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Last year was a big year for Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company, seeing as it made headlines by successfully inserting a chip into a human’s brain. Soon the world may marvel at a quadriplegic man playing chess using nothing but his mind. And while there are other companies in the field of neurotechnology, Neuralink has received outsized attention thanks to its deeply controversial founder. His ultimate ambitions are lofty—including characteristically extreme claims of products that can enable mental control of robotic limbs or substitute spoken communication all together. But brainwave-powered chess aside, as the South Africa native becomes more famous (or infamous) for his role as President Donald Trump’s government-gutting deputy than co-founder of an embattled electric car company, Neuralink has managed to endure his notoriety. In this week’s episode, David Papadopoulos catches up with Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier to discuss what Neuralink has been up to, how its fundraising is going and what the company’s plans are for 2025. Also, Papadopoulos talks with Musk reporter Dana Hull and Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer Max Chafkin about Tuesday’s Tesla earnings call. Coming at a tumultuous time for the company, Musk has promised it will also be a “company update.” Chafkin and Hull break down what to expect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerburg has been testifying in the anti-trust trial from the United States Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Meta has a monopoly in the social media space. Is that true? We'll discuss, and Sarah Frier, author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" will stop by to share her take on the situation. Additionally there's some TikTok news and YouTube news. Show Notes:Leave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmediaTikTok Users Spend Twice as Much Time on the App as Instagram Users Spend on Instagram (The Wrap)Mark Zuckerburg suggested spinning off Instagram (The Verge)Book - No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram - Sarah Frier (Amazon)YouTube: Creator Research and Feedback (YouTube)YouTube: Hype Feature (YouTube) Leave a Review: Apple Podcasts Follow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
Elon Musk has been making news at a furious pace as he seeks to dismantle wide swaths of the federal government at Donald Trump’s behest. His behavior has certainly been enough to fill the pages of Judd Legum’s new publication, Musk Watch. The newsletter, an offshoot of Legum’s Popular Information Substack, launched on Inauguration Day. Since then, he’s used his background in law, journalism and digging through public records to keep track of the South Africa native and what he and his “Department of Government Efficiency” have been doing. How does one keep track of someone like Musk? In this special episode of Elon, Inc., Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier sits down with Legum to talk about his work, the potential legal consequences for Musk and his minions and an alternate universe where Musk behaves in a less controversial fashion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a week of unprecedented action (and chaos) from both Elon Musk and the Trump administration, breaking news this weekend brought the Elon, Inc. team together for an emergency episode. The New York Times broke the news, and the Washington Post followed, that Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was given access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. This system, which handles a big chunk of the government’s money transfers, including Social Security, is normally administered by a small number of non-political appointees, and it was reported that Musk’s desire to get in the gears drove a career Treasury official out of the department late this week. This is a big deal. Musk has many apparent conflicts of interest, and beyond the finances, this is where sensitive information about American citizens is stored. To discuss this development, host Max Chafkin is joined by Sarah Frier, Big Tech editor; Kurt Wagner, social media reporter; and Dana Hull, who covers Musk for Bloomberg News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this special New Year episode of the Bold Goal Crusher podcast, host Sara Mayer takes listeners through her reading journey of the past year, sharing insights and takeaways from a selection of influential books. Although the live sessions for the Bold Goal Crusher book club have ended, Sara continues to discuss and recommend books that shape her strategies in goal-setting, business, and personal growth. Highlighted books include 'Same as Ever' by Morgan Howe, 'The Successful Speaker' by Grant Baldwin, 'The Hidden Potential' by Adam Grant, and more. Sara encourages listeners to include reading in their personal development plans and talks about the importance of learning through books to achieve new goals. Tune in for an inspiring roundup of must-read books and consider joining the book club online to stay updated with Sara's latest reads. Grab the books here https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-7c15283e/list/2NKPPN52D8W6D?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_G6JZP04QCXRFF4TBH2NR Join the book club at saramayer.com/joinbookclub to stay updated on our reading list for the year. 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Update 01:26 Welcome to New Listeners 01:37 Overview of the Year's Reads 02:06 Book Review: Same as Ever by Morgan Howe 02:51 Book Review: The Successful Speaker by Grant Baldwin 03:31 Book Review: Hidden Potential by Adam Grant 04:12 Book Review: Billion Dollar Brand Club by Lawrence Ingrassia 05:05 Book Review: On Our Best Behavior by Elise Loehnen 05:36 Book Review: Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz 06:10 Book Review: No Filter by Sarah Frier 06:47 Book Review: Worthy by Jamie Kern Lima 07:17 Book Review: Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt 07:46 Book Review: Be Seen by Jen Gottlieb 08:13 Book Review: The Greatness Mindset by Lewis Howes 08:55 Closing Thoughts and Recommendations
As we established in our last podcast—an episode recapping 12 months of ups and downs and ups for the world’s richest man—this was a unique year for Elon Musk. This week, our look back continues—along with a look forward—in the second part of a holiday special of Elon, Inc. Host Max Chafkin is joined by Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull, tech editor Sarah Frier and special guest Ryan Broderick, host of the podcast Panic World and founder of the Garbage Day newsletter. Together they play some games and handicap Musk’s next moves. On the game front, how well does the panel know Musk’s “eexing” (aka posting habits on X)? Can they identify who Joe Rogan is talking to—Musk, Donald Trump or a cryptozoologist? Can they determine the status of Trump’s relationship with his richest donor? We also get predictions not only from our panelists but from a slew of other personalities. How will Musk wield his new-found power as part of Trump’s second administration? Will there be more legal troubles? We try our best to prophesize.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This holiday season, it would seem that Elon Musk has much to be thankful for—he even spent Thanksgiving by Donald Trump's side in Mar-a-Lago. But last night, a Delaware judge handed him a rare defeat, rejecting yet again his enormous Tesla pay package. To discuss this and other legal matters, the Elon, Inc. team has brought on Bloomberg legal reporter Jef Feeley as well as the regular crew: Sarah Frier, Max Chakin, and Dana Hull. The gang also discuss Elon's shifting customer base. One consequence of Musk's far-right political turn has been how consumers now have to weigh the political ramifications of buying products from his companies. This has been the case at Tesla for a while now (a market for anti-Elon bumper stickers has flourished) but there's a huge debate about the meaning of using X post-election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's hard to believe it's only been a week since the US presidential election. First Friend Elon Musk has been very busy—from talking on the phone to world leaders to racking up billions of dollars in additional wealth as Tesla stock soars (thanks to widespread expectations of presidential favor). To hash all of this out, Bloomberg Businessweek senior writer Max Chafkin leads a discussion with Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier, Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull and wealth reporter Tom Maloney. And we look at a new feud: Musk versus pop star Olivia Rodrigo. She had said that she asks men on first dates if they want to go to space—and if they say yes, “it's just weird.” We'll be looking for his response to this shot to the man-o-sphere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tesla is often heralded as Elon Musk's premiere company, the business at the foundation of all his other businesses. But as Tesla has struggled and lost market share, it's SpaceX that keeps surging ahead of the competition. SpaceX is trying to add the first commercial spacewalk to its list of accomplishments, and is set to bail out embattled rival Boeing by retrieving astronauts stranded by its faulty Starliner. This week reporters Loren Grush and Bruce Einhorn sift through the developments and debate if there's any competition left for SpaceX in this field. Host David Papadopoulos is also joined by reporter Kurt Wagner and editor Sarah Frier to discuss the latest development over at X. Why is Donald Trump all of a sudden posting again on his richest fan's troubled platform? Will the arrest of Telegram Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov have any consequences for Musk and X? And why did Diddy invest in Musk's takeover of X? As always with Musk, there's a lot to talk about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the world reacts to US Vice President Kamala Harris's own vice-presidential pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, our attention stays focused on Monday's stock market selloff (though much was recovered on Tuesday). One of the big topics of conversation was, does the sudden dip represent a popping artificial intelligence bubble? And what would such a correction do to Elon Musk? On this week's episode of Elon, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier and reporter Kurt Wagner discuss. Plus later on: a conversation between Chafkin and the New Yorker's Rachel Monroe and journalist Chris Hooks on what Musk's relocation to Texas has meant for the state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Presidential political news—and memes—continue to electrify the American public. And it seems they've had an effect on Elon Musk as well, seeing how the far-right GOP megadonor has been posting madly on his embattled social media platform. Among media shared by Musk—now a full-throated supporter of Donald Trump—has been a fake video of US Vice President Kamala Harris with the parody label removed. Bloomberg technology editor Sarah Frier and reporter Kurt Wagner join Elon, Inc., to talk about this. Later on the episode, Elon Musk reporter Dana Hull interviews New York Times reporter Mike Isaac about Musk's troubled relationship with California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When President Joe Biden announced that he was dropping his campaign for re-election, the news reached most people via the President's post to X. Some are calling that a win for Musk's beleaguered platform, but Musk himself seemed to be preoccupied with propping up former President Trump's campaign on X, a platform Trump himself won't even use. David and Max are joined by tech editor Sarah Frier to dig into how it all played out on X.Plus, the first installment of our Summer Conversation Series: Max Chafkin speaks with Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, about how the Venn diagram of Elon Musk fans and Tesla fans has evolved in parallel with the Elon Musk's political shift.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Show Notes:Facebook has a plan to win over Gen Z. Don't laugh. (Business Insider)Instagram Tests Sending Reels to Friends (Threads)Instagram Working on Experiment Mode for Reels (Twitter)Instagram carousels featuring photos of different sizes (Threads)Interview with Sarah Frier (YouTube)Sarah Frier's Book - No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram (Amazon) Leave a Review: Apple PodcastsFollow Me on Instagram: @danielhillmedia
In this episode of the Bold Goal Crusher Podcast, host Sara Mayer delves into the history of Instagram with a review of 'No Filter' by Sarah Fryer. She discusses the book's focus on Instagram's founding, its acquisition by Facebook, and the platform's journey to achieving 1 billion users. Sara highlights the importance of having a clear purpose and the potential benefits for business owners in building scalable and sellable companies. Listeners are also invited to join the book club for monthly reads and discussions. Upcoming books include 'Don't Trust Your Gut' by Seth Stephen-Davidowitz and 'On Our Best Behavior' by Elise Loehnen. 00:00 Welcome to Bold Goal Crusher Podcast! 00:40 Join the Book Club & This Month's Pick 01:05 Deep Dive into 'No Filter' by Sarah Fryer 02:21 The Instagram Story: Insights and Reflections 06:08 Looking Ahead: Next Books on the List 06:37 Celebrating the Book Club's Journey 07:06 Final Thoughts & Invitation to Crush Goals Want more like this? Take the Quiz What's holding you back from your Goals Join the Bold Goal Crusher Facebook Group Grab the Resource Key Decisions When You Create Your Business Grab the resource Key Reflections for Business Owners Join the Digital Creator Collective Facebook Group
Nghe trọn nội dung sách nói Thương Vụ Facebook Thâu Tóm Instagram trên ứng dụng Voiz FM: https://voiz.vn/play/2744 Câu chuyện bắt đầu vào năm 2010 khi Kevin Systrom và Mike Krieger - hai cựu sinh viên Đại học Stanford - ra mắt ứng dụng chia sẻ ảnh Instagram, cho phép người dùng sử dụng các bộ lọc để làm cho những bức ảnh họ chụp trở nên đẹp hơn. Nhờ tận dụng được sự ủng hộ của cộng đồng nghệ sĩ và nhiếp ảnh gia, ứng dụng này nhanh chóng trở nên phổ biến với cả người nổi tiếng lẫn người bình thường.Bước ngoặt xảy đến khi Instagram được Facebook mua lại với giá 1 tỷ đô-la, “gây rúng động” giới công nghệ vào năm 2012. Kể từ đó, Instagram đã không ngừng chinh phục các cột mốc ấn tượng về số lượng người dùng, cải thiện các tính năng giúp nâng cao trải nghiệm người dùng, tăng doanh thu quảng cáo…Nhưng cũng từ đó, cuộc đấu tranh với “công ty mẹ” để giữ vững các giá trị văn hóa và đảm bảo lợi ích của người dùng đã kéo dài dai dẳng, cuối cùng kết thúc với sự ra đi của hai nhà sáng lập Instagram. Đây cũng là nội dung cốt lõi của tác phẩm này, được kể từ một góc nhìn “không áp dụng bộ lọc nào ngoài bộ lọc của chính tác giả”. Với những “tình tiết chưa từng được tiết lộ” từ các nguồn tin độc quyền - trong đó có các nhà sáng lập, nhân viên, giám đốc điều hành và cả người nổi tiếng - cuốn sách này đã cho thấy sức tác động to lớn của Instagram đối với xã hội, mối quan hệ đầy rủi ro giữa chúng ta với công nghệ, cuộc chiến khốc liệt giữa các công ty trong việc tranh giành sự chú ý của người dùng cũng như tham vọng thống trị đáng sợ của Facebook. Tại ứng dụng sách nói Voiz FM, sách nói Thương Vụ Facebook Thâu Tóm Instagram được đầu tư chất lượng âm thanh và thu âm chuyên nghiệp, tốt nhất để mang lại trải nghiệm nghe tuyệt vời cho bạn. --- Về Voiz FM: Voiz FM là ứng dụng sách nói podcast ra mắt thị trường công nghệ từ năm 2019. Với gần 2000 tựa sách độc quyền, Voiz FM hiện đang là nền tảng sách nói podcast bản quyền hàng đầu Việt Nam. Bạn có thể trải nghiệm miễn phí đa dạng nội dung tại Voiz FM từ sách nói, podcast đến truyện nói, sách tóm tắt và nội dung dành cho thiếu nhi. --- Voiz FM website: https://voiz.vn/ Theo dõi Facebook Voiz FM: https://www.facebook.com/VoizFM Tham khảo thêm các bài viết review, tổng hợp, gợi ý sách để lựa chọn sách nói dễ dàng hơn tại trang Blog Voiz FM: http://blog.voiz.vn/ --- Cảm ơn bạn đã ủng hộ Voiz FM. Nếu bạn yêu thích sách nói Thương Vụ Facebook Thâu Tóm Instagram và các nội dung sách nói podcast khác, hãy đăng ký kênh để nhận thông báo về những nội dung mới nhất của Voiz FM channel nhé. Ngoài ra, bạn có thể nghe BẢN FULL ĐỘC QUYỀN hàng chục ngàn nội dung Chất lượng cao khác tại ứng dụng Voiz FM. Tải ứng dụng Voiz FM: voiz.vn/download #voizfm #sáchnói #podcast #sáchnóiThươngVụFacebookThâuTómInstagram #SarahFrier
Have you ever wondered how you can build a community and connect on social media? In this episode, Camille welcomes Windsor Western, the co-founder of Her Campus Media, the leading media platform dedicated to empowering college women around the globe. Windsor shares how Her Campus Media was founded by her, Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, and Annie Wang while they were undergraduates at Harvard University and how they were able to grow it into the number one media and marketing ecosystem for college women that it is today. She shares her advice on how to market and work with brands and how to deal with the different facets of social media.If you're interested in working with marketing and social media, tune into this episode to hear Windsor's tips on how you too can build a successful community that can help other people. Resources:Interested in becoming a virtual assistant? Join the 60 Days to VA Course:www.camillewalker.co/VAAccess the 5-day email sequence to help you discover your purpose:www.callmeceopodcast.comLooking for one on one coaching to grow your team, reach your goals, and find the right life balance. Grab a free discovery call with Camille:www.calendly.com/callmeceopodcast/discovery-call-with-camilleWindsor's Three Book Recommendations:Traffic by Ben Smith:www.amazon.com/Traffic-Genius-Rivalry-Delusion-Billion-Dollar/dp/0593299752Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz:www.amazon.com/Extremely-Online-Untold-Influence-Internet/dp/1982146869No Filter by Sarah Frier:www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram/dp/1982126809Connect with Windsor Western and Her Campus Media:Follow Windsor on Instagram: www.instagram.com/windsorwesternFollow Her Campus Media on Instagram: www.instagram.com/hercampusmediaFollow Her Campus Media on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/her-campusVisit Her Campus Media's website: www.hercampusmedia.comConnect with Camille Walker:Follow Camille on Instagram: www.instagram.com/CamilleWalker.coFollow Call Me CEO on Instagram: www.instagram.com/callmeceopodcast
Wall Street Journal technology reporter Jeff Horwitz discusses Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wall Street Journal technology reporter Jeff Horwitz discusses Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Friday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Starship spacecraft for the second time. The first time yielded… mixed results. It was detonated within minutes of launch. In this episode we look back at what went wrong the first time, look ahead to the coming launch, and figure out what's so difficult about space travel anyway. We also take a look at some recent statements from Elon on things like OpenAI and freedom of speech. This episode is hosted by Bloomberg executive editor David Papadopoulos, who is joined by Bloomberg Businessweek senior reporter Max Chafkin, Bloomberg editor Sarah Frier and space reporter Loren Grush.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In our inaugural episode, we take a close look at the latest industry Musk wants to disrupt: artificial intelligence. We also discuss something that might disrupt Elon: after scoring big union wins in Detroit, UAW's Shawn Fain has set his eyes on Tesla. This episode is hosted by Bloomberg executive editor David Papadopoulos, who is joined by Bloomberg Businessweek senior reporter Max Chafkin, Bloomberg editor Sarah Frier and senior reporter Dana Hull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
At Bloomberg, we're always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this new chat weekly show, host David Papadopoulos and a panel of guests including Businessweek's Max Chafkin, Tesla reporter Dana Hull, Big Tech editor Sarah Frier, and more, will break down the most important stories on Musk and his empire. Coming November 7th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Squirrel! Another way we refer to that shiny new thing that distracts us. Marketers classically have shiny object syndrome, and admitting it is the first step, right? This episode covers all elements of the bird app, Threads (more on this than we expected), social media in general, and events. Meg Coffey is THE preeminent digital marketing expert & event organizer in Australia, hailing all the way from Texas. We had so much fun -- three marketers with the gift of gab makes for a fast-paced, insightful, and exciting conversation! Our guest Meg Coffey is an internationally recognized social media and digital marketing strategist, hailing from Texas and now proudly based in Australia. Known as the “Texstralian,” Meg combines her exceptional work ethic, calculated risk-taking, and remarkable communication skills to lead the way in digital empowerment. As the founder of State of Social, Australia's largest social media conference, and #SMPerth, a go-to source for the latest news and a vibrant community in the digital space, Meg is dedicated to keeping businesses ahead of the curve. With a deep understanding that digital is essential in today's business landscape, Meg's expertise extends far beyond the hospitality and tourism sectors she works with thru her agency Coffey & Tea. She specializes in transforming the fear of social media into confidence and excitement about leveraging technology for tangible results. Meg actively contributes to the digital marketing community as a sought-after speaker, lecturer, and panelist. Her thought leadership has led to judging industry awards and being recognized as one of Australia's Top 50 Small Business Leaders in 2017. Notably, Meg was also a finalist for Campaign Brief's prestigious Ad Person of the Year award in 2021 and 2023. Meg's book reco: "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" by Sarah Frier ~._.*._.~ We are "Making a Marketer"... in all ways. Check out episode 131 - the last one of Season 6! Please take a minute to follow, rate, & review us on your podcast platform of choice & get each ep. when it drops... Also, share with your friends & colleagues! https://bit.ly/mamITuneNEW ::: This episode is made possible by Powers of Marketing - emPOWERing amazing podcast experiences & online and in person events ::: **ALSO: Our editor Avri makes amazing music! Check out his music on Spotify!**
Today Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg reporter Sarah Frier. Instagram is rolling out a new text-based app meant to compete with Twitter. The news comes as many have chosen to jump ship from Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover.
Menlo Park-based Meta is planning a new round of layoffs, which follows a 13% cut in its workforce last November. In today's Tech and Business Report, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Sarah Frier about how many workers will be affected, which areas of the company they may come from, and why Meta is initiating more layoffs so soon after the last round. You can hear our Tech and Business Report weekdays at 12:30 p.m. on KCBS Radio.
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Alicia Menendez and Jason Johnson – both in for Nicolle Wallace – reflect on ten years since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the progress that has been made on gun reform in the last decade, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis falling deeper into the anti-science rabbit hole and creating his own so-called health agencies and more.Joined by: Dave Cullen, Igor Volsky, Rick Stengel, Brandon Wolf, Dr. Kavita Patel, Eddie Glaude, Jackie Alemany, Harry Litman, Miles Taylor, Sarah Frier, Matt Dowd and Cornell Belcher.
Mass layoffs and cutbacks at companies like Meta and Twitter point to a slowdown (and chaos) in tech. Bloomberg tech reporter Sarah Frier helps us sort through the madness. Then, Disney has used Marvel movies to basically print money over the past ten years. With the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” we look at whether that strategy will continue to be a winning one with pop culture expert and X-Ray Vision podcaster Jason Concepcion. Featuring: Jason Concepcion (@netw3rk), Writer and Host of Crooked Media's X-Ray Vision Sarah Frier (@sarahfrier), Tech Reporter at Bloomberg Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode More to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sarah Frier, Bloomberg News Big Tech Team Leader, discusses Meta's announcement to freeze hiring. She spoke with hosts Bryan Curtis and Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I moved from San Francisco to New York, in February 2019, back before it was cool to turn tail on the tech mecca. Truth be told, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for San Francisco, but my girlfriend beckoned from Brooklyn.I’m writing this from my flight back to New York after over a week in SF. I spent much of it in an Airbnb next to Mr. Pickle’s on Van Ness Avenue and then a few days crashing at a fellow tech reporter’s apartment in the Outer Richmond. I ate Mission Chinese and La Taqueria, drank at Brass Tacks and The Monk’s Kettle, and made it up to Calistoga for a picturesque vineyard wedding.But did I spend any time working for you, dear reader? Yes, not to worry. I spent my days shuttling from South Park to the Presidio, catching up with venture capitalists, founders, tech media insiders, and senior tech executives. And I spent my nights getting drunk with them, eager for looser lips.Here are my key immediate takeaways:One source told me that even Insight Partners — which announced a $20 billion fund in February — has decided to seriously slow down big late stage private investments. Until recently, Insight looked like one of the last holdouts when it came to doing late stage deals even as the market unraveled. But now, like pretty much everyone else, it’s mostly focused on its existing portfolio.VC advice on the downturn — even Sequoia Capital’s presentation to founders — has felt too much like content marketing. For some startup CEOs it can feel a bit like you’re the goody two-shoes, “A” student in the classroom, when the teacher reprimands everyone. You think the rebuke applies to you, but really the message is meant for the troublemakers. But it’s the most diligent among us that take these admonitions personally. Founders need advice specific to their company. There’s a sense that there have been many software engineers who have been overpromoted in the bull cycle and that this downturn could force some coders to reset their expectations about their appropriate rank and pay.I spent much of my time asking sources what the overarching, thematic story of the downturn would be. One venture capitalist gave me my favorite answer: He argued that we’d look back on this downturn as a story of the perfect storm between retail and professional investor excesses. On the retail side, we saw the rise of Robinhood and Coinbase, and r/wallstreetbets trades on Kodak and GameStop. On the professional side, we saw firms like SoftBank and Tiger go so, so long without enough diligence to back it up.If I had to name a couple companies/firms that I think are most likely to represent this downturn, right now I’d name Instacart, Coinbase, Robinhood, GoPuff, Bird, Tesla, Tiger, and SoftBank. Though, right now, I think increasingly crypto is looking like it will be the category most associated with this cycle’s excesses.There’s been a lot of envy in traditional startup world of people who went over to the the crypto dark side. Now there’s all sorts of schadenfreude going on as crypto prices plummet. Some VCs are starting to admit (mostly in private) that they never really believed in crypto. Still, there’s so much money. Just as I was leaving the city, Coinbase announced that it was brutally laying off 18% of its staff, locking them out of their emails before they even had time to say goodbye.We’re overdue for a reckoning over who screwed over credulous investors with implausible SPAC deals. ~cough~ Chamath ~ cough ~ At least, Brad Gerstner’s Altimeter led the PIPE on its own terrible Grab SPAC deal. Andreessen Horowitz still remains, probably, the biggest nemesis of many firms in Silicon Valley. Sure, Tiger blew up the startup world. But what Tiger did was so unlike anything venture capital firms were doing, so there’s less professional jealousy. There are whispers that things aren’t as copacetic internally at a16z as might appear from their highly choreographed public communications. It would seem that part of the explanation for the explosion of funds at the firm has been the explosion of egos. Instead of resolving interpersonal conflicts on the consumer fund, let’s just create a gaming fund. In that light, it’s pretty amazing that the firm couldn’t figure out a way to keep Katie Haun. Consumer investing across the board seems challenged. What’s going on over at Popshop, Lunchclub, Cameo, and Clubhouse just to name a few? I guess investors simply wishing consumer investing into being without a strong new thesis wasn’t exactly an omen for the sector’s inevitable success. (I will say that Whatnot and BeReal remain two consumer plays that I’m still following.) What will it mean for this generation of consumer investors? Benchmark’s next generation consumer investor, Sarah Tavel, seems to have made her best investment in business-to-business company Chainalysis, last valued at $8.6 billion. Speaking of Benchmark, the firm deserves some credit for holding firm on its strategy as other venture firms’ fund sizes got crazy. Sure, Benchmark probably could have made way more money if it topped up its own investments — but then it might be taking the heat that Benchmark favorite Altimeter is getting right now over its overexuberance. There’s money and reputation to manage. Benchmark has always made enough money to value its reputation. (That’s something Travis Kalanick, Adam Neumann, Nirav Tolia, etc. surely gripe about.)Last year’s hype around venture capital firms indefinitely holding onto private companies long after they go public is looking like pure bubble thinking. Sequoia’s timing on its all-in-one, hold indefinitely “The Sequoia Capital Fund” looks a little more like one of the excesses from the bull market. But limited partners seem too afraid to do anything to unwind the strategy shift that seems designed to enrich the firm’s general partners. (Reach out to me if you have off-the-record intel on this.)Investors are dramatically slowing the pace of their investments. These funds are going to last years longer than they would have in bull times. Multi-stage investors seem more inclined to double-down on their existing portfolio companies than to make new bets. Bridge rounds are on everyone’s lips. Still, I heard from investors who had made secret Series B and C investments in companies this year. It’s a good time to make a bet on a company that got away for a hype-y Series A round.Startup founders think prospective employees want assurances that their company is really worth what the company says it is. Good private unicorns are in a bit of a bind. Prospective employees are now automatically giving their equity offers a mental haircut based on the market downturn. So good companies have an incentive to reaffirm their valuations with funding rounds during the downturn — even if it otherwise might be smarter to keep their valuations artificially low so as to maintain room to grow should conditions worsen. (I wish employees would get better at assessing companies based on fundamentals, rather than the last tick fundraising round. Employees are basically begging founders to maximize for valuation, which then minimizes employee upside.)Some small-to-medium sized companies are shopping themselves to their rival startups but it’s not always clear why the competitor would want to buy. Why take on additional burn and headcount when all you might end up getting is leads on some new customers? Sure, you might do some venture capital firm a favor, but what’s that really worth?There are some cracks in up-start media world. The most obvious tremor is at BuzzFeed where the stock has sunk 54% in a month. Reporters have been leaving in droves. Meanwhile, The Information lost one of its top editors — Martin Peers. He’s long been a central figure over there. The Information’s up-and-coming venture capital reporter Berber Jin departed to the Wall Street Journal, as did Sarah Krouse who will be covering Netflix for the Journal. Stephen Nellis returned to Reuters. Meanwhile spirits seem strong at my former employer, Bloomberg. The ascendance of the player-coach editor seems to have people upbeat. Sarah Frier is leading big tech coverage and Lucas Shaw (who has been a guest on Dead Cat) is running the show on Hollywood coverage. And somehow Bloomberg just lured back a former star reporter who had left to join the startup ranks: Alex Barinka — who left Bloomberg as a deals reporter to help launch Imran Khan’s Verishop before going over to Stitch Fix — is joining Frier’s team as a social media reporter based in LA. Next week I’m in Toronto for Collision where I’ll be interviewing Uncork Capital’s Andy McLoughlin, Real Ventures’ Janet Bannister, and Left Lane Capital’s Vinny Pujji on a panel Wednesday called “Survival of the leanest: The importance of being capital efficient.” Then, less than an hour later I’ll interview General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja about responsible innovation. On Thursday, I’ll ask “Has the tech bubble burst... again?!” in a panel with FirstMark’s Matt Turck, Lux’s Deena Shakir, and Neo Financial’s Andrew Chau. Expect the most interesting tidbits in this newsletter late next week.Talking about Chesa Boudin on Dead CatMy first meeting in San Francisco started with a tour of The San Francisco Standard, the Michael Moritz-funded local news enterprise. My old editor Jonathan Weber — once the editor of tech media dot-com icon The Industry Standard — is the editor-in-chief over at the SF Standard. Weber, Dead Cat co-host Tom Dotan, and I met up for a nice dinner at The Morris in the Mission. After spending the evening discussing San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s recall, Tom and I convinced Weber to come on the Dead Cat podcast and talk about the Standard and San Francisco politics.Tom thinks I’m going to get eviscerated by San Franciscans for my politics. This is something we’ve never seen before: a New Yorker opining on San Francisco local affairs. I did my best to offend conservatives and liberals alike, maligning the police while rooting for tech’s ascendant influence on San Francisco politics. Weber makes the case for objective, follow-the-reporting local news and outlines the real issues underpinning the recall. He explains how money is simultaneously to blame and not to blame for Boudin’s recall. And he defends the Standard against its critics for its influential story on Boudin’s refusal to make drug arrests. We interrogate what Boudin’s defeat means for the future of progressive politics and the city of San Francisco.Give it a listen.Read the automated transcript. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
Big tech executives are heading for the exits. Last week, Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg announced that she would leave the Facebook parent company in the fall. Today, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, explained why he’s leaving Amazon: He’s going to become CEO of the logistics startup Flexport. With the markets on the brink, what other top tech executives will decide it’s a good time to step away?On this week’s Dead Cat, Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I talked to Wall Street Journal reporter Deepa Seetharaman about why Sandberg is leaving Facebook parent company Meta. There have been plenty of reasons cited for Sandberg’s departure: Burnout, a rising philanthropic impulse, a shrinking fiefdom within Meta. Seetharaman and her colleagues reported that Sandberg has faced an internal investigation at Meta that could have given Sandberg another reason to head for the exits.The Journal reported:Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal contacted Meta about two incidents from several years ago in which Ms. Sandberg, the chief operating officer, pressed a U.K. tabloid to shelve an article about her former boyfriend, Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick, and a 2014 temporary restraining order against him.The episode dovetailed with a company investigation into Ms. Sandberg’s activities, which hasn’t been previously reported, including a review of her use of corporate resources to help plan her coming wedding to Tom Bernthal, a consultant, the people said. The couple has been engaged since 2020.Last week’s podcast guest, Casey Newton, pushed back against the idea in his newsletter that the investigation likely triggered Sandberg’s departure:Meta paid Sandberg $35 million last year; I can’t even imagine what she would have to ask her employees to do for her on the wedding front that would merit much more than a “hey, knock it off” from her boss.Moreover, as Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier noted, for top-level executives at the world’s biggest companies, the personal and professional are often intertwined. Meta, for example, paid $15.1 million last year “for expenses related to protecting its CEO at his homes and during personal travel.” It spent another $10 million on security for Mark Zuckerberg’s family and $1.6 million so he could travel on a private aircraft.And so you’ll forgive me for being skeptical that Sandberg’s wedding planning had anything to do with her departure, or the timing of her announcement. Particularly when you consider that Sandberg is going to continue working for the company for several more months as COO — and then remain on the Meta board indefinitely.Toward the end of the conversation with Seetharaman, we talked about the legacy of Sandberg’s “Lean In” campaign.Lean In helped to kick off a reexamination of how women were treated in the workplace, especially among the management ranks. That movement then started to seem passé as progressive crusaders wanted to shift the focus from individual workers “leaning in” to the responsibilities of the broader society. Today, as we’re starting to see some signs of backlash to progressive social politics, it’s worth reflecting on and celebrating the work that Sandberg undertook to help support women in the workplace.“We’re moving into a far more regressive era in American society, in a larger way, that’s beyond Sheryl Sandberg, and beyond Amber Heard, or Johnny Depp,” Benner said on the podcast. “[Sandberg] had the financial power, and she had the social and political standing within an extremely powerful company to use that platform to say women are treated like s**t at work. And can we all just agree on that? And so that was — I think we forget — that that was actually a very big deal.”Give it a listen.Read the automated transcript. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
After buying the largest share in Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX chair Elon Musk made a hostile bid to take over the tech giant. Sarah Frier explains what it means for free speech, business, and politics.
Instagram is changing its algorithm to allow users to see the most recent posts first. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Jeff Bell spoke with KCBS Contributor and Bloomberg Reporter Sarah Frier
Few people know Instagram better than Bloomberg News tech reporter Sarah Frier. Author of the award-winning book No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram, she talked with Ricky Mulvey about: - How parent company Meta Platforms affects Instagram's user experience today - CEO Mark Zuckerberg's role in company acquisitions - The company's shift into the metaverse Want more background on investing in metaverse stocks? Click here: https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/market-sectors/information-technology/metaverse-stocks/ Stocks: FB, SNAP, AAPL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Sarah Frier Engineers: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl