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Apple Reveals Its Most Downloaded App of 2025 — and It’s Not TikTok or Google
ChatGPT beats out every social platform and search tool, signaling how deeply AI has entered the mainstream.
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Universal Pictures Just Added an Anti-AI Legal Warning to the End of Its Movies, Including ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
The warning prohibits companies from training AI on Universal Pictures movies.
By Sherin Shibu
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‘Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism’: Disney, Universal File the First Major Hollywood Lawsuit Against an AI Startup
The complaint alleges that Midjourney copied characters from the movie studios, including Darth Vader and Homer Simpson.
By Sherin Shibu
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Por primera vez, Hollywood presenta una demanda contra la IA: Disney y Universal acusan de plagio a Midjourney
Los dos estudios cinematográficos presentaron una demanda conjunta en la que acusan a la herramienta de IA generativa de copiar "descaradamente" a sus personajes.
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Disney Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers. Here’s What We Know.
The layoffs span multiple divisions and will affect staff globally.
By Erin Davis
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Disney Stock Jumps on Earnings—Is the Magic Sustainable?
DIS stock jumped more than 10% after an earnings report that featured strong theme park revenue, streaming growth, and an increase to its full-year guidance
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‘Most Advanced and Interactive Destination in Our Portfolio’: Disney Is Building a New Theme Park in the Middle East. Here’s What We Know.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the project is "ambitious."
By Erin Davis
Building a Business
He Started His Business in the Corner of His Apartment, Asking His Roommates to Pretend They Worked There. Now His Company Is Worth 9 Figures: ‘Hard Work Makes Anything Possible.’
Ryan Stana discusses how he launched RWS Global and grew it into a live experiences powerhouse.
By Dan Bova
Building a Business
These Women Grew Disney Weddings to $100 Million — Then Built a Multimillion-Dollar Sold-Out Business the Industry Had Never Seen Before: ‘Like Lightning in a Bottle’
Wedding industry veterans Rebecca Grinnals and Kathryn Arce wanted to fill a significant gap.
By Amanda Breen
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Disney Announces Major Executive Changes, Including When CEO Bob Iger Is Leaving. Here’s What We Know.
Morgan Stanley's former CEO James Gorman has been named the new Chairman of the Board.
By Erin Davis
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Disney Is Ditching Slack After 44 Million Messages Were Leaked, Spilling Company Secrets
Disney has decided to stop Slacking while employees weigh a possible move to Microsoft Teams.
By Sherin Shibu
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‘Let It Go’: A Couple Has Spent $400K Suing Disney After Being Banned From the Park’s Exclusive 33 Club. Social Media Reactions Have Not Been G-Rated.
After getting banned from the exclusive members-only club for alleged bad behavior, a California couple has spent a fortune trying to get back to paling around with Mickey.
By David James
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Here’s How Disney Plans to Use AI to Grow a $16 Billion Business
Disney is planning to make a popular network into an app of its own for the first time.
By Sherin Shibu
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Disney Told a Man He Couldn’t Take It to Court Over His Wife’s Death at One of Its Parks Because He Once Had a Disney+ Trial. Now It’s Backing Down.
Disney is reversing course and waiving its right to arbitration for a more "sensitive approach to expedite a resolution."
By Grace Dean
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Disney’s Latest Innovation Is a HoloTile Floor That Seems to Have a Mind of Its Own
Disney demoed the floor this weekend.
By Sherin Shibu
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Amazon Prime Video Doesn’t Want to Be Just a Default Prime Perk. Here’s How the Streaming Service Became a Major Player.
Amazon Prime Video became the largest ad-supported streaming service in the U.S. this year.
By Sherin Shibu
Side Hustle
This Former Disney Princess Lived ‘Paycheck to Paycheck’ Before Starting a Side Hustle at Home — Now She Makes $250,000 a Year
Victoria Carroll's income was "sporadic" until a friend encouraged her to take her talents to Fiverr in 2018.
By Amanda Breen
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Disney’s Internal Slack Message Data Leaked in Latest Hack Targeting a Major Company
A hacking group known as Nullbulge claimed responsibility for the leak in a blog post.
By Jordan Hart
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Disney Sued By 2 Workers After It Asked Them to Relocate From California to Florida to Work at a $1 Billion Campus, Which It Later Canceled
At least 200 employees had already moved to Florida as part of the relocation plans. The project was scrapped in May 2023.
By Grace Dean
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Does Disney Owe You Money? How to Claim a Part of the $9.5 Million ‘Dream Key’ Settlement
Over 100,000 Disney customers could get a payment.
By Sherin Shibu
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Disney World Concession Prices Have Gone Up 60% Over the Past Decade — Including Two Fan Favorite Sweet Treats That Have Skyrocketed in Price
A new report from Finance Buzz is shedding light on the price of treats in the park.
By Emily Rella
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Billionaire Investor Nelson Peltz Sells Disney Stock After Losing Board Battle — And Makes $1 Billion
Peltz once wanted a seat on Disney's board of directors but was unsuccessful after a multi-year effort.
By Sherin Shibu
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Disney Is Laying Off 14% of Pixar’s Workforce, Cutting Original Content: ‘We Lost Some Focus’
The job cuts had been anticipated since January.
By Emily Rella
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This Highly-Anticipated Disney World Ride Finally Has a Reopening Date: ‘Like the Animation Came to Life’
Tiana's Bayou Adventure is replacing Splash Mountain at Disney World and Disneyland.
By Emily Rella
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Disney World, Disneyland Will Now ‘Permanently’ Ban Guests Who Tell This Lie to Skip Lines
The company rolled out changes to its Disability Access Services earlier this week.
By Emily Rella
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Disney+ Is Banning Password Sharing Starting in June
Disney CEO Bob Iger hinted that this was coming in an earnings call last summer.
By Emily Rella
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This Family-Friendly Cruise Could Knock Disney Off Its Pedestal, But It Costs $1,000 a Night — Here’s Why
The line offers on-board activities and excursions that appeal to adults and kids alike.
By Amanda Breen