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Why Snickers still satisfies: trigger-based marketing

Why was the campaign “You’re not you when you’re hungry” so successful? Behavioral science and the psychological theory of the intention-to-action gap.

By Michael Aaron Flicker and Richard Shotten

September 30, 2025

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos looks stoic

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion, one of the largest FTC settlements in history, to mitigate claims it tricked millions of people into signing up for Prime

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Abilene, Texas.

I met Sam Altman in Texas. He’s turning the race for AI into a gigawatt arms race

By Sharon Goldman

HSBC claims a quantum computing breakthrough in bond trading: ‘we are on the cusp of a new frontier’

By Beatrice Nolan

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 03: Former CEO & Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt speaks during a book talk for Fareed Zakaria’s new book, “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present” at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs on April 03, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Shahar Azran/Getty Images)

Ex–Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns U.S. tech workers: Competing with China’s grueling 12-hour workdays means sacrificing work-life balance

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

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Rachel Zegler as the titular Snow White.

‘Snow White’ built Disney into entertainment powerhouse; now its remake risks becoming a culture war casualty and its biggest flop

By Christiaan Hetzner

March 24, 2025

A scene from Severance.

Apple is reportedly willing to lose $1 billion every year just to fuel its streaming ambitions

By Christiaan Hetzner

March 22, 2025

Netflix is making a Willy Wonka reality/competition show

Netflix is making a Willy Wonka reality/competition show

By Chris Morris

March 20, 2025

Ellen Pompeo attends 2024 Disney Upfront at Javits Center on May 14, 2024 in New York City.

Ellen Pompeo says her $575,000-an-episode Grey’s Anatomy salary came with a warning from her manager that hit her like a brick

By Eleanor Pringle

March 19, 2025

Vanna White, co-host of 'Wheel of Fortune.'

Vanna White only works 34 days a year filming ‘Wheel of Fortune’—and was making a $3 million salary

By Emma Burleigh

March 13, 2025

Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham AFC is now worth 4,900% more at £100 million

Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham AFC is now worth 4,900% more at £100 million

By Bloomberg, Giles Turner and David Hellier

March 7, 2025

Mikey Madison holding an Oscar

The 2025 Academy Awards were Anora’s night

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina Ajemian

March 3, 2025

Daniel Craig at event

Amazon clinches creative control of the James Bond franchise in a skyfall deal

February 20, 2025

Sean Combs looks over his shoulder and standing behind him are numerous people taking photos of him.

A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ long-forgotten legal track record—from a stampede that killed 9 to a string of alleged nightclub brawls

By Sasha Rogelberg

February 13, 2025

In a photoillustration, Sean Combs holds his head in his hand. Surrounding him is text that says "Horror: 8 crushed to death at CCNY benefit."

30 years before Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faced sex trafficking charges, he organized a celebrity basketball game where 9 people were killed in a stampede

By Sasha Rogelberg

February 13, 2025

How Jay-Z’s Roc Nation made the Super Bowl halftime show cool again

How Jay-Z’s Roc Nation made the Super Bowl halftime show cool again

By Randall Williams and Bloomberg

February 10, 2025

Alex Cooper (left) is a podcaster who recently signed to SiriusXM, which Warren Buffett (right) is now investing in.

Warren Buffett is snapping up shares in the media company which recently signed Alex Cooper’s Unwell network

By Eleanor Pringle

February 7, 2025

Chappell Roan stands on stage holding a GRAMMY award and an open notebook

Chappell Roan used her Grammy speech to advocate for health care and a living wage

February 3, 2025

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein attends a hearing ahead of his retrial

Harvey Weinstein seeks early retrial over ‘hellhole’ prison conditions and his ailing health

By AFP

January 30, 2025

Spending $10 million on a Super Bowl ad…is like buying a giant billboard that faces the wrong way

Spending $10 million on a Super Bowl ad…is like buying a giant billboard that faces the wrong way

By Richard Torrenzano

January 28, 2025

Disney paid Bob Iger $41 million last year—a 30% increase over the year before

Disney paid Bob Iger $41 million last year—a 30% increase over the year before

By Chris Morris

January 24, 2025

‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Substance’ earn the Oscars’ most notable nominations for women

‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Substance’ earn the Oscars’ most notable nominations for women

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina Ajemian

January 24, 2025

peppa pig mascots standing in a row

Snouts, muddy puddles and British accents: How Peppa Pig became a global cultural phenomenon—and a $1.7 billion franchise

By Prarthana Prakash

January 24, 2025

Netflix doubled revenue from ads last year and still raised prices on all subscription tiers

By Hallie Steiner

January 22, 2025

Characters from Netflix Squid Game at the stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC in December.

Netflix will now charge you $17.99 for a subscription after adding nearly 19 million new sign-ups in Q4 thanks to Squid Game and live sports

By Christiaan Hetzner

January 22, 2025

Elon Muskn

Elon Musk lets slip he may have secretly had help in what critics say is the ‘biggest gaming fraud in history’

By Christiaan Hetzner

January 20, 2025

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on stage during a rally Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York in October.

Elon Musk’s gaming scandal deepens as X owner attempts to silence streamer Asmongold for blowing the whistle

By Christiaan Hetzner

January 17, 2025

Nintendo says its next-generation video game console, the Switch 2, will go on sale later this year

Nintendo says its next-generation video game console, the Switch 2, will go on sale later this year

By Chris Morris

January 16, 2025

Ms. Rachel, Youtube star creating educational videos for toddlers.

YouTube star Ms. Rachel built her multimillion dollar empire by entertaining toddlers online. Now, she’s scored a deal with Netflix

By Emma Burleigh

January 16, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg and Dana White pose for the camera arm-in-arm.

Is your company’s board ‘Trump friendly’? Meta’s appointment of UFC chief Dana White marks a new era of politicized boardrooms

By Lila MacLellan

January 11, 2025

A photo of Paramount Studio's water tower on a sunny day

Movie giant Paramount responds as wildfire smoke surrounds its famous studios and headquarters

By Lila MacLellan

January 9, 2025

White residence in television series "Breaking Bad"

The ‘Breaking Bad’ house is for sale—and the future owner could earn $292,000 a year by renting it out to fans on Airbnb

By Emma Burleigh

January 7, 2025

Nikki Glaser pictured at the Red Carpet Rollout for the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

Nikki Glaser got the Golden Globes back on track with a monologue that took aim at Diddy and power systems in Hollywood

By Emma Hinchliffe

January 6, 2025

Burned out in 2025? Here’s how CEOs switch off from the big job

Burned out in 2025? Here’s how CEOs switch off from the big job

By Orianna Rosa Royle

January 2, 2025

Shari Redstone poses with the three CEOs of Paramount Global

At Paramount—as moguls, executives, and 3 CEOs struggled for control—some employees describe a brutal year

By Lila MacLellan

December 31, 2024

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