Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Tech and Two Strikes in Hollywood, Harsh Streaming Realities and a Big Residuals Mess, Iger’s Challenges at Disney Jul 18, 2023

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TV STRIKE CALLED BY SCREEN ACTORS — New York Times

Hollywood on Strike — Stratechery

Your Most Frantic SAG Strike Questions, Answered — Vulture

Bob Iger Back at Disney; Chapek’s Tactics, Iger’s Strategy; Tactics, Strategy, or Environment — Stratechery Update

Scale of the Universe

Bob Iger on CNBC, The End of Linear TV, ESPN and Strategic Partnerships (and Apple?) — Stratechery Update

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(Preview) Microsoft Wins Its Activision Case, What's Next for the Merger and the FTC, Follow-Up Questions on Threads and Twitter Jul 13, 2023

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Microsoft Can Close Its $75 Billion Buy of Activision Blizzard, Judge Rules — Wall Street Journal

Microsoft-Activision Updates; Reader Follow-Up; Free Speech, the Government, and Scale — Stratechery Update

Microsoft Can Acquire Activision, The FTC vs. the Record, The FTC’s Failed Vendetta — Stratechery Update

Consoles and Competition — Stratechery

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face ‘new merger investigation,’ UK regulator warns — The Verge

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The Threads Episode: How We Got Here, Meta Obstacles and Advantages, Everyone Hates Twitter (And Uses It Every Day) Jul 10, 2023

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The Social/Communications Map — Stratechery

Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends — Stratechery

The Audacity of Copying Well — Stratechery

Social Networking 2.0 — Stratechery

Artifact, Bluesky, and Substack Notes; Social Networking 2.0 and the Twitter Diaspora; First Week Impressions — Stratechery Update

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(Preview) The Case for Supersonic Travel, End of June Mail on TSMC/Google/Reddit, Touching Grass in Madison Jun 26, 2023

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Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints — Stratechery Update

An Interview with The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower about Southwest’s Meltdown and Independent Publishing — Stratechery Interview

An Interview with Boom Founder Blake Scholl About Building a Supersonic Airliner — Stratechery Interview

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Spotify’s Royal Mess, Ford and GM Partner with Tesla, HBO Weighs Selling Content to Netflix Jun 22, 2023

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It’s a Tesla — Stratechery

An Interview with The Ringer Founder and CEO Bill Simmons — Stratechery Interviews

Podcast Grifting; Aggregator Lessons; Ostroff, Simmons, and Harry — Stratechery Update

EV Charging Standards, Tesla’s Strategy, Tesla’s Reward — Stratechery Update

Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix — Deadline

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(Preview) Reddit as a Business, APIs and Interest Rates and Angry Moderators, The Athletic Rethinks Its Coverage Approach Jun 15, 2023

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Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints — Stratechery Update

Reddit Rage, The Tadpole Shrimp of the Internet, Judge Pauses Microsoft-Activision Deal — Stratechery Update

An Interview with Zeynep Tufekci About Masks, Media, and Information Ecology — Stratechery Interviews

Your Distraught Season Ending Voicemails — RTRS

The Athletic announces layoffs and new approach to its sports coverage — Washington Post

Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro — The Verge

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An All Things Apple Mailbag: AI and the Vision Pro, Gaming Ambivalence, Immersive Memories, VR Sports Rights Jun 13, 2023

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Apple Vision — Stratechery

The End of the Beginning — Stratechery

Quest vs. Vision, Vision and the Mac, Apple Acquires Mira — Stratechery

Tech’s Two Philosophies — Stratechery

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(Preview) Vision Pro at First Sight: How It Works, Why It Costs $3,500, and What It Might Mean for the Future of Computing Jun 07, 2023

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A Few Questions Before Apple Embraces Virtual Reality, Meta Tries to Crash Headset Week, Nvidia and the Omniverse Jun 04, 2023

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(Preview) An Impromptu Nvidia Symposium, A Brief History of Solaris and Sun Microsystems, The Future of AI Energy Consumption Jun 01, 2023

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