Canva goes enterprise; Disneyland characters unionize; We all know Ticketmaster is a monopoly.

Finite Scroll #14

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Okay, let's get into an all-new edition of Finite Scroll.

Have you picked a side yet between ScarJo and OpenAI over the whole "can we use your voice for our A.I. since you were the voice of the A.I. in that movie we missed the point from"? It shouldn't be hard! It's incredible how much this situation could've been solved with a good email and Sam following directions.

Other than that and some other A.I.-related news (I promise I don't mean for this newsletter to just link to A.I. stuff!), the other thing I'm fascinated by this week is that the U.S. Department of Justice may finally file a lawsuit against Ticketmaster for monopolistic practices, including raising prices and fees, stifling innovation, and harming competition in the industry. It's only taken years for everyone to come around to what every concertgoer thinks about TM, so, good on the DOJ.

Anyway, have fun clicking around and reading some links I saw this week that I couldn't get off my mind. ✨

You can read any/all of these today, over the weekend, or treat them as orphaned tabs you open in the background, only to come back to close in a few days. 🤳

• Canva tackled digital design — and now the office suite is next.
• OpenAI just gave away the entire game.
• Disneyland character workers at California park vote to unionize.
• A.I. and the great data robbery.
• A24 strikes landmark deal with publishing house Mack to distribute books in stores worldwide.
• When online content disappears.
• A teacher did all he could to keep kids off phones. He's quitting in frustration.
• U.S. plans to sue Ticketmaster owner, accusing it of defending a monopoly.
• The Washington Post tells staff it's pivoting to A.I.
• Pinterest shares new report into Gen Z user trends.
• Oakley's animated and comic book saga, 'Future Genesis: Chapter One' is an immersive sci-fi thrill ride fans shouldn't miss.
• Google promised a better search experience — now it's telling us to put glue on our pizza.
• The panic over smartphones doesn't help teens.
• Sonos CEO Patrick Spence addresses the company's divisive app redesign.
• X is hiding post likes for all users.
• We're spending billions on this work-from-home indulgence.
• Why Lenny Kravitz works out in leather pants.
• TikTok launches new program to highlight creators making positive change.

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