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                Why X's chatbot concerns me more than any other right now
            
        
    
    
            Two months ago, ahead of Grokipediaβs launch, I wrote about the toxic information sewage pipeline powering X, one that hundreds of millions of people rely on as their first source of information. Now that Grokipedia is here, I fear this is what information aggregators may look like more and more.
               
            
            
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            Gross
               
            
            
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                Test Fubo Baby
                If Disneyβs struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may ...
            
        
    
    
            If Disneyβs struggling Fubo TV can figure out how to be the destination aggregator for sports, and attract a significant portion of the 50 million-strong customer base still addicted to cable, it may yet be a viable businessβ¦
Read @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social's analysis:
               
            
            
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            Polygon introduced me to my best friends, brought me to NYC, and gave me the life Iβm so eternally grateful to live now. 
Deeply devastating, and it means a bunch of reporters, writers, and editors (+ video!) will soon be available to hire. They are everything. 
Polygon forever and always.
               
            
            
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            And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. 
Weβll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
               
            
            
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                Google Schadenfreude and Media's Vindication
                Two landmark verdicts may not change the internet, but it validated the people who built it
            
        
    
    
            Happy Easter, I spent the weekend writing 3,000 words about the Google schadenfreude occurring right now and how it symbolizes how bad the open web became when gatekeepers stopped being directories to keep everyone hostage within their own ecosystems. postingnexus.substack.com/p/google-sch...
               
            
            
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                The NFLβs War on Christmas
                This Christmas, the NFL will host three games, further encroaching on the NBAβs own five-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-...
            
        
    
    
            This Christmas, the NFL will host 3 games, encroaching on the NBAβs 5-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-streaming big enough for both leagues?
@loudmouthjulia.bsky.social explores:
               
            
            
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                The NFLβs War on Christmas
                This Christmas, the NFL will host three games, further encroaching on the NBAβs own five-game holiday tradition. Is this the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or is a monster day of sports-...
            
        
    
    
            This Christmas, the NFL will further encroach on the NBAβs holiday tradition. @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social on whether this is the latest tactic in a cold war against the NBA, or if a monster day of sports-streaming and couch-surfing big enough for both leagues.
puck.news/nfl-vs-nba-t...
               
            
            
                04.04.2025 19:27 β π 2    π 1    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Iβm so happy I got to pod with Jason again!!!
               
            
            
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                The Sports Streaming Battle Royale
                Podcast Episode Β· The Varsity Β· 03/26/2025 Β· 48m
            
        
    
    
            New pod: @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social does a deep dive on the streamers' sports strategies.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
               
            
            
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                Peacockβs R.S.N. Vulcan Chess
                Peacock executives seemingly want to find out if streaming can be TV again by investing in local sports. This next phase of the streaming wars is a marathon to see who can reinvent it first.
            
        
    
    
            Peacock executives, like their counterparts at ESPN, seemingly want to find out if streaming can be television again by investing in local sports fandomsβ¦
From @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social
               
            
            
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            YEP.
               
            
            
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                Appleβs Hollywood Identity Crisis: Who Do They Want to Be?
                The Town with Matthew Belloni Β· Episode
            
        
    
    
            New pod: Appleβs SEVERANCE bump and the long-term strategy for AppleTV+ (waitβ¦.is there one?). With @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social  Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/6pJV...
               
            
            
                22.03.2025 16:47 β π 20    π 1    π¬ 6    π 1                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
                                                 
                                                
    
    
    
    
            naturally www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/21/1...
               
            
            
                21.03.2025 19:48 β π 3    π 1    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
                                                 
                                                
    
    
    
    
            It's Friday, which means it's time for the only declaration that holds true every single week: The Pitt is some of the best TV in years -- and we've had some truly great TV.
               
            
            
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            I like Bill Burr cause he doesn't try to explain it, doesn't try to understand it, he just constantly says "the billionaires are no longer happy being billionaires, that's weird man" and it really is just as simple as "why are you guys so fucking unhappy -- you won??"
               
            
            
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            This, from Neon's Tom Quinn, strikes at the heart of "implausibly big or devotedly small" framework I've used to talk about how success in media looks like in an empire + island world. Choosing not to attempt to win if willing to accept a different definition of success theankler.com/p/neon-ceo-t...
               
            
            
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            Maybe it's because our group chat only has two people with Android phones but it's been pretty okay on my end!
               
            
            
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            Case in point: Apple finally adding RCS support in iMessage means my friend groups doesn't have to go through eight different WhatsApp channels to talk to two friends on Android. 
Pro-consumer regulation and pressure is Good. And hey -- Apple even "beat" Meta in that instance.
               
            
            
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                Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
                Iβm surprised that youβre surprised
            
        
    
    
            Apple's restrictive, monopolistic App Store practices make experiences for every single person unwilling to solely buy Apple products a terrible experience. Good blog on this from Eric Migi/Pebble team. 
ericmigi.com/blog/apple-r...
               
            
            
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            Monumental
               
            
            
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            historically, not great when it comes down to "ignore the judges" rhetoric
               
            
            
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            It's disturbing how quickly I've come to expect this exact level of non-existent empathy from White House press conferences. Shameful language.
               
            
            
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            Such a good way of putting it. I love that. And it's like the first fish that bit was a goldfish, so the ocean seemed relatively harmless to the untrained eye, even if piranha and great whites and orcas were never too far away.
               
            
            
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            Not to mention that, unsurprisingly, The Dress being a viral moment from Buzzfeed but having the conversation play out on early social (mainly Twitter and Facebook) was all the engagement learning data needed to train algorithms to produce More Of That Whenever Possible, Natural or Manufactured.
               
            
            
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            Heβs taking everything from us.
               
            
            
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            Excellent Garbage Day on Gavin Newsom's podcast and the wrong lessons Newsom took from the right's unparalleled dominant force online. 
It's the Bravofication of it all. The tactics that make you very successful on a Bravo show also work on the internet. www.garbageday.email/p/gavin-news...
               
            
            
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                Insite Audition | Freak On A Leash +  Bodies | Full Performance | American Idol 2025
            
         
    
    
            I didn't know Carrie Underwood was a huge nu-metal fan, and unfortunately it's like finding out one cool fact about the worst person you know. 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Lu...
               
            
            
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