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The AI PR Industrial Complex | PRO Insight
Forget the technology’s capabilities, there’s money to be made and points to score
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Apple Q2 Revenue Soars to $94.8 Billion, Beating Wall Street Estimates
Services revenue, including Apple TV+ subscriptions, of $20.9 billion helped the company’s results as hardware sales drop
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Facebook Faces Potential Ban of Youth Data Monetization
FTC says Meta’s behavior has “put young users at risk” and must be addressed
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AI Should Be a Life-and-Death Issue for Hollywood Writers | PRO Insight
BuzzFeed provides a timely cautionary tale for creatives who don’t take the threat of computer-generated copy seriously
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Twitter-Alternative Mastodon Revamps Onboarding Experience to Be More Competitive
The platform’s approach to social networking can be intimidating for newbies, so the sign-up process is being simplified
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Microsoft-Activision Isn’t the End of Video Game M&A – It’s Just the Beginning | Analysis
The market saw deals worth $38 billion in 2022, and 2023 could see more
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HUSSLUP Launches Desktop App Aimed at Improved Creative Professional Networking
ProSearch and Serendipity Mode aim to make connecting easier and more productive
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Why Bluesky Is the New Hotness | PRO Insight
The Twitter alternative is taking off thanks to hilarious memes and the fact that it’s not Twitter
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Writers Are Anonymous in Hollywood – but Tech Could Change That | PRO Insight
Smart contracts could connect fans with creators more fairly, effectively and efficiently, writes Daril Fannin, a screenwriter and Kino CEO
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Alphabet Growth Slows Again in Q1 as YouTube Ad Revenue Falls for 3rd Quarter in a Row
The video service’s ad woes, with sales down 3%, reflect an industrywide spending slowdown
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From Fake Drake to a Fan Frenzy: AI Can Help – Not Just Hurt – the Music Business | PRO Insight
Trying to take down computer-generated tracks is a remix of a failed strategy from the Napster days
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How AI Chat Will Make Money – Outside of Ads | PRO Insight
APIs, plugins, data licensing and subscriptions may supplement advertising – or supplant it – in the chatbot business model
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Want to Fight AI? Use Fans – and Supercharge Them With Web3 | PRO Insight
Computer code that seeks to replicate human creativity can’t generate genuine connection
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What the Heck Is Happening at Uber? | PRO Insight
A bizarre Wall Street Journal profile, an underperforming stock and big executive pay packages stand out as the ride-hailing company tries to find a way forward
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Chatbots Flip the Script: For Screenwriters, AI’s Evolution Brings New Tools and New Fears
TV showrunners and film scribes may be keeping an open mind about growing tech like ChatGPT, but concerns about job loss and credit are already generating heated talk
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