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‘Tron: Ares’ makes $33.5 million at box office debut, falling short of expectations
“Tron: Ares” powered up the box office grid in the top spot this weekend, but Disney’s third entry in the sci-fi franchise fell short of expectations.Despite some favorable reviews...
California adds privacy protections for immigrants as Democrat-led states resist Trump’s deportation campaign
Immigrants selling food, flowers, and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep their identities secret from federal immigration agents. The measure,...
Neuroscientists are suing Apple over its Apple Intelligence AI. Here’s why
Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its...
Trump declares inflation ‘defeated’, but many Americans are feeling the burden of high prices
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential...
Transforming commercial pharma with agentic AI
The need for personalization extends to sales and marketing operations too as pharma companies are increasingly needing to compete for the attention of health-care professionals (HCPs). Estimates suggest that...
E.l.f. CEO Tarang Amin reflects on a tumultuous 2025
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations...
We launched an AI agent and it flopped. Here’s what we learned—and why we’re trying again
In September 2023, we thought we had done something revolutionary. Helios AI became the first company in our industry to launch a generative AI agent. We called her Cersi....
The emerging new job for humans AI just created
As a learning designer at Zapier, I used to spend my days helping my teammates learn: I built and led trainings, created enablement resources, and helped folks better understand...
The ‘Blue Dolphin’ Rule: Stop negative thoughts with emotional intelligence
Ever had a song you couldn’t get out of your head? That happened to me the other day. Pink Pony Club. It’s everywhere right now; I can’t escape it....
What’s open and closed on Columbus Day 2025? Holiday info for stores, banks, post offices, stock markets, pharmacies
This year, Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, lands on Monday, October 13. While it’s a federal holiday and many schools have it off, there are plenty of...
