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‘A Perfect Positive Storm’: Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 20:14
Comcast Earnings Spotlight the Media Industry’s Upheaval
Comcast continues to shift its emphasis from being a cable TV company to being a digital company. Comcast has: 19 million cable subscribers, a loss of 491,000 since December; 31 million broadband internet subscribers; a gain of 461,000; and 42 million sign-ups to the streaming platform Peacock, a jump of 9 million. Comcast sells something that has proved more durable than sports and entertainment: broadband, the piping that carries all streaming platforms. In the first quarter, sales increased 12 percent, to $5.6 billion.
Opinion: The Debate Over What ‘Infrastructure’ Is Is Ridiculous (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 06:26Extremists Find a Financial Lifeline on Twitch (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 06:25Twitch, Where Far-Right Influencers Feel at Home (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 06:25Op-ed -- Infrastructure Isn’t Really About Roads. It’s About the Society We Want. (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 15:24Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 06:26Who is responsible for — and profiting from — the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations? (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 06:26Europe Proposes Strict Rules for Artificial Intelligence
The European Union unveiled strict regulations to govern the use of artificial intelligence, a first-of-its-kind policy that outlines how companies and governments can use a technology seen as one of the most significant, but ethically fraught, scientific breakthroughs in recent memory. The draft rules would set limits around the use of artificial intelligence in a range of activities, from self-driving cars to hiring decisions, bank lending, school enrollment selections, and the scoring of exams.