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TikTok Warns Remote Employees They Risk Losing Jobs

By Kaya Yurieff · Jan. 23, 2023 3:26 PM PST · 5 comments
TikTok is cracking down on remote work, telling some U.S. workers they could lose their jobs unless they show they have already moved near their assigned offices. Last week, TikTok informed some employees over its internal software, Lark, that they may face disciplinary action—including job termination—because their home address... TikTok is cracking down on remote work, telling some U.S. workers they could lose their jobs...
From left, TikToker Khabe Lame, YouTube star MrBeast, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, YouTuber Jackie Aina, TikTok stars Addison Rae and Zach King, Twitch streamer Ninja. Photos via YouTube, Bloomberg and Getty.
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The Creator Economy’s Next Chapter: Living With Less

By Mahira Dayal · Jan. 3, 2023 10:09 AM PST · 1 comment
The creator economy will have to learn to live with less this year. Headed into 2023, startups that support online influencers don’t have the cash bulwark they did a year ago. Venture capital investors sank $2.5 billion into creator economy startups last year, down 50% from 2021, according to an analysis of The Information’s Creator... The creator economy will have to learn to live with less this year. Headed into 2023, startups...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September. Photo by Getty Images
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Bezos Could Be the Real Winner from Amazon’s Sports Deals

By Nick Wingfield · Dec. 28, 2022 5:14 PM PST
Last week, Martin Peers questioned in this space whether tech companies were making a wise move when they began showering billions of dollars on sports leagues for streaming rights to their games. But even if those deals turn out to be duds for the likes of Amazon, Alphabet’s YouTube and others, tech billionaires may have found another way to... Last week, Martin Peers questioned in this space whether tech companies were making a wise move...
On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend
On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend
By Jon Steinberg · Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 AM PST
On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend
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On Jasper! On YouTuber! On ChatGPT! A Special Holiday Edition of Weekend

By Jon Steinberg · Dec. 24, 2022 7:00 AM PST
Hi, welcome to your holiday Weekend!If you haven’t already slipped into a ’noghole (a bottomless tumbler of eggnog paired with an endless scroll of Netflix Christmas movies), we have a fascinating sampler of stories for you to indulge in this week.There’s Arielle’s dispatch from the red-hot AI scene in Texas, where a 6-foot-8-inch Kansan came up... Hi, welcome to your holiday Weekend!If you haven’t already slipped into a ’noghole (a bottomless...
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The Season’s Hottest Toy? Hint: It’s a YouTuber

By Abram Brown · Dec. 22, 2022 12:00 PM PST
In September, Simon Philips found himself in an uncomfortable situation: seated across the aisle from two small children on a 10-hour work flight from Los Angeles to London. “Oh, god. What are they going to do?” Philips remembers thinking. As a father of two, Philips knows how bored kids can behave. Moreover, he’s spent a... In September, Simon Philips found himself in an uncomfortable situation: seated across the aisle...
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2023 Will Be Another Difficult Year for Traditional Media

By Andrew A. Rosen · Dec. 21, 2022 9:00 AM PST · 2 comments
Parqor is part of The Information’s newsletter network. To receive it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, sign up here. Next year is going to be ugly for public media companies. Cord cutting has reached levels many have long anticipated—an estimated 60 million households still have cable service, down from 95 million in... Parqor is part of The Information’s newsletter network. To receive it in your inbox every...