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The allure of the ad-lib: New research identifies why people prefer spontaneity in entertainment

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2023

Will AI free us from drudgery – or leave us jobless and hungry?

Artificial intelligence promises more leisure and creativity for workers. But at the same time, corporations are clamping down on unions and making plans to replace their expensive human employees, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023

Brian Merchant: What it looks like when jobs disappear in the shadow of AI

What will it look like when AI comes for your job? How will it happen? Will it happen at all? These are the questions on so many minds in the age of OpenAI and Google's Bard, of the suddenly ubiquitous text and image generators such as ChatGPT and Midjourney.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023

Vice is going bankrupt, BuzzFeed News is dead. What does it mean?

When it comes to news in the digital age, which journalism model will work?

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2023

Vice files for bankruptcy protection amid cut-price sale to consortium

Digital publisher and owner of Vice News and Vice TV was once valued at $6bn but has agreed sale for $225m

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023

Mourning – but learning from – MTV News

In remembering the music video channel's legacy, let's also look at its success in connecting with young viewers

Salon · May 14, 2023

Infinity Pool casts Alexander Skarsgård as a holidaygoer who falls prey to hedonism and the wily Mia Goth in a sinister island paradise

Following in his filmmaker father’s footsteps and riffing on the success of White Lotus and Triangle of Sadness, Brandon Cronenberg has made a stomach-churning holiday horror with Infinity Pool.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

All the Exciting Media Outlets Are Dying. What the Hell Comes Next?

Once-giant digital outlets like BuzzFeed News and Vice are either dead or declining. The media landscape looks bleaker than ever

The Walrus · May 10, 2023

How the rivalry between Gawker and BuzzFeed drove a social media boom – and bust

Ben Smith was BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief when it was at its peak. He explains how the groundbreaking site and its rivals changed the media – and sowed the seeds for their own demise

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic'

In his new book, the former editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News lands on his promise to chronicle the rise of digital media through the story of a snowballing, head-to-head competition.

WEKU · May 7, 2023