News & Perspective
Keep current on recent E.J. McKay news & industry trends.
Cryptocurrency industry leaders gather at White House
President Donald Trump, who has a financial stake in cryptocurrencies, brought crypto founders and investors to the White House Friday for what’s billed as the first-ever “crypto summit.” Friday’s event, the first of…
Microsoft is retiring once-popular video app Skype to focus on Teams
Microsoft is doing away with its once-popular video conference application Skype, the company announced Friday. Teams “In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs,…
Apple needs the iPhone 16e to be a hit. Here’s why it has a chance
Apple’s iPhone 16e debut was surprising for two reasons: First, the company shifted away from the “SE” branding after nearly a decade. Then it priced the budget phone higher than expected at $599 — a…
Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app
Tencent testing DeepSeek to add China’s hottest AI technology to its Weixin super app Tencent Holdings said it is testing the integration of DeepSeek‘s service on Weixin, as the operator of China’s most popular super…
FOX will charge a whopping $8 million for an advertisement during Super Bowl LIX
With much anticipation that Super Bowl LIX holds for all viewers, the viewership record of Super Bowl LVIII is expected to be crossed this year. Last year’s record was around 124 million viewers. To make…
China’s 2025 Spring Festival movie pre-sales surpass 169m yuan on day 1, boosted by rising enthusiasm of filmgoers
Pre-sales for China’s 2025 Spring Festival movies began on Sunday and surpassed 169.8 million yuan ($23.2 million) as of 12 pm on the same day, according to statistics from film data platform Beacon. 100…
