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Sam Altman and the Noisy Consolidation of AI Power

Apr 10, 2026

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Sam Altman and the Noisy Consolidation of AI Power

Plus: “Streamflation” Might Be Nearing a Crisis Point

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Amazon’s CEO annual letter is a high-stakes defense of massive AI spending

Apr 9, 2026

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10 min read

Amazon’s CEO annual letter is a high-stakes defense of massive AI spending

Plus: How $7 Doritos Helped Cost Pepsi Over $1 Billion

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
What Anthropic’s OpenClaw Move Says About Personal AI Agents

Apr 6, 2026

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7 min read

What Anthropic’s OpenClaw Move Says About Personal AI Agents

Plus: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Earns $372.5 Million Worldwide

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
YouTube Wants Brands to Buy Creators Like Media

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

YouTube Wants Brands to Buy Creators Like Media

Plus: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Pinterest CEO Says Social Media Should Be Banned for Under-16s

Mar 23, 2026

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9 min read

Pinterest CEO Says Social Media Should Be Banned for Under-16s

Plus: Netflix and Warner Music Team Up for New Artist Documentaries

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Big Media Deals Face a New Power Center: State AGs

Mar 19, 2026

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8 min read

Big Media Deals Face a New Power Center: State AGs

Plus: Pop Mart and Sony Are Building a Labubu Movie Franchise

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Bob Iger Steps Aside and Disney Turns to Josh D’Amaro for Its Next Growth Chapter

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

Bob Iger Steps Aside and Disney Turns to Josh D’Amaro for Its Next Growth Chapter

Plus: Lucian Grainge Says AI Can Grow Music’s Future if Artists Keep Control of Credit and Pay

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Live Nation’s Trial Is Becoming a Fight Over Platform Power

Mar 17, 2026

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7 min read

Live Nation’s Trial Is Becoming a Fight Over Platform Power

Plus: Bob Iger to Step Down as CEO of Disney Tomorrow

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
The Oscars Showed Who Still Has Leverage

Mar 16, 2026

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7 min read

The Oscars Showed Who Still Has Leverage

Plus: The secret reason your delivery order costs more than your neighbor's

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes. How AI’s Brand Battle Became Every Business’s Problem.

Mar 13, 2026

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9 min read

Anthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes. How AI’s Brand Battle Became Every Business’s Problem.

Plus: AI Will Eventually Be Sold Like Electricity and Water

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Private Live Nation Messages Expose a Culture That Didn’t Respect the Fan

Mar 12, 2026

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8 min read

Private Live Nation Messages Expose a Culture That Didn’t Respect the Fan

Plus: If You’ve Been Waiting for Normal in Hollywood, Here It Is

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
Inside Ellison's Push to Sell the Paramount-WBD Merger From Within

Mar 11, 2026

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8 min read

Inside Ellison's Push to Sell the Paramount-WBD Merger From Within

Plus: Can Gen Z Save Hollywood?

Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
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