Tracing the evolution of tech’s three eras, and why the fourth era — the Metaverse — is defined by its bifurcation with the physical world.

The Verge turns five on November 1st, and we’re in the process of refreshing our entire brand for the next five years. In Refreshing The Verge, we’ll be looking at how that refresh process works,...

Things look a little different around The Verge today. Very different. Like a thousand lasers shining through your mind, pointing at the future.

pResponses to this report written by journalists and media scholars. Each focusing on a specific issue raised,  including legal considerations (Victoria Baranetsky), online harassment (Michelle Ferrier), representation (Leonor Ayala Polley), audience trust (Benjamin Toff), and objectivity (Laura Wagner), can be read here. Executive Summary Journalists increasingly rely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter […]/p

Yesterday, we published a report that explores journalists’ experiences with and views of newsroom social media policies. Below are five responses to the report written by journalists and media scholars. Each of these focuses on a specific issue raised in the report, including legal considerations (Victoria Baranetsky), online harassment (Michelle Ferrier), representation (Leonor Ayala Polley), audience trust (Benjamin Toff), and objectivity […]

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Michael Fisher (aka MrMobile) joins us this week to talk Samsung's latest and the state of foldables..

I’ve been poring over the latest Kansas City Star circulation data, and everything I see leads me to believe one of two things is going on: Either management is not doing a good job of tracki…

Kara and Scott discuss Twitter’s new anti-harassment policy, Chris Cuomo’s indefinite suspension from CNN, and Stacey Abrams running for Governor in Georgia. Also, UK’s Competition Watchdog tells Meta to sell off GIPHY. CEOs and insiders have sold off a record number of stocks in 2021. Plus, Scott gives us some predictions on SpaceX and Twitter. Send us your Listener Mail questions, via Yappa, at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vox’s flagship daily news podcast will also air on local public radio stations nationwide, in partnership with WNYC Studios.

The app is a new "Athenian agora," a major investor said, but growth has crumbled as COVID-19 lockdowns ease and creators and users go elsewhere.

Jack Dorsey is reportedly about to be a one company CEO if he steps down from Twitter. The acquisition of Giphy is on life support. Folks remember Microsoft could be an antitrust target too. Will Apple’s AR headset not need to be tethered to an iPhone? And a look at just how much Amazon has increased its delivery capacity.

Dorsey announced the decision via his favorite social media platform.

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Joshua uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 211 films watched. Favorites: The Long Goodbye (1973), Prince of Darkness (1987), Magnolia (1999), Notting Hill (1999).

As burnout and new opportunities beckon, newsletter writers navigate the awkward matter of quitting—and issuing refunds. It’s just the latest wrinkle in the digital economy’s complications of work and worth.

As Substack reports a million paid subscribers to its newsletters this week, I’m often left wondering what might have happened to the newsletter space had Substack remained a business that only grew as its audience did.Substack started out as a company with a pitch that anyone who wanted to could start a paid newsletter and, with the right amount of work, claim financial independence. But at some point, the company broke this essential model by beginning to accept venture capital money, culmina…

Including an expanded branded content studio and several new staffers.

Bustle Digital Group has acquired Mic, the struggling digital-media company that laid off most of its employees Thursday. A rep for Bustle said in an emailed statement, “I can confirm that Bu…

The journalists of Novaya Gazeta report on dangerous conflicts—and endure threats of their own.

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Why MSNBC host Chris Hayes thinks the era of mass fame is upon us.

It is Apple, not supply chain woes, that online advertising businesses seemed most concerned by going into the home stretch of 2021.

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