Apple punts on Siri updates as it struggles to keep up in the AI race
Apple’s WWDC 2025 had new software, Formula 1 references, and a piano man crooning the text of different app reviews. But one key feature got the short end of the stick…
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‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt…
Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV
…Get that CEO on here. I charge, I’m on my way. I drove 350 miles up to New Hampshire last week. Oh good. I’ve been happy. We’ve got…
Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis
…You’ve got some new ideas. There’s quite a lot to discuss, so I want to start at the start. You’re a new-ish CEO, I would say, a couple…
Ad-free streaming is a luxury now
…For more news about the streaming industry, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Streaming was once…
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
…he transitions to a new role focused on special projects, also emphasizes the importance of focusing on enterprise clients. It’s part of the company’s recent strategy to avoid focusing on…
How to win — and lose — Decoder
…wants you to end every episode by arresting a CEO. And we’ve even had some commenters referencing that as an editorial strategy. Some people are saying they want you to be…
How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas
…From 2023 to 2025, Netflix subscribers have streamed more than 51 billion hours of Korean movies and TV shows, according to Netflix data that I recently analyzed for a new special Lowpass…
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
…Last weekend, that something was a pretty intense mix of Anthropic, the Trump administration, and Anthropic’s new AI model, Fable 5. On Friday, not even a week since Anthropic released…
The farce of Musk v. Altman
…a strategy that is widely used in corporate America, by the way. So she wouldn’t tell people that she was involved in his removal. She was the interim CEO, and…