Peter Kafka
Vox
New York, NY, United States
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Hey, remember those Apple wonder goggles?
Apple is going to sell us $3,500 headsets next year. It still hasn’t said why. → Read More
Even Elon Musk can’t fully wreck Twitter’s one great superpower
"A place to make fun of what you see on TV" is less compelling than "the global town square." But it’s more accurate. → Read More
The creator of Black Mirror is okay with tech. People, on the other hand ...
An interview with Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker about his relationship with Silicon Valley, consumer technology, and his fears about AI-written television. → Read More
HBO shows are coming to Netflix. Here’s why that matters.
Netflix set out to become HBO. Now it’s going to stream actual HBO shows. Goodbye, streaming wars? → Read More
Firing Chris Licht won’t fix CNN
Ever after its CEO’s firing, CNN remains stuck in no man’s land. → Read More
Who wants to pay $3,500 for Apple’s new goggles?
We know what the Vision Pro does, but we’re still wondering why you would buy it. Apple seems confused, too. → Read More
Is Apple’s weird headset the future?
Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality headsets still haven’t gone mainstream. So what is the strategy behind Apple’s upcoming release of its own headset? → Read More
CNN and the Messenger bet on Americans wanting unbiased news
CNN and the Messenger both say they’re chasing the middle. Uh-oh. → Read More
Tucker Carlson’s TV-to-Twitter move could actually pay off
Carlson made millions at Fox, and he commanded attention. He could do both again online. → Read More
The promise and peril of AI, according to 5 experts
Interviews with Microsoft’s Kevin Scott, Google’s James Manyika, NYU’s Gary Marcus, University of Washington’s Emily M Bender, Innovation Endeavors’ Dror Berman on the AI boom. → Read More
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti and Gawker’s Nick Denton on why the 2010s digital media boom went bust
Gawker’s Nick Denton, BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti, and Ben Smith on digital media’s boom and bust → Read More
No, seriously, why did Fox News fire Tucker Carlson?
How do you go from face of Fox to gone in a weekend? → Read More
RIP, BuzzFeed News. Who’s next?
BuzzFeed used to be worth $1.6 billion; now it’s down to $100 million. Its peers aren’t looking so hot, either. → Read More
Fox News won. Dominion won. The rest of us lost.
How to pay a $787 million penalty and keep smiling. → Read More
9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered
Tech’s favorite bank just failed. What does that mean for you? → Read More
Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next?
The science fiction pioneer on making a template for Mark Zuckerberg, not making movies, and a worrisome climate change scenario. → Read More
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
One of the most prominent women in tech — and one of Google’s earliest employees — is leaving the company. → Read More
The case for better-seats-cost-more movie tickets
AMC’s new plan is ... good? → Read More
The AI boom is here, and so are the lawsuits
What can Napster tell us about the future? → Read More
Netflix now has two CEOs, and neither is founder Reed Hastings
Another Big Tech founder (mostly) moves on. → Read More