YouTube pulled in more viewership than any streaming service during the month of July, according to Nielsen‘s monthly Gauge report. This the the sixth month in a row that the free video-sharing site has come out on top of Nielsen’s ranking, this time achieving 13.4% of all TV viewing. (Hailu, Variety)
Read MoreKPop Demon Hunters ascends to No. 1 on Netflix’s all-time movie charts in the same week that it scored a box office win with a sing-along version released in theaters. Netflix isn’t officially reporting box office revenue for the weekend, but it made between $17 million and $18 million over the Aug. 22-24 weekend, which would put the movie ahead of Weapons at $15.4 million. (The sing-along version of the film is also streaming.) (Porter, Hollywood Reporter)
Read MoreCracker Barrel said late Tuesday it’s returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company’s plan to modernize. In a post on its website, Cracker Barrel said it will retain its old logo, which features an older man in overalls sitting next to a barrel and the words “Old Country Store.” (Durbin, AP News)
Read MoreMore people are turning to general-purpose chatbots for emotional support. At first, Adam Raine, 16, used ChatGPT for schoolwork, but then he started discussing plans to end his life. (Hill, The New York Times)
Read MoreResearchers from University College London and the University of Florida examined national data from 2003 to 2023 and found that the share of people who reported reading for pleasure on a given day fell to 16 percent in 2023 from a peak of 28 percent in 2004 — a drop of about 40 percent. It declined around 3 percent each year over those two decades. (Astor, The New York Times)
Read MoreYoung adults are increasingly looking for traditional office jobs as they have become unhappy while working from home, research has revealed. Four in ten 16-to-24 year olds said that they feel lonely or socially isolated because of their work circumstances — a significantly higher proportion than any other age group. (Hayward, The Times UK)
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