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Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Launches Gen Z Label
Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine has launched Sunnie, a Gen Z-focused label 'designed to inspire the next generation of young women to reclaim their time, follow their curiosity and step into their power.' Unveiling the label at Cannes Lions, Witherspoon said Sunnie will feature collaborations with Gen Z creators and celebrities, including Lana Condor and Hello Sunshine Collective talent like Molly Carlson and Raegan Revord. The label will focus on social content, experiential events, book clubs and digital zines, all designed for the Gen z generation. Sunnie's foundational partner e.l.f. Beauty. It kicks off with strategic alliances with the likes of Child Mind Institute, Être, Lyda Hill Philanthropies' IF/THEN Initiative, Step Up, the Women's Sports Foundation, and Purdue University. More from Deadline Disney & Amazon Advertising Units Team Up: "We're Breaking Down Traditional Barriers Between Content And Commerce" Netflix Adds Yahoo To Its Roster Of Programmatic Advertising Partners 'The Morning Show' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far 'It's been a dream of mine to build a space where young women can be the truest version of themselves,' said Witherspoon. 'We've discovered that young women are not defined by doom and gloom as they're often portrayed in media – they're complex, creative individuals with incredible agency. Sunnie will be a celebration of that spirit, giving them the tools and community to navigate life's challenges while embracing their authentic selves.' The announcement was made at Cannes Lions, where the likes of Jamie Lee Curtis and Sterling K. Brown have been speaking. Hello Sunshine, which is owned by Candle Media and is making a Legally Blonde prequel series, already has partnerships with the likes of Making Space Media. Yesterday at Cannes Lions it unveiled a podcast deal with iHeartMedia for Witherspoon's monthly book club. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 'Stick' Soundtrack: All The Songs You'll Hear In The Apple TV+ Golf Series 'Stick' Release Guide: When Do New Episodes Come Out?
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
The role of AI in bridging gaps in Indian retail
Since we are entering a new age of investing, one that is not led by emotions but Artificial Intelligence (AI), financial markets are also changing. AI is changing the way investors engage with financial markets from real-time insights to predictive analysis. Now, there are applications and software like robo-advisors and natural language processing creating customised portfolios and sentiment analysis that were earlier available only to institutional buyers. Today, these are accessible to retail investors. This technology-driven revolution is the third major wave of tech disruption in investing, following dematerialisation and mobile-first platforms. Each wave has democratised investing more and more, and AI will further make markets more inclusive, smart, and intuitive for the retail investor. The late 1990s and early 2000s saw the revolution in India's capital markets because of dematerialisation. The shift from physical share certificates to electronic holdings erased cumbersome documentation, fraud, and settlement lags. This was the foundation of retail investing in contemporary times—a safer and more efficient mechanism that facilitated mass participation. The introduction of smartphones and tablet computers were another moment for the evolution of trading platforms. With the evolving mobile technology and its growing ubiquity, investors began demanding to have access to trade anywhere. Brokerages answered with mobile-optimized platforms and standalone investing apps, which enabled users to look at markets, place trades, and monitor portfolios anytime from anywhere. This transition from desktop-based systems to mobile applications radically changed the trading experience adding speed, convenience, and flexibility to retail investors. More importantly, it further democratised access to financial markets by removing the limitations of time and place, ushering in a new generation of technology-enabled investors. The second wave included the introduction of fintech apps that started offering not just equity trading but also mutual funds, SIPs, gold, insurance, and even loans under one roof. Democratisation of investing will increase through the assistance of additional fintech innovation. Demographic shifts and consumer behavior have contributed significantly towards propelling this trend, as millennials and Genz are comfortable with technology and are leaning strongly toward digital-first investment options. Fintech platforms have considerably lowered the costs of entry since they offer easy-to-use systems through which an individual can start investing with minimal amounts of money, making financial markets accessible to a much broader population. Fractional investing has also seen an impact enabling people to invest in pieces of expensive items like stocks or real estate rather than having to come up with lots of money in order to afford entire units. Additionally, the advent of social trading features has brought investing more into a social focus. Users can now share ideas, exchange strategies, and learn from each other, making knowledge accessible to all and providing investors with access to the community's collective knowledge. All these put together are changing the face of investing to more inclusive, educational, and accessible than ever before. While access improved, many retail investors continue to struggle with decision-making and that is where AI played a role. AI is a paradigm shift and not just a feature. It has the capability to scan millions of points of data in real-time, identify patterns, predict trends, and recommend actions with an increased level of accuracy. For individual investors, this means brighter portfolio allocations, risk management on autopilot, and customized investment plans. Individual investors have been left confused with information overload, time pressures, emotional biases, and low financial literacy. AI is bridging those gaps. Technology like robo-advisors, AI stock screeners, and rebalancing software is bringing advanced strategies to the masses. AI is also reducing the costs by reducing human intervention, eliminating manual research, and speeding up execution. AI is making investing not just easier but more efficient. While AI brings considerable innovation to finance, it also generates several issues of significant concern. One such issue is transparency where AI algorithms make decisions can be quite difficult to ascertain, which presents difficulties for regulators, customers, and even the institutions themselves. Accountability is a problem too, as the intelligence of AI-based decision-making makes it difficult to pinpoint responsibility in cases of error. Apart from that, there is also the risk of misplaced trust. AI can be utilised only as a decision-making tool, not to replace human decision completely. Excessive reliance on AI with insufficient checks and balances can lead to bad decisions, customer grievances, and even regulatory penalties. Existing AI regulations within financial institutions are more focused on ensuring transparency, accountability, and data privacy. Regulators require financial institutions to implement solid governance structures that promote ethical usage of AI, for example, documentation of decision-making processes, regular audits, and transparency in AI-based outcomes. Compliance requires transparent explanations of AI model decisions, strong data protection measures, and safeguards against biases and discriminatory behaviour. When regulations evolve, financial institutions must remain ahead of the curve by revising their AI strategies to tackle new compliance requirements and promote responsible innovation. This article is authored by Ajay Lakhotia, founder & CEO, StockGro.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NBCUniversal Prepares to Launch ‘Mobile-First' News Service
NBCUniversal is expecting to launch a mobile-first news outlet in the fourth quarter of this year, according to multiple media reports. Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal's news operations, announced the news at an event organized by Semafor on Thursday. The upcoming service may reportedly serve up short-form video from NBC News anchors and correspondents. This announcement comes as short-form video platforms, like TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, become more and more popular among Gen z. Condé noted the new service will complement the company's other streaming offerings, such as NBC News Now and Today All Day. A free streaming service, NBC News Now launched in 2019. That was followed the next year by the free 24-hour streaming service Today All Day. NBC isn't the only major news outlet that's trying its hand at streaming once more. Earlier this year, Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson sent a memo to staff saying that CNN would be launching a subscription-based streaming product that would be distinct from Max. Both CNN and Max share a parent company in Warner Bros. Discovery. If NBCUniversal's offering will offer short-form videos, it's not surprising that the company would be interested in that space. Roughly 64% of Gen Z users admitted to using TikTok as a search engine, according to an Adobe study released in 2024. Google was still the reigning champion of the study when it came to platforms users found most helpful when searching for information with 91% of users saying they used the search engine for that purpose. But TikTok came in fourth place at 17%, following behind YouTube (39%) and Bing (21%). The post NBCUniversal Prepares to Launch 'Mobile-First' News Service appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NBCUniversal Prepares to Launch ‘Mobile-First' News Service
NBCUniversal is expecting to launch a mobile-first news outlet in the fourth quarter of this year, according to multiple media reports. Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal's news operations, announced the news at an event organized by Semafor on Thursday. The upcoming service may reportedly serve up short-form video from NBC News anchors and correspondents. This announcement comes as short-form video platforms, like TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, become more and more popular among Gen z. Condé noted the new service will complement the company's other streaming offerings, such as NBC News Now and Today All Day. A free streaming service, NBC News Now launched in 2019. That was followed the next year by the free 24-hour streaming service Today All Day. NBC isn't the only major news outlet that's trying its hand at streaming once more. Earlier this year, Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson sent a memo to staff saying that CNN would be launching a subscription-based streaming product that would be distinct from Max. Both CNN and Max share a parent company in Warner Bros. Discovery. If NBCUniversal's offering will offer short-form videos, it's not surprising that the company would be interested in that space. Roughly 64% of Gen Z users admitted to using TikTok as a search engine, according to an Adobe study released in 2024. Google was still the reigning champion of the study when it came to platforms users found most helpful when searching for information with 91% of users saying they used the search engine for that purpose. But TikTok came in fourth place at 17%, following behind YouTube (39%) and Bing (21%). The post NBCUniversal Prepares to Launch 'Mobile-First' News Service appeared first on TheWrap.
