Netflix is driving the Hollywood end game, likely confident it can increase the value of IP, and fend off YouTube.

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A common explanation as to why Star Wars was such a hit, and continues to resonate nearly half a century on from its release, is that it is a nearly perfect representation of the hero’s journey. You ...

AWS re:Invent sought to present AI solutions in the spirit of AWS’ original impact on startups; the real targets may be the startups from that era, not the current one. With Stratechery Plus you get ...

OpenAI is declaring code red and doubling down on ChatGPT, highlighting the company’s bear case. Then, AWS makes it easier to run AI workloads on other clouds. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full ...

AWS re:Invent sought to present AI solutions in the spirit of AWS’ original impact on startups; the real targets may be the startups from that era, not the current one. OpenAI is declaring code red ...

AWS re:Invent sought to present AI solutions in the spirit of AWS’ original impact on startups; the real targets may be the startups from that era, not the current one. ChatGPT is getting group chats, ...

Nvidia earnings are the wrong place to look for evidence of an AI bubble; the company’s margins should be safe if power is ...

It was difficult in the beginning to answer the question I got from everyone: what’s it like living in America again? After all, I had been coming back to Wisconsin in the summer for years, and my ...

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