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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Are there any other billionaires out there to buy Fortune or Sports Illustrated?Are there any other billionaires out there to buy Fortune or Sports Illustrated?
    Technology

    Marc Benioff paid a surprising $190 million for Time magazine. Meredith hopes it can find other deep pockets for its other titles.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talked to NYU’s Jay Rosen for an hour, on the record. Read and listen to the full interview here.Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talked to NYU’s Jay Rosen for an hour, on the record. Read and listen to the full interview here.
    Technology

    Dorsey says “we have definitely been gamed” by bad-faith actors and doesn’t expect that Twitter will ever build a “perfect antidote.”

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Apple is talking to big newspapers about joining its subscription serviceApple is talking to big newspapers about joining its subscription service
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    Last March, Apple bought Texture, a digital magazine service. Now it wants the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal to join up.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Tim Armstrong is headed out of Verizon. What happens to the $9 billion content company he is leaving behind?Tim Armstrong is headed out of Verizon. What happens to the $9 billion content company he is leaving behind?
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    For a couple years, Verizon looked like it had big media ambitions. Now ...

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Hollywood trade TheWrap is adding a subscription business by buying a subscription businessHollywood trade TheWrap is adding a subscription business by buying a subscription business
    Technology

    Sharon Waxman’s free site has bought Jocelyn Johnson’s VideoInk.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Jack Dorsey survived his grueling day in D.C.Jack Dorsey survived his grueling day in D.C.
    Technology

    A capsule review of tech’s visit to Washington: The Senate seemed serious, the House did not, and Republicans aren’t done complaining about bias.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Jack, Sheryl and the empty chair: A preview of Silicon Valley’s trip to WashingtonJack, Sheryl and the empty chair: A preview of Silicon Valley’s trip to Washington
    Technology

    It’s going to be a long day for Jack Dorsey and Twitter at the Capitol tomorrow. Facebook should be okay.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Dan Rose, one of Facebook’s most important business executives, is leavingDan Rose, one of Facebook’s most important business executives, is leaving
    Technology

    It’s the second big-deal Facebook departure this summer.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Netflix’s stock crash won’t make the Big Media moguls feel any betterNetflix’s stock crash won’t make the Big Media moguls feel any better
    Technology

    Netflix lost more than $25 billion in value today. But that doesn’t solve any problems for the traditional media companies.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Here’s what HBO’s new boss really said about the company’s plans under AT&THere’s what HBO’s new boss really said about the company’s plans under AT&T
    Technology

    John Stankey had a lot to tell Richard Plepler and his team last month. You can read (almost) all of it here.

    By Peter Kafka