Alex Cooper’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ – Spotify’s 2nd-biggest podcast – bought in $100 million deal
Cooper’s podcast has ranked as the second-biggest on Spotify since 2021, only behind “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
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Netflix stock hits record high—First since 2021—after ads, password crackdown
Netflix’s recovery came as other media empires flailed, with shares of Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery each more than 50% below their 2021 peaks.
Disney won’t block wrongful death lawsuit because widower joined Disney+
Jeffrey Piccolo is attempting to sue Disney after his wife died from her allergy at a theme park restaurant—despite repeated assurances her meal was safe, his lawsuit argues.
World No.1 Jannik Sinner tests positive for steroids—but probe finds it was unintentional
The Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus became the first Italian to be named the world’s top-ranked tennis player earlier this year.
‘Unlocking critical capital’: Victoria’s seed boost targets $300m for startups
Eight new or new-to-Victoria venture capital firms have received $300,000 from LaunchVic. The goal is for the VCs to turn that $2.4 million into $300 million in funding for Victorian startups and founders.
JJ’s genes: Son of Lululemon founder ships first load of legal ecstasy to Australia
Suppliers of magic-mushroom-derived psilocybin and MDMA, aka ecstacy, are rushing to meet the market created by Australia having allowed their clinical use. Two founders speak to Forbes Australia.
Who is Mike Lynch? Tech entrepreneur and daughter Hannah Lynch missing after yacht sinks near Sicily
Lynch, a former Forbes billionaire, made his fortune as the CEO of Autonomy, a tech company acquired by HP in a sale that led to more than a decade of legal strife.
Meet the billionaire about to become the first private citizen to space-walk
Payment company Shift4’s founder and billionaire Jared Isaacman is headed off on the Polaris Dawn mission, which is scheduled to take place from August 26. And, he’ll be one of the first private citizen’s to take a walk in outer space.
Australia’s first state gov-funded satellite, Kanyini, launched via SpaceX
The South Australian government’s ‘Kanyini’ satellite is now in orbit, having launched on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Inside WeightWatchers’ bold pivot to dominate the Ozempic era
WeightWatchers’ bold gamble: CEO Sistani fuses AI, GLP-1 drugs, and 60 years of trust into a revolutionary health tech platform to conquer the $377B weight loss market.