Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: How the software industry will change when development cost nears zero (who will still make money?) Charter-Disney Winners and Losers I was wrong about trigger warnings AI comes for YouTube’s thumbnail industry From $1 Billion to Almost Worthless: FaZe Clan Runs Out of Hype Next slide…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes TikTok has transformed the concert experience Cable’s Biggest Hit? A Paramount+ Show From 2021 Longer reads: Disney’s wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess On TikTok, creators farm rage to get clicks and make money. But…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: What CNN (Sort of) Heading to Max Means for Both CNN and Max Is the AI boom already over? Generative AI and intellectual property Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee Reference points: Fish doorbells! Historic sandwiches! …

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: The fandomization of news Why haven’t internet creators become superstars? How TikTok Changed the Meaning of a Million Followers How TikTok and Tech Gave Kylie Minogue the Song of the Summer Google’s Search Box Changed the Meaning of Information Longer reads: Elon Musk’s shadow rule David…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: Disney’s Taylor Swift Era CNET Deletes Thousands of Old Articles to Game Google Search The Case Against AI Everything, Everywhere, All at Once How two pop culture Twitter accounts turned into the internet’s wire service LG now sells this bizarre TV in a suitcase, and I…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: The looming catalog crisis ‘The Witcher,’ ‘Secret Invasion’ Disappoint as Some Creatives Blame Fans The ChatGPT revolution is another tech fantasy It’s Twilight of the Mods for Bluesky and Reddit Like seemingly everyone on this app I have plenty of opinions about Twitter Reference points: Internet…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: Two years later, Netflix is still experimenting with games Hollywood’s slow-mo self-sabotage Hollywood Strike Leaves Influencers Sidelined and Confused Kickstarter Introduces New A.I. Policy Guidelines From End Of August Reference points: Is A.I. the Greatest Technology Ever for Making Dumb Jokes? Attenzione, Pickpocket! …

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: The little search engine that couldn’t Zanny Minton Beddoes Wants The Economist to Be More “Present” in the Media Conversation Reference points: Is Beyoncé Secretly a Rapper? Songwriters Longer reads: How to Blow Up a Timeline They lost their kids to Fortnite Part 2: For the lunch-break Things to play with/watch/listen…

Part 1: For the day job Things to think about: Meet the AI human-like robots that can do our jobs Gen Z may finally figure out what the office is good for: Eavesdropping and snooping on coworkers to get ahead A.I. and TV Ads Were Made for Each Other Disney’s Harsh New Reality: Costly Film Flops…