Netflix

Netflix is a global streaming service that offers a wide range of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and original content to its subscribers for a monthly fee. Founded in 1997, the company has grown to become a major player in the entertainment industry, with over 200 million subscribers in more than 190 countries. The company is led by co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters and operates through several divisions, including content acquisition, production, and distribution. Netflix's competitors include other streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and Hulu.

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The Briefing

Ron DeSantis Spotlights Key AI Question

By Martin Peers · Nov 20, 2025 5:00pm PST
We’re moving off the (unresolved) AI bubble debate to a much more fundamental question about AI. That is whether decisions about an enormously costly technology, which threatens to put many people out of work, should be left to tech leaders or discussed more broadly. It turns out Republicans may have the best handle on this issue, most obviously... We’re moving off the (unresolved) AI bubble debate to a much more fundamental question about AI....
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The Weekend

Apple’s Short Supply of Good Ideas

By Abram Brown · Nov 15, 2025 7:00am PST
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Grindr’s boardroom feud • Plus, our Recommendations: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “A Biography of a Mountain” and “Materialists”A bit of housekeeping: The Information’s Weekend section is looking for a reporter for a beat we’re calling “tech wealth and culture.” This... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Grindr’s boardroom feud • ...
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The Briefing

Preparing for Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Vote

By Theo Wayt · Nov 2, 2025 3:00pm PST
Over the past couple of months, my X feed and television have been bombarded with Tesla advertisements. For the most part, these ads don’t feature products anyone can actually buy—instead, they include futuristic Tesla projects like the Optimus humanoid robot and are aimed at convincing Tesla shareholders to approve a proposed compensation... Over the past couple of months, my X feed and television have been bombarded with Tesla...
The WTF summit in Yountville, Calif. Art by Clark Miller; photos by Erin Beach.
The Information’s WTF Summit in Pictures
By The Information Staff · Nov 1, 2025 5:24am PDT
The WTF summit in Yountville, Calif. Art by Clark Miller; photos by Erin Beach.
WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

The Information’s WTF Summit in Pictures

By The Information Staff · Nov 1, 2025 5:24am PDT
Executives from Netflix, Palantir and YouTube along with dozens more of the most powerful and influential women in technology, media and finance gathered earlier this week for The Information’s annual WTF Summit. The conversations ranged from how AI is reshaping the financing markets to sponsorship pricing power in the WNBA—while attendees... Executives from Netflix, Palantir and YouTube along with dozens more of the most powerful and...
Asha Sharma, Jenny Koehler, Jessica Lessin, Sandra Oh Lin, Lucy Guo. Photo by Erin Beach for The Information.
WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

OpenAI’s Potential IPO, AI Ending 9-9-6: WTF Highlights

By The Information Staff · Oct 30, 2025 12:05pm PDT
It’s hard to find a leader in tech and finance who isn’t feverishly figuring out how to implement artificial intelligence in their company. At The Information’s Women in Tech, Media and Finance conference, executives said their use of AI had gone well beyond experimentation, changing the kind and number of employees they hire, how they reach new... It’s hard to find a leader in tech and finance who isn’t feverishly figuring out how to implement...
The Information Founder Jessica Lessin (L) and YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe (R). Photo by Erin Beach.
WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

YouTube Exec: Subscription Strength Prompted Reorg

By Erin Woo · Oct 29, 2025 6:16pm PDT · 1 comment
A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of subscriptions to the streaming service’s business, a top executive from the video juggernaut said on Wednesday. Subscriptions are “a major monetization driver, so that deserves the attention of a senior leader reporting into [YouTube CEO] Neal... A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of...
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WTF: Women in Tech, Media and Finance

Paris Hilton Has Been Training Her AI for Years

By Catherine Perloff and Erin Woo · Oct 29, 2025 6:19am PDT
Paris Hilton said she has spent years training an artificial intelligence chatbot based on her interviews, writing and songs that knows her “sometimes even better than I know myself.” “It’s studied every single thing I’ve done, everywhere I’ve been, every interview I’ve done,” she said onstage at The Information’s Women in Tech, Media and... Paris Hilton said she has spent years training an artificial intelligence chatbot based on her...
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Big Tech Earnings, Nvidia’s GTC Dominate Crowded Week
By Martin Peers · Oct 26, 2025 3:00pm PDT
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The Briefing

Big Tech Earnings, Nvidia’s GTC Dominate Crowded Week

By Martin Peers · Oct 26, 2025 3:00pm PDT
This is our first of what we plan to be a regular Sunday evening Briefing, looking out at the coming week. And what a week this promises to be. Nvidia is holding one of its GTC events for developers and customers in Washington Monday through Wednesday—which leather jacket will Jensen Huang wear onstage this time? (For more on GTC, see below.) We... This is our first of what we plan to be a regular Sunday evening Briefing, looking out at the...
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Sunday Insights

Why Netflix Is Still Outrunning Rivals

By Martin Peers and Catherine Perloff · Oct 26, 2025 8:00am PDT
Netflix’s quarterly earnings reports have lately lacked the drama that once made the updates a must-watch for investors and reporters. For the past eight quarters, the video streamer has routinely posted quarterly revenue growth averaging around 15%—hardly hypergrowth but a big improvement on the 2% to 4% growth rate it recorded between... Netflix’s quarterly earnings reports have lately lacked the drama that once made the updates a...
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The Weekend

Our Smart Bed Future May Be a Nightmare

By Abram Brown · Oct 25, 2025 7:04am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders!Quickly, a programming note: The Briefing, the newsletter written by my colleague Martin Peers, is shifting to an altered schedule, and starting tomorrow, it’ll appear Sunday through Thursday. Martin on a Sunday evening—what a treat! Among other topics, he’ll be applying his inimitable powers of explanation to previewing tech... Welcome, Weekenders!Quickly, a programming note: The Briefing, the newsletter written by my...
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The Briefing

Netflix’s Success Spotlights Warner’s Failure

By Martin Peers · Oct 21, 2025 5:00pm PDT
OpenAI continued its march to world domination, unveiling its long-anticipated Web browser, ChatGPT Atlas. It offers some snazzy features, including a split-screen view that allows you to ask ChatGPT questions related to the webpage you’re on without switching tabs. Given how difficult it is to change people’s ingrained habits, getting consumers... OpenAI continued its march to world domination, unveiling its long-anticipated Web browser, ...
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What Investors Are Missing in Apple’s iPhone 17 Sales Surge
By Martin Peers · Oct 20, 2025 5:00pm PDT
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The Briefing

What Investors Are Missing in Apple’s iPhone 17 Sales Surge

By Martin Peers · Oct 20, 2025 5:00pm PDT
It’s the calm before the earnings storm. Netflix kicks off tech earnings on Tuesday with its third-quarter report, and most of the big tech names come next week. Already, though, investors are anticipating the news. That’s most obviously true of Apple, whose shares jumped 4% on Monday on a research report about strong sales of the recently... It’s the calm before the earnings storm. Netflix kicks off tech earnings on Tuesday with its...
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The Weekend

The AI That’s Morally Repugnant

By Abram Brown · Oct 11, 2025 8:00am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: E-commerce startups are back from the dead• The Arena: Sports braces for the new referee: AI• Artificial Intelligence: Meet the Cursor Resistance—the techies who hate AI coding tools• Plus, our Recommendations: “Our Common Nature,” “Empire of AI” and “Black Rabbit”A number of existential... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: E-commerce startups are back from the...
OpenAI, Sora—and the Internet’s Cheetos Brain
The Weekend

OpenAI, Sora—and the Internet’s Cheetos Brain

By Abram Brown · Oct 4, 2025 7:00am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Can Reed Jobs be more than the son of Steve?•  Electric Vehicles: The Chinese flying car that should worry Detroit—and Silicon Valley • Plus, our Recommendations: “The Romesh Ranganathan Show,” “When It All Burns” and “The Eastern Gate”The ultimate winner from the artificial... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Can Reed Jobs be more than the son of...
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The Briefing

As AI Buying Frenzy Heats Up, Bending Spoons Looks Backward

By Martin Peers · Oct 2, 2025 5:00pm PDT · 1 comment
Anyone of a certain age will remember Uri Geller, the magician who became a big star in the 1970s for bending spoons with his mind, a trick that was later discredited. Given that sorry history, you might wonder why an internet conglomerate based in Italy chose Bending Spoons as its name. Is the management trying to prove it can perform acts of... Anyone of a certain age will remember Uri Geller, the magician who became a big star in the 1970s...