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The Briefing

Disney’s CEO Choice Reflects Entertainment’s Decline

By Martin Peers · Feb 3, 2026 5:00pm PST
It’s CEO replacement time. Both Walt Disney Co. and PayPal named new chief executives on Tuesday, with each appointment symbolizing major business shifts. Disney named parks chief Josh D’Amaro to succeed longtime CEO Bob Iger, who turns 75 next week (D’Amaro is Iger’s second successor, after the first one flopped so badly Iger had to return to... It’s CEO replacement time. Both Walt Disney Co. and PayPal named new chief executives on Tuesday,...
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Microsoft’s Proactive Data Center Promises

By Martin Peers · Jan 13, 2026 5:00pm PST
Maybe Brad Smith should run for office. The Microsoft vice chair and president put his name to a lengthy, detailed document released on Tuesday that demonstrates the tech giant is trying to get ahead of growing grass-roots complaints about the impact of data centers on local communities. Among other things, Microsoft promised to pay enough for... Maybe Brad Smith should run for office. The Microsoft vice chair and president put his name to a...
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Ellison Should Abandon WBD Battle

By Martin Peers · Jan 8, 2026 5:05pm PST
David Ellison just can’t get any respect. The son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and CEO of Paramount Skydance is going nowhere in his efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, owner of HBO Max, Warner Bros. Studio and a bunch of cable channels including CNN. Ellison has a very persuasive argument that his $30 a share offer—$108 billion in total—... David Ellison just can’t get any respect. The son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and CEO of...
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The Best New Startup Accelerators

By Alex Perry · Jul 26, 2025 6:00am PDT · 3 comments
Need a mentor to jolt your thinking—or need to lock yourself away from the world for 20 days? A whole new generation of startup accelerators has proliferated in recent years, each one promising to turbocharge a founder’s ambitions. Many of the best are from the most prominent names in Silicon Valley, including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen... Need a mentor to jolt your thinking—or need to lock yourself away from the world for 20...
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Stability AI in Talks to Raise Money From Group Including Sean Parker

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 16, 2024 6:42pm PDT · 3 comments
A group of investors including Sean Parker, Facebook’s first president, has discussed making an investment in Stability AI, a startup developing products that run on open-source image generator Stable Diffusion, according to a person directly involved in deal conversations. The deal would represent a lifeline for Stability, which... A group of investors including Sean Parker, Facebook’s first president, has...
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The Information’s Readers Use AI—and Pay for It

By Akash Pasricha · Oct 24, 2023 8:00am PDT · 2 comments
An overwhelming majority of The Information’s readers say they use artificial intelligence services such as ChatGPT in either their personal or their professional lives, and two-thirds of that group pay for at least one service. That’s according to our latest monthly survey, which also found readers more optimistic about the outlook... An overwhelming majority of The Information’s readers say they use artificial intelligence...