How Semafor turned Washington into a profit center

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Seamfor CEO Justin Smith speaks onstage at one of the news publisher's conference in Washington, DC, October 2025 in Washington, DC.
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland.

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Disney's sluggish stock threatens to dent CEO Bob Iger's legacy

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Photo collage featuring Bob Iger
Disney's stock is casting a shadow over CEO Bob Iger.

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David Ellison's Paramount suffers a setback in its legal fight with Warner Bros. Discovery

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David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison
David Zaslav is chief of Warner Bros. Discovery, left, which just rejected Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's latest bid for Warners.

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How 'Heated Rivalry' fans took over the internet

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characters from hheated rivalry press image in tuxes
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals who fall in love on HBO's "Heated Rivalry".

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Democratic congressman Ro Khanna wants creators to have their own 'bill of rights'

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US House Rep. Ro Khanna.
US House Rep. Ro Khanna.

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Buckle up: Partiful is the new Tinder

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Partiful's new Crush feature

Partiful

  • A new way to flirt just dropped.
  • Partiful wants you to shoot your shot in the RSVPs.
  • The party invite app recently launched a tool called "Crush" that lets people match with mutuals.

A notification pops up on your phone screen: "Someone has a crush on you!"

Creator income inequality is rising as top influencers rake in big paydays from brands

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Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, at
Top creator Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, at the "Beast Games" season 2 premiere.

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The Bears-Packers game on Amazon set a record — and showed us just how mainstream streaming has become.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams playing against the the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on January 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
Most people in the U.S. needed to subscribe to Amazon Prime in order to watch the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers wild card playoff game.

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'The Diary of a CEO' host Steven Bartlett says only 7% of job candidates get a crucial question right in his hiring test

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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2181 -- Pictured: Podcaster Steven Bartlett during an interview on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)
"Diary of a CEO" host Steven Bartlett says he emphasizes character over skills in hiring.

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YouTube billionaire MrBeast says he's actually cash poor: 'I have negative money'

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YouTube creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson).
YouTube creator MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson).

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