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Exclusive: Jonah Peretti explains why he sold BuzzFeed

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Today, I’m talking with Jonah Peretti, who is, technically, the CEO of BuzzFeed — although that will be coming to an end very soon. Just days before we spoke, Jonah agreed to sell 52 percent of BuzzFeed for a total of $120 million to Byron Allen, who owns The Weather Channel, a number of broadcast […]

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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students

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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled the first lawsuit of its kind, alleging that social media addiction has cost public schools massive amounts of money, according to Bloomberg. The suit, filed by the Breathitt County School District in Kentucky, claims that social media has disrupted learning and created a mental health crisis, straining budgets. The […]

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YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

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YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 – meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts […]

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YouTube is courting creators — and sponsors — with streaming shows

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In the ongoing fight for content and talent, YouTube is pitching itself as the connector between the creators and advertisers – and marketing its creators not just as the future of social media, but also of advertising, TV, streaming, and entertainment more broadly. At the company’s annual advertiser event in New York on Wednesday, YouTube […]

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Palantir’s true believers are wearing this jacket

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In late April, Palantir – the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton chore coat. At $239 and in bright […]

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Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them

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My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former Decoder guest host, one of my cofounders here at The Verge, and also just one of my very closest friends. I mention that because Joanna […]

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TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads

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TikTok is preparing to roll out a paid, ad-free version of its app in the UK. The new subscription announced today will be available to users over 18 “over the coming months,” according to TikTok’s announcement, and will cost £3.99 (about $5.40) per month. In exchange for that, TikTok will remove ads from the user’s […]

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Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax

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Substack, the once buzzy newsletter platform, is losing a new swath of writers to rival platforms most people haven’t heard of. Just last month, The Ankler, one of Substack’s most popular publications, left for a platform that gives it more control over its site. Others who have departed Substack within the past year voiced similar […]

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