The Walt Disney Company announced that it has signed a three-year partnership with OpenAI that will bring its iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. Disney is also making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. Launched in September, Sora allows users to create short videos using...
Spotify is launching music videos in the U.S., Canada, and a handful of other markets, following the feature’s launch in beta in overseas markets last year. The videos, which are provided by music labels under new agreements, will be available only to paying subscribers on Spotify’s Premium plan and can...
With new AI models, health-tracking companies have realized that they can now provide insights using both structured and unstructured data. The new goal is to create interfaces and modalities that make it easier for users to create a habit of logging their meals or workouts,...
WhatsApp is getting its own version of a status update feature, similar to Instagram Notes. As on Instagram, the new feature allows users of the Meta-owned messaging app to post a short text update that can be seen by others. In this space, you could let people know...
Venmo has introduced a new rewards program, Venmo Stash, offering cash back to customers who transact with their favorite brands on the payments app and engage with Venmo’s products. While cashback rewards are a common incentive for credit cards, Venmo’s rewards — which can be...
Pinterest announced new AI-powered upgrades to its boards to make them more personalized for users. These features include an AI-driven collage, “Styled for you,” that helps users create outfits from saved fashion Pins, and “Boards made for you,” which are personalized boards curated with AI. “Styled for you”...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users, marking an increase of adoption among consumers, developers, enterprises, and governments. ChatGPT’s impressive growth comes as OpenAI is on a race to secure as many AI chips and build as much AI infrastructure as possible. Altman made...
Earlier this year, Apple introduced its Foundation Models framework during WWDC 2025, which allows developers to use the company’s local AI models to power features in their applications. The company touted that with this framework, developers gain access to AI models without worrying about any inference cost....
The Wall Street Journal reports that Meta hopes to fully automate ad creation on its platform. For agencies, this development could reshape how campaigns are built, optimized and delivered, raising both opportunities and challenges. Staying ahead of these shifts will require agencies to rethink their processes...
Starting a business is never easy, and launching amid economic unpredictability adds an extra layer to the challenge. New founders must be both bold and adaptable in how they position and promote their brands, considering tightened consumer spending and fast-changing market signals. Members of Forbes Agency...
