Three ways to say no
The more that governments, regulators, policy-makers and activists demand that tech works differently, the more argument there is, and the more that tech people and companies people say ‘no!’ But wha...
30 Maj 202230min
Shein, TikTok and Netflix - thinking about limits
Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens ...
26 Maj 202235min
Metaverse - how to be wrong in the right way
What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability?It's far more useful to get specific about how we think about the future of the internet. What will it do and not d...
16 Maj 202234min
Stories in the noise
Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. Follow Benedict o...
2 Maj 202239min
Netflix isn't a tech company
Netflix missed its numbers, but what's really going on in streaming? Is this a tech company, and does it have winner-takes-all effects? Or are all the questions to ask really about television? And wha...
25 Apr 202239min
The future of Twitter
Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company?
18 Apr 202235min
Are you a seal?
‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal?Follow Benedict on Twitt...
11 Apr 202231min
The Evolution of networks
Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own ...
14 Mars 202241min
