A fake headline is circulating on X that falsely claims to be my reporting. I did not write that story, and neither I nor Ad Age has published a piece saying OpenAI changed its Super Bowl ad.
Ronald McDonald and other protected characters have already appeared in user videos on Sora 2. Now OpenAI wants brands to voluntarily upload their mascots. on.wsj.com/3XgKmmN
SCOOP: Paramount Skydance is preparing a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is backed by the Ellison family, according to people familiar with the situation wsj.com/business/media/param… via @WSJ
Lots of theories about why gum fell out of fashion in this @DollyDeighton piece. I just know my mother, who banned us from chewing gum, would be thrilled wsj.com/articles/gum-sales-p…
An erotic bovine. A new name that means...what? Minor League and amateur baseball teams are increasingly out in left field when branding. ‘We did want an air of sensuality.’ wsj.com/lifestyle/when-did-m… via @WSJ
AI has the potential to remake or wreck the creative industries, depending on who you ask. For one group—stock photographers—the writing is already on the wall, and it's not pretty. wsj.com/articles/the-last-st…
Personal news: Earlier this week, I started a new job at The Wall Street Journal covering sustainability. I'll be reporting on climate, agriculture, and the energy transition for WSJ Pro Sustainable Business.
“Highlighting a group of publishers and saying ‘MFA is bad’ is where we take issue,” says one publisher of sites branded as “made for advertising”—the ad industry’s latest public enemy No. 1
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