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Happy April Fool’s Day to all who celebrate. We’ve decided that pranks really aren’t our style… but the first 100 people who scroll to the bottom of this newsletter get a surprise.
DAILY TOP TRENDS
YouTube – Black Mirror
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(Twitter)– Jurassic WorldGoogle – Coyote vs. Acme
Reddit – Dave Coulier
Letterboxd – Death of a Unicorn
Spotify – “Nothing I Need”
Dr. Apple Will See You Now
Apple is reportedly preparing a major update to its Health app to give users an AI agent that would mimic a personal doctor.
Why It Hits: CEO Tim Cook has been bullish on the prediction that Apple’s long-lasting legacy will be the tech giant’s innovations in health. While the company is still a long way from making that a reality, it’s creating the building blocks to make health and wellness a major part of its iOS ecosystem.
Behind the Check Ups: Need to get a physical? Soon, there’ll be an app for that.
Internally dubbed “Project Mulberry,” the feature would put an all-encompassing health coach AI agent within the Health app.
The agent would use all the health data collected by your devices — sleep, nutrition, biometrics, etc. — to provide personalized health insights and recommendations.
The AI may also one day be able to interact with your devices’ cameras, such as watching your workouts, so it can provide pointers on perfecting your form. We wouldn’t be surprised if it’s eventually used to answer things like, “Is this mole normal?”
Apple is working with in-house doctors and other medical experts to create explainer videos that the agent can show users when a health or lifestyle issue is identified.
It’s due for release as part of the iOS 19.4 update that’s scheduled for either spring or summer 2026.
Final Test: Apple is still making strides to include more sensors — such as ones that monitor glucose, blood oxygen, and hypertension — in the Watch. While those have encountered some legal and regulatory speed bumps, it seems inevitable that they’ll come online… which would make Project Mulberry multiples more powerful. And considering that Apple recently rolled out the biggest health study ever, the agent could have access to more data (both personalized and general) than ever imagined.
Go Deeper: Apple Intelligence is coming to the Vision Pro, so Project Mulberry may one day become a holographic doctor in mixed reality.
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The Matrix Is Coming To “Shared Reality”
Immersive entertainment company Cosm has struck a deal with Warner Bros. and creative studio Little Cinema to bring sci-fi classic The Matrix to its immersive theaters in a new “shared reality” format.
The Big Picture: While moviegoing is still recovering from its pandemic lows, cutting-edge experiential showings — IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX, etc. — are blowing up in popularity. As investment pours into constructing more of these screens, Cosm could catch a wave of interest from a new audience.
Behind the Scenes: Cosm wants you to enter the Matrix.
Cosm will play The Matrix in its LA and Dallas venues starting on June 6th, where it’ll play as normal but include “new elements inspired by the film,” displayed on its 87-foot diameter LED dome, per THR.
Tickets go on sale in mid-April and will likely fluctuate based on interest. Tickets to see the Super Bowl at Cosm theaters went for almost $1,000, while some immersive films have gone for about $50.
Closing Credits: While Cosm has focused primarily on sports, expanding into movies could provide it with more consistent business — while also giving studios the chance to profit from repertory screenings that let fans see their favorite titles in an entirely new way. Considering Sphere — the company behind the you-can-see-it-from-space venue in Vegas — is also building out smaller versions of its theaters, immersive moviegoing could become as ubiquitous a premium format as IMAX within the decade.
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DEEP DIVES
Read: WSJ has the inside story on how Sam Altman was fired and quickly reinstated as CEO of OpenAI at the end of 2023.
Listen: The BoF Podcast chats with Guy Berryman, bassist of Coldplay and founder of Applied Art Forms, about being creative across mediums.
Watch: Insider unboxes how toys for adults have become a $7 billion business in the US.
73.2% of you voted Yes in yesterday’s poll: Do you think the traditional late-night talk show format is becoming outdated?
“Technology has 100-yard dash legs. You can’t be just a speed walker anymore.”
“It’s just that the networks are hiring such unlikable hosts. It’s become silly and too overloaded with politics. Get back to pure entertainment.”
“Late-night talk shows are for the same demo who watches the evening local news — or for those who prefer to lean back before bed instead of scrolling.”
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QUICK HITS
→ Technology
🛰️ Apple and SpaceX are duking it out to cover every cellphone deadspot on Earth.
💊 Isomorphic Labs, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has raised $600 million in a round led by Thrive Capital to speed up AI-powered drug development.
😬 The SEC has cleared Haliey Welch of wrongdoing after her $HAWK crypto collapsed.
→ Fashion / E-commerce
🎽 Nike is partnering with women-focused apparel brand TOGETHXR to distribute its “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” line.
🍽️ OpenTable is getting in the passenger seat with Uber to offer dining reservations and transportation options on the platform.
☕ Prada opened a restaurant in Shanghai inspired by the films of Wong Kar-wai (In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express).
→ Creator Economy
🤑 Moffett Nathanson estimates that YouTube’s value has hit $550 billion, making it the biggest media company in the world.
📱 Even Substack is getting a TikTok-like short-form video feed on its app.
👀 President Trump says a TikTok deal will be announced this week before the April 5th deadline.
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Today’s email was written by David Vendrell.
Edited by Nick Comney. Copy edited by Kait Cunniff.
Published by Darline Salazar.