list is packed? Try running a ~$158B entertainment conglomerate.
Investors in search of greener pastures look to lab-grown meat
Plus: Restaurants are sick of you bailing on reservations, Pixar’s big rebound, and more.
Digits: Airbnb’s mixed review from Wall Street, and more newsy numbers
Plus: Restaurants are sick of you bailing on reservations, Pixar’s big rebound, and more.
Big Tech’s thirst for AI dominance may bring literal thirst for everyone else
By 2030, data centers may consume 450m gallons of water — every single day.
Brrring back the deals: Will the IPO and M&A markets warm up again?
A strange economy has made for strange deal-making times.
NYC’s pricey rodent revolt may finally be working
Investments are up and complaints are down, but rats aren’t going down easy.
Can’t Airbnb the house? How ’bout the car, its roof, its headrest, your parking spot…
Nowadays, your car can be a business with multiple revenue streams. Whether it should be is another discussion.
Grocers are spending more on bits and bites
Grocery stores are investing more and more in tech (but not VR, thankfully).
So, can we stop calling it ‘the streaming wars’ now?
The “streaming struggles” may be more accurate.
Digits: Cirque du Soleil’s next act, and other newsy numbers
Plus: Digits related to fragrances, schvitzing, fragrances and schvitzing, oh, and meteorites.
On the job from nine to five… or is it four?
Data suggest office workers are signing off earlier.
Meta’s latest metamorphosis is a mixed bag
Meta’s trying to be cool again. The results are mixed.
Nike looks to clear some hurdles and hit its stride
Navigating a new era in sneakers may not be as easy as “just doing it.”
The cool air conditioning businesses keeping the economy from melting
The world is about to crank up the AC. Companies are looking to ride the trend — and refine it.
Digits: Tens of millions still Skype — yes, Skype — and other newsy numbers
Plus: Bubble bubbles, asphalt rumbles, and TikTok juggles.
Holy cow, we’re eating a lot of chicken
Americans are increasingly wingin’ it. What’s that mean for the beef business?
Some tech workers are embracing pay cuts — and Canada
Tired? Fired? It may be time for poutine.
How IMAX keeps reeling in the big bucks
The company is so popular, even Tom Cruise can’t get in on the action.
Rub a dub dub, Dr. Bronner’s continues generating profits in the tub
It’s quite literally a rags-to-riches story.
Orange you glad you’re not in the orange industry right now?
From Florida’s farmers to everyday consumers, people are feeling the pain.
Digits: 7-figure weddings, the IRS on a roll, and more newsy numbers
Plus: Couples say “I dough,” the IRS checks off its to-do list, and Squarespace aims to master its domain.
After years of building pricey playgrounds, Big Tech recalibrates
Major building plans are on pause, but banana stands are a go.
Summer gains: The teen job market is beefing back up
Looking to scoop ice cream this summer? It’ll pay off for you.
The world’s subtitle use is speaking volumes
With more viewers watching TV with subtitles, closed captioning startups are open for business.
Climbing the corporate ladder? More like scaling the noncompete wall
The battle against noncompetes in the workforce is heating up.
Coconut water quenching investors’ thirst for gains
Vita Coco, once limited to health food stores, aims for the mainstream.
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