Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

Photo by Getty Images via Unsplash

President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

2 min read

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photo by Olga Kurbatova via iStock

Media & Entertainment

Hollywood Outgrew Los Angeles. Now It’s Outgrowing America.

As US-based streaming platforms chase audiences around the world, they’re increasingly committing to international productions.

6 min read
Photo by Szabo Viktor via Unsplash

Media & Entertainment

YouTube Is Beating Spotify in the Podcast Wars

On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that one billion people are watching podcasts on the Google-owned YouTube every month.

2 min read
Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photo by Grinvalds via iStock

Artificial Intelligence

Whatever Happened to All Those AI Copyright Lawsuits?

Last Tuesday, content conglomerate Thomson Reuters notched a big legal win against AI firm ROSS. Is it a sign of what’s to come?

5 min read

Technology

Grand Theft Auto VI Delay Steals the Thrills From Video Game Industry

Photo by Alena Darmel via Pexels

The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI’s release threw a multibillion dollar wrench in forecasted revenues for a gaming industry in need of a hit.

2 min read

Industries

Hasbro Takes a “Wait and See” Approach to Tariffs

Photo by Maria Lin Kim via Unsplash

Toymaker Hasbro crushed expectations in its latest quarter, but its annual guidance hasn’t been updated to consider potential tariffs.

2 min read

Media & Entertainment

Advertising Industry Sweats a Recession-Spurred Pullback

Photo by Will Francis via Unsplash

The warnings come as the industry adapts to seismic shifts in technology — which means it may just have some new tricks up its sleeve.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.