Archive - Future Media

Google's hero era is sunsetting. It's now just IBM in waiting...

Latest results show a 15 per cent growth and a boom in cloud, but Google's now old, fat, tired, and overly reliant on its rivals for its future...

Oct 30 •

The fearless editor leading an $8 billion class action against Google

Exclusive: The action also targets Meta and is a forerunner for a multi-national suit worth hundreds of billions for publishers if successful...

Oct 27 •

Emergent AI can mend my mistakes on Meta - Zuck

In the final part of my series, I reveal Zuck's vision for an inclusive community, where AI is used to decide what billions should see and know...

Oct 25 •

Two AIs ask why Zuck wants us uninformed

Did a realisation of the power of social's influence lead him to step back from his vision for civic responsibility?

Oct 22 •

7:24

How one text changed video for millions in Africa

The story of a publisher revolution that changed video and video ads in Africa forever, and improved news coverage across an entire continent...

Oct 21 •

Zuck's pivot from backing politics to giving AI control

Seven years after lauding civic engagement and local news in politics, he's veered in a new direction, putting democracy at the mercy of data...

Oct 19 •

Why odds are shortening on jailing a Big Tech bad guy

The buck stops with government and when tech's titans crash into political power, there will only be one winner...

Oct 17 •

I won't let news make Meta users unhappy

Zuckerberg has pivoted from a local news supporter to banning headlines, but he says he's following a societal shift away from news' angry agenda...

Oct 12 •

I was talking to this media CEO the other day, and...

Fascinating insight as an AI runs its own review of one of my articles and attempts to bring articulation and emotion to my story...

Oct 11 •

11:43

Payback time for publishing as Google goes on parole

The US Government has revealed the penalties it wants, which could kill AI Overviews, reset copyright, and expose Google's innermost secrets...

Oct 10 •

Does media have the right stuff to win if tech stumbles?

A four-year-old keynote I gave in San Francisco is back in focus as publishers ask themselves whether they can survive after Big Tech...

Oct 7 •

Who will end up paying for Zuck's AI vision?

I'm diving into the brain of the most influential voice of a generation. This week, can Meta meet its mission for AGI and keep us safe?

Oct 4 •

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