2023
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Spotify Subscription Audiobooks, Casual Fans and Bundles, Spotify’s Goals
Audiobooks on Spotify will not be available for “free” to Spotify Premium subscribers. It’s a move that makes sense for Spotify, and is one that authors should embrace.
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Hollywood Writers End Strike, The Utah Jazz and Las Vegas Knights Go Direct
Hollywood writer’s ended their strike and claimed victory, but the losses are coming regardless. Plus, what studios want from AI, and how new NBA local rights deals show how unprepared the NBA is for a new reality.
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FTC Sues Amazon
The FTC is suing Amazon, and some of the complaints are compelling, but ultimately not convincing.
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Microsoft’s
SurfaceAI Event, The New Microsoft, The Old MicrosoftMicrosoft’s Surface event was actually an AI event. It both showed how different Microsoft it, and how it hasn’t changed at all.
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An Interview with Anduril Co-Founder and CEO Brian Schimpf About Software and the Military
An interview with Anduril founder and CEO Brian Schimpf about why now is the time for a software-based defense contractor, despite software’s bad fit with the military procurement process.
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Max Gets Sports, The Fox Linchpin, Disney’s Taylor Swift Era Confirmed
Max adds sports, and Fox might want to shore up its position in the bundle. Then, Disney confirms it is in its Taylor Swift era, and investors are not impressed.
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Instacart IPO, Instacart Conflict, Arm’s IPO Pop
Instacart is two different companies in one: the tech company is dependent on but in some respects in conflict with the logistics one. Then, ARM pops.