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Is Beehiiv the Next Billion-Dollar Newsletter Startup?

By Jessica Roy · Aug 2, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments

Last August, when CNN’s Oliver Darcy decided he wanted to leave the network and launch Status, an email newsletter focused on the media industry, he cast about for a platform that would allow him to customize the look and feel of his new venture so it didn’t resemble every other media newsletter. There was Substack, the leader in the... Last August, when CNN’s Oliver Darcy decided he wanted to leave the network and launch ...

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Apple’s Most Intriguing TV Show Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Josh Duboff · Jan 18, 2025 5:00am PST · 2 comments

In the streaming era’s current period, deducing the whereabouts—and fate—of a favorite series is often a more complex mystery than the ones that confront the fictional investigators and detectives in many of these shows. Some shows air weekly, while others get released in a single drop. Certain episodes arrive in the evening,... In the streaming era’s current period, deducing the whereabouts—and fate—of a...

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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Video Games of 2024

By David Ewalt · Dec 14, 2024 5:00am PST · 5 comments

Despite China’s massive presence in the tech world, the country’s videogame industry never had a big-budget, AAA game release until this August, when Shenzhen-based Game Science released Black Myth: Wukong, an action role-playing game inspired by the classic Ming dynasty novel “Journey to the West” about a demigodlike... Despite China’s massive presence in the tech world, the country’s videogame industry...

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HBO’s Surprise Sunday Night Wager

By Josh Duboff · Aug 31, 2024 5:00am PDT · 2 comments

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HBO’s Surprise Sunday Night Wager

By Josh Duboff · Aug 31, 2024 5:00am PDT · 2 comments

Konrad Kay and Mickey Down were out at a party near the end of 2023 when they received word from HBO that their show, “Industry,” would move from its home on Monday evenings to the television industry’s premier time slot: 9 p.m. on Sunday, a position HBO had previously given to the likes of “Succession,” “Game... Konrad Kay and Mickey Down were out at a party near the end of 2023 when they received word from...