AI Self‑checks Iterate Outputs for Higher Quality Thumbnails and Titles
When I build skills now I always ask AI to spin up a separate eval agent to do yes/no checks to grade the first agent's output. And if the output isn't "yes" across the board it asks the first agent to keep working. Building one for YouTube thumbnails and titles now. https://t.co/UvOoxekYVy
Disney Launches Infinity Theaters to Sidestep IMAX
Disney isn’t sour graping with their new “Infinity” theater standard. They are trying to get clear of IMAX, understanding that the audience wants it for many of their films and can’t get it. So they are making their own without...
Get Unbiased Pro-Democracy News: Subscribe to Democracy Docket
If you want pro-democracy news, information and analysis without the both-sides nonsense, I strongly recommend you subscribe to Democracy Docket. https://bit.ly/4meZPiV
Canva's AI Leap: Profitable, 250M Users, In‑House Model
Canva is low-key one of the most interesting companies in tech: - 250+ million monthly users - $4b+ in ARR - Profitable for 9 years CEO and co-founder Melanie Perkins joined the pod this week for a wide-ranging convo about how Canva is rolling...
Disney's Infinity Vision Sets New Theatrical Standards
At #CinemaCon: Here are details on Disney's new "Infinity Vision" announcement. "Infinity Vision sets a new benchmark for theatrical presentation, certifying auditoriums that meet rigorous technical standards, including a focus on: The largest screens for maximum scale Laser projection for superior brightness and...
Bluesky Hit by Sophisticated DDoS, Fix Due Tomorrow
Bluesky has been wonky all day to due to a "sophisticated" DDoS attack. It sounds like they are still trying to get it under control w/ an update coming "no later than" 10am PT tomorrow
Andrew Tate's Substack Reads Like Bad Poetry
Andrew Tate's Substack is effectively just publishing bad poetry. Every post is like this https://t.co/UsxDknc2nL
Iran Conflict Brief Offers Ongoing Insight Beyond Crisis
This new special podcast, Iran Conflict Brief, that Daniel Sternoff created with our team to shed light on the Iran war is so good. Makes me think of how Nightline started. This will need to keep going beyond current...
Peanuts Rides Flashdance Hype with “Flashbeagle” Special
📺 April 16, 1984: Capitalizing on the craze of the hit film “Flashdance,” the animated “Peanuts” special “It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown” premiered on CBS. https://t.co/vlyhz3w6BL https://t.co/jP1PBvCf3K
Malcolm in the Middle Revival Remains Emmy‑eligible Despite Short Season
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Revival Eligible in Emmys Comedy Race Despite Shortened Season (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/CCWt2NSnFB via @variety
Folio Society Announces Southern Reach Novel Editions
Thrilled to tell you that there will be Folio Society editions of the Southern Reach novels.
1990’s ‘Shannon’s Deal’ Flopped After 14 Episodes
📺 April 16, 1990: Legal drama “Shannon’s Deal,” starring Jamey Sheridan and Elizabeth Peña, officially began as a series on NBC. Only 14 episodes aired across two spring seasons. https://t.co/g1964yCJMB https://t.co/C608XnHTA5
SNL May Lineup Features Olivia Rodrigo, Damon, Ferrell, McCartney
Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney headline Saturday Night Live’s Star-Studded May Lineup https://t.co/H0JRa04ZmI
Legacy Media Splits Fossil Crisis From Environmental Reality
One of the worst traits of legacy media (honestly worse in Australia than other places) is intense literal-mindedness and weird non-overlapping boxes used to sort and report information. Fossil fuel collapse ("energy crisis" in journalist-speak) is a thing. Environment is another...
AdTech Overlord Vows Ruthless Bid Optimization Revenge
Every pod; Please, bow your head in prayer. “And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious bid adjustments and ruthless optimization; and they shall know that I am the Architect of AdTech, when I lay my campaigns upon...
10 Classic Tracks That Defined Radio’s Golden Era
Before Spotify, radio was everything. These 10 songs did more than fill the airwaves, they celebrated them. A love letter to the dial, the DJs, and every static filled moment that made you turn it up https://t.co/nAQVOrT0nR
Explore X’s Regional Trending Tweets Feature
Didja know that X (née Twitter) has an area where you can see the most popular tweets by region or language? It's fascinating stuff to explore, as I demonstrate in this tutorial: https://t.co/8o4AIegPOv #x #twitter @X @twitter https://t.co/6YQuYkRX27
Independent Journalism Lets Me Be Unapologetically Authentic
My other favorite thing about being an independent journalist is I can be a baddie online with my girls and whine pon di floor at Carnival in Jamaica and STILL crank out educational and substantive content without any corporate entity...
Labeling Social Media as Addiction Triggers Policy Consequences
On “social media addiction” not being a real thing: “This distinction matters because ‘addiction’ is not a neutral word, it has specific consequences enshrined in policy.” https://t.co/auzxyJ5RuV
Netflix Claims Cheapest Per‑hour Streaming Value in US
Netflix clearly flexing their long-term pricing power $NFLX "we think we are delivering one of the best entertainment values that has ever existed…in the US right now, Netflix subscribers are paying the least per hour of viewing compared to other...
Media Fear Allbrit
As I wrote the other week, Washington media outlets don’t necessarily fear Robert Allbritton’s new Washington Star, but they do fear his ability to unsettle the comp expectations. https://t.co/aLIYhaGRPk
Meta's Carousel Ads Are Surprisingly Rare in Feeds
In Meta's UI every ad is shown in a carousel. I rarely, if ever see carousel ads in my feeds. I have multiple Meta accounts with different preferences so you'd think I'd get them at some point. But it's so...
Washington Star Journalists Find New Home at the Post
A lot of journalists from the original Washington Star went to the Post after it closed, seems only fitting
World Baseball Classic Becomes Netflix Japan’s Top Show
Netflix says The World Baseball Classic was its most-watched program ever on Netflix in Japan with 31.4 million viewers.
Netflix Launches Short-Form Vertical Video Feed
NETFLIX GETTING INTO THE DOOM SCROLLING GAME? Netflix $NFLX just said it is about to launc a new short-form vertical video discovery feed on mobile
Magazines Are Dying, My Elegy in “Magazine”
Condé deflates. Magazines, like mass media, continue to shrink into oblivion. I wrote my ellegy to the form in my book, Magazine. https://t.co/nj7CYBv3sJ https://t.co/21DANhsSp2
Netflix Not Crypto—Predicting a Zero Crash
This is not Bitcoin, Ethereum or even a shitcoin. It’s Netflix Send this to zero
Netflix Revenue Jumps 16% on Ads, Price Tweaks
Earnings: Netflix Revenue Climbs 16% to $12.3 Billion, Boosted by Ads Business, Pricing Changes https://t.co/gSuZ3e7g1I
Netflix Beats Q1 Forecast Without Warner Bros Deal
Netflix, With Warner Bros. Off the Table, Beats Q1 Wall Street Expectations https://t.co/UiRluFMzsW via @variety
NFL Treats YouTube as Free TV, Ignoring Regulators
NFL to Critics: YouTube Is Free TV. Deal With It. Assuming today’s YouTube licensing of five games news is accurate, it clearly illustrates that the NFL is not terribly concerned by the FCC inquiry, what appears to be a narrow DoJ...
Today's TV Diary:
TV Diary - Big Mistakes, The Miniature Wife, Rooster, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, R.J. Decker, Imperfect Women, Malcolm In The Middle: Life's Still Unfair, Invincible, America's Culinary Cup, The Dark Wizard, etc. https://t.co/2aOLEycPms
Seeking X Ads Expert: Recommendations Welcome
looking for a X ads guy. someone who understands how to run ads here. would love any recs @nikitabier
Google’s Gemini AI Cuts Scammers, Blocks 8.3B Ads
Google's 2025 Ads Safety Report: With Gemini's help, Google blocked a record 8.3B ads, up 63% YoY, but suspended 36% fewer advertisers, attributing the disparity to its use of AI "Google said the rise in blocked ads also reflects the...
Seeking Help to Source Podcast Guest Opportunities
I would really like to hire someone to help me source podcast guest appearance opps, media requests where I can chime in with my expertise, etc. Accepting all legit referrals, plz send 'em my way
Episode 8 of Marshals: A Yellowstone Story Air Date Revealed
Judge Ayers has come out of nowhere to deliver heaps of drama. But when does Marshals: A Yellowstone Story episode 8 hit CBS and Paramount+? https://t.co/aF7yH4cGzh
Greenwich Dads Obsess over Bloomberg’s Money Stuff
It’s the hottest product in Greenwich. Fathers at a recent local sports game were fixated on Bloomberg's Money Stuff newsletter. https://t.co/Zm6rr99u43
AI Mode Now Shows Sites Side‑by‑side for Seamless Research
Oh boy, I'm not sure publishers will be thrilled with this change -> AI Mode will now open publisher links side by side with AI Mode (versus taking you directly to the publisher website). So both AI Mode and the...
Paramount Enforces 45-Day Theatrical Window for 2026 Releases
At CinemaCon, David Ellison confirms all 15 of Paramount’s 2026 releases will have a 45-day minimum theatrical window. Every studio chief has emphasized this in an effort to rebuild moviegoing. Next step: no straight-to-streaming movies, the real scourge. Change...
Emmy Lead Actress (Limited/Movie) Rankings Released
The Emmy rankings and charts have debuted for Lead Actress (Limited/Movie) https://t.co/oU3muhxzzY via @variety https://t.co/dE4zGYspdy
NPR Receives $113M Tech Boost, Future Secured, Layoffs Possible
NPR given $113M for tech to deliver NPR content to audiences everywhere & to aid stations' audience research, fundraising and marketing Follows loss of fed $ for public media CEO Maher says gifts set NPR up for next 50 years but doesn't...
Trust Builds Audience; Attention only Rents It
Attention moves fast and dies fast. Trust moves slow and compounds. Most distribution strategies are built for attention. Different channels. Different content. Different cadence. Completely different game. Ran campaigns that hit 500k impressions and closed nothing. Ran campaigns that reached 400 people and closed 6 figures. The difference was...
Grok Powers Code‑list Integration for a DIY X News Site
Grok might be behind the Anthropics and OpenAIs but when it hooks code up to lists then we can create things like my news site inside of X: https://t.co/kiuZ7QXLzb That's when things great really fun here on X.
Subscription Fatigue Threatens Netflix, Adobe Growth
Consumers Battle Subscription Fatigue. What It Means For Netflix, Adobe. https://t.co/jtH3xsuAM9 $NFLX $ADBE $AMZN $AAPL $MSFT
Keke Palmer Poised for First Acting Emmy, Ortega Returns
Emmys: Lead Actress (Comedy) — Keke Palmer Eyes Potential First Acting Nom as Jenna Ortega Seeks Return https://t.co/kr14DYSLb0 via @variety
Emmys Lead Actress Category Crowded; ‘Industry’ Eyes Breakthrough
Emmys: Lead Actress (Drama) — Zendaya, Rhea Seehorn and Keri Russell Lead Crowded Field; Will ‘Industry’ Finally Break Through? https://t.co/HMzBoiPGfz via @variety
From Newsletter to Six Figures: Nathan Barry’s Side Hustle
Did you know Kit isn't my only business? I started a local newsletter and found the perfect person run it. Marissa Lovell grew From Boise to 24,000 subscribers and crossed six figures. We talk about it the latest...
Silicon Valley Press Shift Redefines Founder Strategies
The press landscape in Silicon Valley has fundamentally shifted over the past decade, and it's creating some fascinating dynamics that every founder should understand. More >>
Stop Calling It Age Verification—It's a Digital ID
We need the media to stop using the industry term “age verification” and call it what it is: Digital ID
Hornets Partially Funded by Main Street Sports for Local Rights
One little piece of news that I’ve learned from sources: The Hornets have partially, but not fully, been paid by Main Street Sports for their local rights this season. Shelly and I discuss the Hornets’ broadcast plans for next season here: https://t.co/tJJ8MQjPnK
Netflix's $72B Warner Bid Missed, Earnings Loom
The $72 Billion Netflix Question Facing Netflix Heading into Q1 2026 Earnings Tonight $NFLX You were prepared to a write a $72 billion cash check to acquire Warner Bros. studio and HBO up until last month when you got outbid and...