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Earlier this year, the streaming and entertainment industry witnessed one of its most high-stakes megadeals ever, stunning industry observers. Not only is it historic in its size, but it is also predicted to disrupt Hollywood and the media business as we know it. After years of Warner Bros. Discovery struggling under the weight of billions of dollars in debt, compounded by declining cable viewership and fierce competition from streaming platforms, the company has been considering major strategic changes, including selling its entertainment assets to one of its rivals. Several major players saw the potential in acquiring the media giant, and…
Has anyone tried to sell you peptides yet? If not, they probably will soon. Once a niche interest among bodybuilders and biohackers, peptides are an increasingly popular class of substance hyped by both fringe influencers and the current US Secretary of Health and Human Services.Earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the podcaster Joe Rogan that the government intended to loosen restrictions on peptide production. This week, it could finally happen: On July 23 and 24, the Food and Drug Administration will discuss whether to reclassify a group of peptides so that pharmacies can legally make custom mixes, a…
Behr has elevated longtime marketer Andy Lopez to chief marketing officer (CMO), broadening his remit to include product strategy, marketing, and innovation. Lopez’s expanded role comes as the paint brand undertakes a major digital transformation, rolling out AI-powered tools and a revamped website designed to help tackle one of the biggest issues DIYers face: color paralysis.Lopez, who first joined Behr in 2017, has spent the last nine years modernizing the brand through TikTok content, its annual Color of the Year campaign, and more recently, a World Cup tie-up with its exclusive retail supplier Home Depot. He will now connect the dots…
Music streaming company Deezer has been tracking the number of AI-generated tracks uploaded on the platform since last year, and the number has constantly gone up. Today, the company said that AI music now represents more than 50% of downloads. Deezer said that AI-generated track uploads were at a peak in June 2026, representing a monthly average of 90,000 tracks per day. The rapid rise of AI-generated music has forced streaming services to decide how much of it they want on their own platforms. There is no single consensus yet on that front. Some take strict steps, like Bandcamp banning…
There’s a new pair of camera-less smart glasses in town: the Halliday G2, designed to listen to workplace meetings, absorb what happens, and summarize all the interesting bits, much like always-listening wearables. Halliday says the mics can be turned on for meetings, using AI voice commands, or making phone calls, but switch off when not in use.They’re normal-ish looking glasses, meant to blend into a professional environment, namely by not having cameras on them. They cost $599, with first shipments planned for September 2026. There are paid subscription tiers for the AI services that range from $10 per month to…
Tired of feeling digitally burned out, millennials and Gen Zers are struggling with anemoia: a longing for a past they never got to live. They’ve taken to analog things like fountain pens, vinyl records, and film cameras as Y2K culture is thrust back into the spotlight.AMF, which operates bowling alleys across the U.S., is betting that it can capitalize on this nostalgic moment.On Tuesday (July 21), AMF kicked off a comprehensive brand refresh that touches everything from its social channels to the lanes themselves. With a creative assist from agency DoBad (The Department of Branding and Design), AMF is conjuring…
Compare Top 8 SmartwatchesMore Smartwatches to ConsiderThe number of smartwatches on the market is staggering. Here are a few other options we like.Casio Pro Trek PRG-340B Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCasio Pro Trek PRG-340B for $220: I enjoyed wearing this Casio watch—designed for the outdoors—in decidedly non-outdoor conditions for several months. From the green case to the plant-derived Castlon green strap, it looks smart and works with various outfits, even for city slickers. I largely relied on the timekeeping (in several time zones) and the stopwatch during workouts, but you can also monitor barometric pressure, altitude, and temperature, plus check the compass…
I tried the battery version, which does require you recharge it every couple of weeks, but the wired-in version is the top recommendation on our guide to the Best Video Doorbells.A Better BirdhouseI had a new-to-me problem this spring: bird invasion. A little bird made a nest in my front-door wreath without us noticing. One evening, my sister opened the door, and the bird flew out of the nest and straight into our house. After a 30-minute battle to get it outside again (and keep my cat from eating it), it wasn’t until we saw the bird fly off the…
One of the most important things happening on Earth today is the solar energy build-out. Around the world, companies and countries are racing to deploy solar and batteries to achieve energy independence and limit the effects of climate change. That build-out, though, is running into a labor market challenge, with a limited supply of workers to meet a growing demand for installation. Robots could be an answer, but industrial robots have historically struggled in unstructured environments, at least until now. The latest generation of AI models may have changed that equation. That’s the driving idea behind Gritt, a start-up founded…
As modern cars have evolved into multi-ton computers on wheels, drivers are beginning to learn they need to install security updates for their vehicles’ code, just as they would for a phone or laptop. Yet not even the most tech-savvy car owners would expect they’d need to install a patch for an insecure third-party component they never installed or requested—and likely aren’t even aware of—that’s been wired into some of the most sensitive systems of their vehicle, leaving it vulnerable to stealthy hacking, tracking, and even roadside paralysis.That’s the disturbing discovery of a team of security researchers at UC San…
In 2017, Emily Olson, a stay-at-home mom based in Boulder, Colorado, started selling prints and custom-made puppy portraits on Etsy.Her watercolors were simple and relatively cheap—images of saucer-eyed corgis and malamutes in mini-tuxes, which she sold for $75 to $300 each—but dog owners adored them: “They were a labor of love,” she says. In 2021, she says she made more than $40,000 off her Etsy store, and her social media following ballooned to 180,000 followers on YouTube.But in 2022, she noticed something odd: Her sales started precipitously declining. Competitors flooded the platform, and she kept finding copies of her work…
The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the AI era. And Flock Safety, a company that has seen both an influx of investment and an intense public backlash, sits right at the center of that debate. That’s why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues. Disrupt has always had its fair share of hard-hitting conversations, and you should expect no less from this session. And Langley’s discussion of AI, surveillance, and the future of public safety is just one of the many compelling conversations happening at Disrupt this…
AI infrastructure company Infinity announced a $15 million raise at a $100 million valuation on Monday from investors including Touring Capital, Principal VC, and researchers from companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. The startup is building software to make it easier for AI chips to run AI models. One big reason Nvidia became the top player is not just its high-performance chips, but also its CUDA software (Compute Unified Device Architecture), which allows its GPUs (originally designed to run graphics) to act as general-purpose processing CPUs. The largest AI development frameworks PyTorch and TensorFlow have been built on top of…
A recent change sees YouTube further cracking down on AI slop by clarifying its policies around how content on its platform can be monetized. To discourage creators from using AI and other tools to make low-quality content, YouTube’s policy now explains that there are three types of videos under the broader category of “inauthentic content” that cannot be monetized. YouTube already had policies around AI content. Last year, the company announced it was stemming creators’ ability to generate revenue from what it called “inauthentic content,” including mass-produced videos and other types of repetitive content that have become easier to generate…
The impressive capabilities of Chinese lab Moonshot’s Kimi K3, the biggest open-weight large language model, has kicked off a debate that conflates two things: the economic possibilities of American AI giants and the future of LLMs as a technology. OpenAI’s head of strategic futures, Dean W. Ball, went so far as to argue that the US government should find a pretext to create regulatory fear, uncertainty, and distrust around the new models, since open-weight models must necessarily deter capital spending by the frontier labs. People freaked out, with tech luminaries like Yann LeCun and Martin Casado arguing that open software…
This post was created in partnership with Screenvision MediaSports and cinema drive emotional experiences among communities of passionate viewers.During an ADWEEK House Sports Summit panel co-hosted with Screenvision Media, Mark Stenberg, senior media reporter at ADWEEK, sat down with industry leaders to discuss why culturally relevant sports and moviegoing experiences are ideal settings for creating lasting brand impact.Similarities in sports and cinema fandomKevin McGaw, SVP and head of marketing at Screenvision Media, a cinema advertising organization, began the discussion by sharing the numerous parallels between cinema and sports fandom.“There are people who are huge fans of sports who wear jerseys…