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Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Peter Kafka

    Technology
    Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is coming to Code MediaMagic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is coming to Code Media
    Technology

    Augmented reality. Mixed reality. Spatial computing. Whatever you want to call the company’s tech, it is making big promises about what it can do. Time to talk to the man running the show.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Jeffrey Katzenberg has a CEO for his ambitious video startup. Still to come: Money and content.Jeffrey Katzenberg has a CEO for his ambitious video startup. Still to come: Money and content.
    Technology

    The former DreamWorks executive is pitching a big idea, but hasn’t lined up his backers yet.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Coming to Code Media: Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min, Brit + Co’s Brit Morin, and TheSkimm’s Carly Zakin and Danielle WeisbergComing to Code Media: Hollywood Reporter’s Janice Min, Brit + Co’s Brit Morin, and TheSkimm’s Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg
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    Netflix added another 8.3 million subscribers in a ‘beautiful’ Q4Netflix added another 8.3 million subscribers in a ‘beautiful’ Q4
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    Wall Street likes it, too.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    How to stream the NFL championship games todayHow to stream the NFL championship games today
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    Free! Legal! (Pretty) easy!

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Facebook is going to start ranking news sources — once its users tell it how to rank news sourcesFacebook is going to start ranking news sources — once its users tell it how to rank news sources
    Technology

    Mark Zuckerberg says he wants better news on his social network, but he doesn’t want to figure it out for himself.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Magazine publisher Bonnier has laid off 70 people in the U.S. — 17 percent of its workforceMagazine publisher Bonnier has laid off 70 people in the U.S. — 17 percent of its workforce
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    Bonnier is also shuttering five magazines.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    YouTube is trying to clean itself up by making it much harder for small video makers to make moneyYouTube is trying to clean itself up by making it much harder for small video makers to make money
    Technology

    It will kick “tens of thousands” of video makers out its advertising program.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    Facebook shares fell because Wall Street doesn’t know what to make of Mark Zuckerberg’s News Feed changesFacebook shares fell because Wall Street doesn’t know what to make of Mark Zuckerberg’s News Feed changes
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    The stock closed down more than 4 percent.

    By Peter Kafka
    Technology
    YouTube is telling advertisers it has a new plan to clean up the video siteYouTube is telling advertisers it has a new plan to clean up the video site
    Technology

    It wants to create a new, super-safe tier for advertisers that would keep out the Logan Pauls of the world.

    By Peter Kafka