The Information

There Is So Much Tech Talent Up for Grabs Right Now

Getting laid off can be horrible, even scary. But beyond the grief can be new opportunities—for you and for the industry at large.

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Kirthiga Reddy

Reddy is the CEO of Virtualness, a mobile-first Web3 platform.

Jan 4, 2023 9:00am PST · 4 comments

Disney CEO Robert Iger and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Photos by Bloomberg, Shutterstock

Opinion

2023 Will Be Another Difficult Year for Traditional Media

Viewers and advertisers are moving to digital platforms. But there are some bright spots for legacy companies.

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Andrew A. Rosen

Rosen is the author of PARQOR, a newsletter about the post-streaming wars media convergence.

Dec 21, 2022 9:00am PST · 2 comments

Opinion

Welcome to the Age of the Fit Startup

Being lean isn't enough anymore. Founders who want to attract the best funders need make their businesses both agile and sturdy.

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Ben Narasin

Narasin is the founder and general partner of Tenacity Venture Capital.

Dec 14, 2022 9:00am PST · 14 comments

There Will Never Be Another Twitter

By Ryan Broderick · Dec 9, 2022 9:00am PST · 11 comments

Opinion

There Will Never Be Another Twitter

Social network migrations are as impossible to predict as they are to control.

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Ryan Broderick

Broderick is a freelance writer and podcaster who focuses on web culture and technology.

Dec 9, 2022 9:00am PST · 11 comments

Opinion

A Raise May Be Out of the Question, but You Do Have Other Options

Not all restricted stock units are created equally, so make sure you pay close attention to your company’s trading rules.

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Niya Dragova

Dragova is a co-founder of Candor.

Dec 6, 2022 9:01am PST · 10 comments

Opinion

Employees Aren’t the Only Ones Suffering From Burnout

Elon Musk is running himself into the ground at Twitter. Worse—he’s encouraging the whole company to do the same.

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Arianna Huffington

Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive.

Nov 29, 2022 9:00am PST · 11 comments

Opinion

It’s Not Just Disney

Does any CEO have an answer to media’s identity crisis?

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Andrew A. Rosen

Rosen is the author of Parqor, the handbook every media and technology executive needs to navigate the seismic shifts underway in the media business.

Nov 22, 2022 9:00am PST · 16 comments

Photos by Getty, Bloomberg. Art by Shane Burke.

Vinod Khosla Wants More Crypto Regulation—Now

By Vinod Khosla · Nov 17, 2022 9:00am PST · 5 comments

Opinion

Vinod Khosla Wants More Crypto Regulation—Now

Consistent, visible enforcement against crypto fraudsters will accelerate mainstream crypto adoption, to the benefit of society.

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Vinod Khosla

Khosla is an entrepreneur, investor and technology fan.

Nov 17, 2022 9:00am PST · 5 comments

Photos by Bloomberg. Art by Mike Sullivan.

Opinion

TikTok Is the Canary in the U.S.-China Coal Mine

Diplomacy has done little if anything so far to restore trust in tech between the two rival powers.

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Graham Webster

Webster is a research scholar and editor-in-chief of the DigiChina Project at the Stanford Cyber Policy Center.

Nov 16, 2022 9:00am PST

Opinion

TikTok’s Secret Weapon Has Always Been Audio

Rumors of a standalone audio app from the Chinese juggernaut should have both YouTube and Spotify quaking.

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Ryan Broderick

Broderick is a freelance writer and podcaster who focuses on web culture and technology.

Nov 10, 2022 9:00am PST · 2 comments

Opinion

To Fix Social Media, Give Us a Reason to Behave

We know how to regulate ourselves at the dinner table. Why should the internet be any different?

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Ali Partovi

Partovi heads Neo, a startup accelerator, mentorship community and venture capital firm.

Nov 8, 2022 9:00am PST · 17 comments

Art by Shane Burke. Generated by DALL·E 2 with touch-ups.

How AI Is Generating a Tech Industry Upturn

By Aaron Harris · Nov 2, 2022 9:00am PDT · 6 comments

Opinion

How AI Is Generating a Tech Industry Upturn

A rising tide of investor enthusiasm lifts all startup boats.

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Aaron Harris

Harris is a co-founder of Magid & Co. and a former partner at Y Combinator.

Nov 2, 2022 9:00am PDT · 6 comments

Opinion

YouTube and TikTok Creators Are Tearing Up Netflix’s Streaming Rulebook

“Premium” creator videos are gobbling up advertiser dollars. With YouTube and TikTok spending nothing on content, who needs a $17 billion production budget?

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Andrew A. Rosen

Rosen is the author of Parqor, the handbook every media and technology executive needs to navigate the seismic shifts underway in the media business.

Oct 26, 2022 10:00am PDT · 15 comments

Elon Musk in front of a SpaceX rocket launch. Photos by Getty Images.

Opinion

Elon Musk’s Management Style Is a Threat to Global Democracy

The text messages released during litigation confirm what the employees fleeing Twitter already suspected: Musk has no business running a speech platform.

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Kate Klonick

Klonick is an associate professor at St. John's University Law School.

Oct 19, 2022 9:00am PDT · 33 comments

Opinion

Fighting New Antitrust Rules Is a Bad Move for Big Tech

With new limits on platforms taking effect in the EU and U.S. politicians showing greater willingness to defy tech titans, companies would do better to cooperate with regulators.