Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

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Adrien Brody accepts the Best Actor In A Leading Role award for
Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.

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Inside ChatGPT's slow-motion ad rollout

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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I'm a CMO who thinks AI has brought a long-overdue reckoning for top marketers. Here's how I'm adapting for the future.

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Teresa Barreira
Publicis Sapient CMO Teresa Barreira says the AI era is forcing 'a reckoning that is long overdue' for some top marketers.

Publicis Sapient

Google AI Overviews are more likely to talk smack about brands than ChatGPT is, according to new data

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AI apps on a phone screen

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Patreon's CEO says AI will be a 'bloodbath for the world's creative people' unless tech companies pay up

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Jack Conte patreon cofounder
Patreon CEO Jack Conte.

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MrBeast is laying the groundwork for a new business helping others with ads and marketing

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Jimmy Donaldson, known as Mr. Beast, on
Jimmy Donaldson — better known as Mr. Beast — is the biggest personality on the internet. His former manager says platforms like YouTube and TikTok are working to prevent another star breaking through in the same way.

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YouTube now generates more ad revenue than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD — combined

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YouTube has become the world's biggest media company, research firm MoffettNathanson says.

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This startup thinks AI can help couples spice up the bedroom. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $21 million.

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Offer Yehudai founder of Arya
Offer Yehudai is the founder of Arya.

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'The Diary of a CEO' star Steven Bartlett is going all in on AI — except on LinkedIn

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Doha , Qatar - 3 February 2026; Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur & Podcaster, Diary of a CEO, on Centre stage during day two of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.

17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

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Tiffany Lopinsky of ShopMy, Misbah Uraizee of Nectar Social, and Suno cofounder Mikey Shulman.
Creator economy startup founders Tiffany Lopinsky (ShopMy), Misbah Uraizee (Nectar Social), and Mikey Shulman (Suno).

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