Meta unveiled new VR glasses at its Connect event, launching next spring at $1,299.99. The lighter glasses feature IMAX compatibility, high-resolution micro-OLED displays, and integrate with Disney+ for 3D movie streaming, marking the company's renewed push into virtual reality after shifting away from metaverse focus.
T-Mobile is offering up to $1,200 off the iPhone 18 Pro for new and existing customers who switch or trade in a device and enroll in the Experience Beyond plan. The offer includes bundled entertainment perks like Netflix and Hulu at no extra cost, plus roadside assistance and discounted pricing on the iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Ari Emanuel, the 65-year-old agent and mogul who inspired the character Ari Gold on Entourage, has written a memoir called Roll the Calls about his rise from the CAA mailroom to running WME Group, TKO Group Holdings, and other major entertainment ventures. The book, ghostwritten by J.R. Moehringer, chronicles his decades-long career negotiating deals for major clients like Martin Scorsese and Dwayne Johnson while handling hundreds of brief daily calls.
Thrive City at Chase Center in San Francisco has been designated a permanent full-time entertainment zone, allowing bars and restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages to-go in the 11-acre plaza daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Previously operating as a part-time zone only during special events, the permanent status aims to boost year-round foot traffic and create a European-style hospitality experience beyond game and concert days.
A Twitter discussion highlights K2PowerBlock, a Solana-based entertainment platform that offers brand-funded prizes and on-chain rewards without requiring users to purchase tokens, positioning it as an accessible entry point for mainstream adoption. Another post discusses Base's liquidity layer and its catalysts.
The author argues that fertility decline since 2010 is driven by smartphones as entertainment centers, continuing a 200-year trend where increasingly fun technologies (urbanization, movies, radio, television) have made family life less attractive by comparison. Rather than family life becoming less enjoyable, alternative entertainment options have raised the opportunity cost of having children.
A 1995 Bay Area guide to three location-based interactive gaming experiences: Magic Edge offers motion-controlled flight simulator dogfights, Virtual World provides strategic multiplayer Battletech and Mars racing games, and Q-Zar delivers laser tag arena combat. Each venue combines cutting-edge graphics and technology with social multiplayer gameplay.
Tilly Norwood, the first AI-generated movie star introduced in July 2025, experienced a public relations disaster during a TV interview with Piers Morgan on Friday when she became confused and began speaking in Chinese. Despite securing approximately 60 film deals worth $10–50 million each, her subsequent media appearances and past projects, including a poorly received music video, have generated significant audience backlash and skepticism about AI actors' viability in entertainment.
Character.ai CEO Karandeep Anand is joining Disney as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, with members of Character's technical team expected to follow. The move aims to leverage Disney's technology capabilities to connect fans with stories and characters in new ways, while Character.ai's platform remains operational.