No more lightbulbs, much more sports: Five predictions for Roku’s future
…The Roku Channel will become a Roku exclusive One of the questions analysts had on a joint Fox and Roku investor call earlier this week was: What does this deal mean for…
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The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare
…A 2014 analysis published in The Washington Post, for example, found 31 credible instances of voter impersonation out of a billion cast ballots since 2000. Nelson claims that “The Trump Administration’s…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…It’s the $10 billion that we’ve processed on behalf of creators since the company was founded. We’re processing over $2 billion a year now. That’s a lot of…
Who is the Palantir chore coat for?
…The latest offering was a cotton chore coat. At $239 and in bright blue and black options, the jacket looks like a standard offering that has, by way of photographer Bill…
Speech and Moderation
…At the same time, the hard questions of moderation are only getting harder. X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics Lauren Feiner May 15 Trump administration defends right…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
…Having billions of products available for purchase within Gemini is great for Google, but retailers need something in return. Srinivasan says Google does not currently take a cut of sales or a…
Why Jonah Peretti sold BuzzFeed
…The deal is a bit of a life raft for BuzzFeed — the company was once valued at $1.6 billion dollars, but just last quarter, the company had told investors it was…
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…But I also realized it’s been a long time since I’d asked Sundar the Decoder questions about structure and decision making, so I started there. You’ll hear Sundar say…
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…Microsoft’s original mission under Bill Gates was a computer on every desk and in every home, and Nadella reframed that as “unmetered intelligence on every desk and in every home” within…
Transportation
…The Japanese automaker also plans on slashing its investment in EVs to ¥1.2 trillion ($7.52 billion) through 2030, down from an earlier budget of ¥2.0 trillion ($12.53 billion…