Jacob Carpenter
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Mark Zuckerberg and Wall Street are finally meeting in the middle on the metaverse
The Meta chief executive satisfied investors Wednesday by pledging to trim costs, but he’s still all-in on Reality Labs. → Read More
Tinder was once the hottest dating app on the market. Can it rekindle old flames in 2023?
An underwhelming end to 2022 for the Match Group division highlights the need for leadership stability and product reinvention. → Read More
The tech industry’s boom-bust hiring cycle left tens of thousands without jobs—and damaged trust in top executives
Top executives are reckoning with the fallout of aggressive hiring for growth that never materialized. → Read More
The government is ganging up on Google. Why it might finally win this time
Federal and state officials from both sides of the aisle are taking aim at the Alphabet unit’s power over the ad market. → Read More
Joe Biden wants Congress to pass federal data privacy legislation. He’s better off looking elsewhere
The Federal Trade Commission and state officials are poised this year to take up the mantle of online privacy. → Read More
Microsoft’s potential $10 billion investment in OpenAI should put Google on notice
Talks of a $10 billion investment in the artificial intelligence startup signal Microsoft’s ambitions for a space currently led by Alphabet. → Read More
Big Tech is ringing in 2023 with thousands of layoffs—and there’s no end in sight
Amazon and Salesforce job cuts signal that the new year will bring more employee reductions, with some rival companies now in the spotlight. → Read More
Why electric vehicles are losing some of their spark headed into 2023
Auto industry executives are increasingly pessimistic about the transition to EVs, while Tesla sales suggest demand is cooling for the company’s cars. → Read More
Why Washington will become the epicenter of Big Tech in 2023
All three branches of government are poised to exert influence over the tech industry next year. → Read More
These 5 tech winners shined through the doom and gloom of 2022
In a year marked by cutbacks and chaos, a handful of victors showed some mettle and emerged on strong footing. → Read More
Even in a brutal year for tech, these 5 companies, collectives, and chiefs flopped the hardest
FTX’s venture capital patrons, a former social media executive, and a onetime pandemic darling all fell on their face in 2022. → Read More
Big Tech sat out this year’s generative A.I. craze. Will it join the party in 2023?
Alphabet, Meta, and other tech titans are investing heavily in consumer-facing A.I., but the time hasn’t been right to go public. → Read More
Why Apple’s end-to-end encryption expansion will get government scrutiny
Global policymakers are increasingly debating whether to allow the privacy feature to flourish. → Read More
3 takeaways on SBF, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Fink from DealBook’s buzzy summit
The former FTX CEO took the lawyerly route, while the Meta chief blasted Apple and the BlackRock leader forecasted change in tech. → Read More
Apple could lose billions from China’s COVID chaos—and there’s not much Tim Cook can do about it
For Apple, setbacks in iPhone production owing to government-mandated lockdowns are the price of doing business in China. → Read More
Elon Musk isn’t prioritizing content moderation on Twitter. Will it come back to haunt him?
The new Twitter owner says he’s invested in keeping the platform safe, but his actions suggest it's not a top priority right now. → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes’s sentencing will send a message to tech entrepreneurs—including FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried
The length of Holmes’s prison term will show how harshly the justice system treats fraud in the industry. → Read More
Why Congress should shoulder some responsibility for the FTX fiasco
Years of hesitation on digital asset legislation helped create the conditions for yet another crypto calamity. → Read More
Meta is reportedly preparing mass layoffs. Why anti-metaverse investors might be disappointed
The Facebook and Instagram parent company can cut costs without undermining its core metaverse ambitions. → Read More
4 big questions for Big Tech after its worst day for layoffs in 2022
The ongoing economic downturn is rattling the industry, causing uncertainty about its long-term outlook. → Read More