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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti on why he bought HuffPost and why the New York Times can’t be “the paper of record”
    Podcast
    Technology

    The Times’s subscription business is booming. But the BuzzFeed CEO has a critique.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    It took a pandemic to change the movie businessIt took a pandemic to change the movie business
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    Why you can see Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas Day.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Obama: The internet is “the single biggest threat to our democracy”Obama: The internet is “the single biggest threat to our democracy”
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    President Obama loved the internet. Now he has second thoughts.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    TikTok’s US ban has been delayed another two weeks — or maybe foreverTikTok’s US ban has been delayed another two weeks — or maybe forever
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    Surprise! The Trump administration doesn’t seem serious about banning TikTok after all.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yetFox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet
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    Rupert Murdoch doesn’t believe Trump was cheated. But he’s letting Fox personalities spin tales that could permanently harm America.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    The New York Times is thriving in chaosThe New York Times is thriving in chaos
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    People spent the summer freaking out and subscribing to the paper of record.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.They hate Trump for a living. They might miss him, too.
    Technology

    What happens to the likes of Sarah Cooper, Crooked Media, and the Lincoln Project in a Trumpless world?

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    In defense of QuibiIn defense of Quibi
    Technology

    It was no Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Which isn’t a terrible thing.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Bill Barr and Elizabeth Warren find a common enemy: GoogleBill Barr and Elizabeth Warren find a common enemy: Google
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    The Massachusetts senator wants the attorney general to resign. She also wants him to sue Google.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Morning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business InsiderMorning Brew, the business newsletter publisher for millennials, is in talks to sell itself to Business Insider
    Technology

    A deal could value the five-year-old publishing company at more than $75 million.

    By Peter Kafka